KATIE FRANZEN BRIAN DAMMEIR JOB FROM : ACCENTURE JOB TO : KIN + CARTA
Katie Franzen is the newest member of Kin + Carta ’ s financial services practice . She joins as VP of Business Development , marking a key appointment in the consultancy ’ s strategy to grow its financial services practice . Franzen joins from Accenture , where she led the Microsoft business group and parts of its insurance portfolio . Now , her remit includes building out and growing the Kin + Carta ’ s financial services portfolio and bringing her expertise to a strategic , targeted approach in this sector .
JOB FROM : GLOBAL HEAD OF UNIFIED COMMERCE , ADYEN
JOB TO : HEAD OF EUROPE , PLAID
Brian Dammeir has been appointed Head of Europe at Plaid . Previously Global Head of Unified Commerce at Adyen , Dammeir joins Plaid to spearhead its strategy and growth in the region . Per the role , he will focus on driving meaningful outcomes for Plaid ’ s European customers , leveraging its products across payments , lending and open finance .
VATHANY VIJAYARATNA JOB FROM : HEAD OF NON- FINANCIAL RISK FOR THE INVESTMENT BANK , DEUTSCHE BANK
JOB TO : CEO , UK AND IRELAND , DEUTSCHE BANK
Vathany Vijayaratna is Deutsche Bank ’ s new CEO for the UK and Ireland . In her new role , she will oversee the bank ’ s operations in the region and take responsibility for further developing the franchise . Having most recently served as the bank ’ s Head of Non-Financial Risk for the Investment Bank from 2022 to 2023 , and before that as Global Head of FIC Structuring for almost 20 years , Vijayaratna brings a wealth of internal experience with her to this new post .
MARIANO ALBERA
JOB FROM : SVP OF ENGINEERING , CHECKOUT . COM
JOB TO : CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER , CHECKOUT . COM
Checkout . com has appointed Mariano Albera as its new Chief Technology Officer ( CTO ). Working at the company for over three years , Albera was previously SVP of Engineering before taking over as CTO . In his new role , Albera will accelerate the evolution of Checkout . com ’ s platform and focus on offering merchants highperformance payments .