CrowdProperty appoints tech duo amid three-year growth plan
CrowdProperty has appointed Adrian Gurnell (pictured) as chief technology officer and Sid Khan as programme manager, to support its ambitious three-year growth strategy.
The peer-to-peer development lending platform said that Gurnell is a senior technology leader with more than 20 years’ experience across multiple sectors including financial services, energy, retail and government.
He has led technology transformation at national and international level for Accenture, Barclays, Fiserv and the Financial Conduct Authority.
Since 2017, Gurnell has focused on the UK fintech sector: leading DivideBuy Technology through a three-year growth period as the fastest growing UK fintech, and more recently as chief information officer at Chetwood Financial, a digital bank backed by Elliot Advisors.
Meanwhile, Khan has developed and delivered change programmes for businesses including Misys Asset Management Systems, Dealogic and EDM Group over the last 20 years.
His expertise in managing projects as a result of implementing technical and behavioural change is backed by certifications as an MSP practitioner, P30 practitioner and AGILE PM practitioner.
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“Adrian’s track record of building key capabilities to deliver exceptional performance will support and elevate our excellent team of engineers to further develop our proprietary technology and scalable operating model,” said CrowdProperty chief executive Mike Bristow.
“The experience Sid brings in planning and executing change initiatives will be key to the delivery of both operational projects and the overall strategy in order to robustly scale the business,” Bristow added.
“His ability to coach and motivate teams through embedding the necessary processes and controls will enable the business to maintain its high performing culture through this period of expansion.”
Gurnell said he was excited to support CrowdProperty’s mission to further disrupt the specialist finance market.
“Customer relationships, continuous improvement and a culture of innovation are key areas of focus which I look forward to collaborating on with the wider team.,” he added.
Khan said he was looking forward to working with the team to deliver on CrowdProperty’s ambitious plans, which will include “building on the incumbent people and systems for growth, and bringing my experience in delivering complex change initiatives to support the business as it scales.”
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