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James Greenwood

Executive leadership & digital transformation
23.9 yrs experienceFinancial Services
Jan 2024

The move

MoveBitstamp → M2
TitleChief Technology & Operations Officer → Chief Executive Officer
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish
Years in UAE8.4
Total experience23.9 years
M2 headcount201-500 employees
M2 industryFinancial Services
M2 HQAbu Dhabi
M2 typePrivately Held

Career arc

  1. Chief Executive Officer2024 — Present
    M2· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Non-Executive Director (NED)2023 — Present
    Monmouthshire Building Society· Wales, United Kingdom· Part-time
  3. Chief Technology & Operations Officer2022 — 2024
    Bitstamp· United Arab Emirates
  4. Chief Product Officer & Chief Marketing Officer2020 — 2021
    Zand· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  5. Chief Operating Officer2017 — 2020
    Commercial Bank International· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  6. Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer2013 — 2017
    Tandem Bank· London, United Kingdom
  7. Vice President, Digital and Mobile2013 — 2013
    AlixPartners· London, United Kingdom
  8. Digital & Mobile Director, CTO2006 — 2013
    Barclays· UK· Full-time
  9. Enterprise Architect2002 — 2006
    Egg
  10. AuthorJun 2001 — Aug 2008
    APress, Wrox, Wiley
  11. —Present

Education

Languages

  • German · Elementary
  • French · Elementary
  • English · Native or bilingual

Top skills

Non-Executive DirectorC#Mobile InternetArchitectureDesign ThinkingInternet Banking

About

Specialties: - Financial Services - Technology leadership & management - Digital strategy & proposition development - Emergent technologies - Operations and optimisation - Innovation management - Agile methodologies & practices - Enterprise strategy & architecture

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