In the role, Harris will work alongside Daniel Broadhurst to shape Finova’s pre-sales strategy, taking customer and market insights to develop solutions that “accelerate digital transformation across the lending and savings market”.
Harris joins from Salesforce, where he worked for around a year, and before that, he worked at nCino for around seven years. Before that, he worked at HSBC for nearly seven years.
The firm said the appointment was a “key milestone” in its ambition to become a “market leader in end-to-end mortgage and savings technology”.
Daniel Broadhurst, sales director at Finova, said: “Lewis’ deep strategic expertise and clear understanding of how banks and financial institutions can transform their operations through technology will be invaluable for Finova’s next stage of growth.
“His appointment is a big step forward as we strengthen our ability to solve complex challenges for our clients and continue to cement Finova as the partner of choice for digital lending and savings transformation.”
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Harris added: “The UK mortgage industry is evolving rapidly, and Finova’s technology is perfectly suited to streamline processes and improve customer outcomes across the sector.
“The industry is at a critical juncture and Finova’s platform is uniquely positioned to lead the charge as the UK’s number one mortgage technology provider. I’m thrilled to be joining forces with Gareth and the wider Finova team, who bring incredible energy, insight, and ambition.”
Finova recently hired Gareth Richardson as CEO and David Espley as its chief technology officer (CTO).
