Ebury expands European operations

The fintech will open an Athens office and expand its Paris and Warsaw branches.

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June 07, 2017 Categories

Financial technology (fintech) company Ebury, which focuses on corporate cross-border payments and growth lending, will open a new office this year in Athens while its Paris and Warsaw branches will move to larger premises. Ebury also has offices in London, Madrid, Malaga, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Zurich, with more planned in the coming months.

The company also announced four new hires to provide local support to corporate clients in each region, each of whom will report to the chief executive officer (CEO) in London, Juan Lobato.

Gianluca Carfagnini, Italy country manager, will oversee the Italian team in London, the opening of the Milan office and expansion in the region. He has over 15 years’ experience in financial services, including management roles at Banca Imi, BNL Bank, UniCredit and Banca Intesa.

Nils Hennemann, commercial director for Germany, will manage teams in Hamburg and the opening of the Dusseldorf office. He has over 14 years’ experience in financial services, working for HSBC in Germany and previous to this at Deutsche Bank, with corporate FX management roles in both organisations. He is also a lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

Menne Mennes, managing director for Benelux, will oversee the sales teams for Belgium and the Netherlands, managing client expansion in the two regions. He will also be responsible for moving into larger premises in the centre of Amsterdam and will manage the opening of a new Brussels office, later this year. Previously, he worked at McKinsey in a management role, and as a dealer with the Ministry of Finance, Dutch State Treasury Agency.

Celso Fernandez, director of corporate development, has spent 12 years in financial services, including working for SegurCaixa Adeslas and McKinsey both in Madrid, including corporate management roles in each organisation. He has an MBA from Harvard in strategy, technology and operations innovation.

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