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01/01/2021 Perspective

The "At Work with..." series aims to show how financial services personalities work around the world.

Discover the personalities who are making headlines in the financial services industry through a series of interview portraits.

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03/09/2018 Perspective

At work with Sonia Wedrychowicz

Sonia Wedrychowicz, Managing Director, Head of Technology Transformation, Consumer and Community Bank at JPMorgan Chase & Co, discusses work, success...

10/09/2018 Perspective

At work with Jim Marous

Jim Marous, co-publisher of The Financial Brand and owner/publisher of the Digital Banking Report, told Efma’s Boris Plantier about where,...

17/09/2018 Perspective

At work with Chris Wood

Chris Wood, who runs Nedbank’s card issuing business, speaks to Efma’s Boris Plantier about the vibrancy of financial services industry...

24/09/2018 Perspective

At work with Jin Kang Møller

Efma’s Boris Plantier speaks to Jin Kang Møller, vice president of Group Customer Experience and founder of The Great Design...

01/10/2018 Perspective

At work with Jocelyne Chahwan

Efma’s Boris Plantier speaks to Jocelyne Chahwan, deputy general manager and head of retail at BLOM Bank, to find out...

08/10/2018 Perspective

At work with Rosilyn Houston

Efma’s Boris Plantier speaks to BBVA Compass' head of Talent and Culture Rosilyn Houston to gain insight into building the...

15/10/2018 Perspective

At work with Jun Seong Han

Efma’s Boris Plantier speaks to Jun Seong Ha, chief future innovation officer at KEB Hana bank, to understand what a...

22/10/2018 Perspective

At work with Brett King

Brett King, the founder and executive chairman at Moven, and host of the BreakingBanks Radio Show, tells Efma’s Boris Plantier...

29/10/2018 Perspective

At work with Amit Shah

Amit Shah, Chief Fintech Officer and Senior President of Corporate Strategy, Marketing and Communications at YES BANK in India, explains...

05/11/2018 Perspective

At work with Yolande Piazza

Yolande Piazza, CEO at Citi FinTech, told Efma’s Boris Plantier how she got where she is today, and why it’s...

12/11/2018 Perspective

At work with Gonzalo Diaz Sola

Head of electronic and digital channels PBB at ICBC Argentina, Gonzalo Diaz Sola tells Boris Plantier about his workplace and...

19/11/2018 Perspective

At work with Anna Kuzmina

Anna Kuzmina, deputy chief commercial officer at Yandex.Money, told Efma’s Boris Plantier how she got where she is today, and...

26/11/2018 Perspective

At work with Alex Jimenez

Alex Jimenez is vice president and senior strategist for program planning, strategy and standards, Enterprise Technology and Operations at Zions...

03/12/2018 Perspective

At work with Sylvie Ouziel

Sylvie Ouziel, CEO at Allianz Global Assistance, provides Efma's Boris Plantier an overview of her average working day and outlines...

10/12/2018 Perspective

At work with Puneet Kapoor

Puneet Kapoor is senior executive vice president at Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited. He spoke to Efma’s Boris Plantier about his...

17/12/2018 Perspective

At work with Grace Salameh Azoury

Grace Salameh Azoury is the group head for E-channels and Customer Service at Credit Libanais. She spoke to Efma’s Boris...

07/01/2019 Perspective

At work with Gürhan Cam

Gürhan Cam is the president of Innovation and deputy chief digital officer at DenizBank. He spoke to Efma’s Boris Plantier...

14/01/2019 Perspective

At work with Rob Goudswaard

Rob Goudswaard is the chief executive officer at CUA in Australia. He spoke to Efma’s Boris Plantier about what he...

21/01/2019 Perspective

At work with David Horton

David Horton is the global Head of Innovation at Thynk Digital (TD). He spoke to Efma’s Boris Plantier about his...

28/01/2019 Perspective

At work with Cat Rust

Cat Rust, Head of Innovation Technologies, Greater China at UBS, tells Efma’s Boris Plantier about her dynamic working life.

04/02/2019 Perspective

At work with Xavier Gomez

Xavier Gomez is the co-founder and chief operating officer (COO) of INVYO. He spoke to Efma’s Boris Plantier about his...

11/02/2019 Perspective

At work with Theodora Lau

Theodora Lau is the founder of Unconventional Ventures – a provider of boutique consulting services to drive innovation for the...

18/02/2019 Perspective

At work with Natasha Kyprianides

Natasha Kyprianides is the director of Digital Mortgages at Barclays. She spoke to Efma’s Boris Plantier about her life and...

25/02/2019 Perspective

At work with Marco Marazia

Marco Marazia, commercial and product director at Widiba, told Efma’s Boris Plantier about his working life.

04/03/2019 Perspective

At work with Alberto Garuccio

Alberto Garuccio, head of innovation discovery at Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo tells Efma’s Boris Plantier about his working life.

11/03/2019 Perspective

At work with Duena Blomstrom

4.40am starts and scheduled time for being a supermum: it’s all go for Duena Blomstrom. The Co-Founder and CEO of...

18/03/2019 Perspective

At work with Marie Chambron

Marie Chambron, executive vice president of Insurance and Partners at French mobile insurance firm Valoo, tells Efma’s Boris Plantier about...

01/04/2019 Perspective

At work with April Rudin

April Rudin, founder and president of The Rudin Group, is widely acknowledged as a top marketing strategist for the financial...

08/04/2019 Perspective

At work with Ayman Kandeel

As AXA’s CEO for Egypt, Ayman Kandeel is responsible for the firm’s long-term strategy in the region, supervising dedicated teams...

15/04/2019 Perspective

At work with Nikoloz Kurdiani

Long days are part and parcel of the working life of Nikoloz Kurdiani, deputy CEO at TBC Bank in Georgia,...

29/04/2019 Perspective

At work with Amnah Ajmal

Working in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Amnah Ajmal, the executive vice president of Core Products for Mastercard North...

06/05/2019 Perspective

At work with Robert Wright

Early bird Robert Wright runs ultra-marathons and has a love of cheese and warm beer. The CEO of Raiffeisen Bank...

13/05/2019 Perspective

At work with Mirela Iovu

Mirela Iovu’s gift for finding the right talent has led her to spend much of her 23-year long career in...

20/05/2019 Perspective

At work with Boris Dyakonov

Boris Dyakonov’s talent and entrepreneurial spirit have seen him taking a rich variety of banking industry positions in the past...

27/05/2019 Perspective

At work with Astrid Quenum

According to Astrid Quenum, the chief digital officer at MGEN Group, true success comes when you become obsessed with the...

03/06/2019 Perspective

At work with Emmanuel Djengue

Emmanuel Djengue’s passion for life is plain to see. As well as having real passion for his work, the innovation...

10/06/2019 Perspective

At work with Bridget Rosewell

Over the years, Bridget Rosewell has learnt the importance of failing fast – a lesson which has enabled her to...

17/06/2019 Perspective

At work with Constance Chalchat

Constance Chalchat’s passion for learning and transformation has seen her taking varied roles, from strategist for global consumer brands to...

24/06/2019 Perspective

At work with Anne Gradvohl

Anne Gradvohl, Innovation Director at Groupe VYV, a French insurance group, has established herself as the type of leader that...

01/07/2019 Perspective

At work with Ruben Machuca

When he’s not leading a team at GM Financial Chile in sunny ‘Sanhattan’, Ruben Machuca likes nothing more that exploring...

08/07/2019 Perspective

At work with Marko Wenthin

Learning, innovation and collaboration are the hallmarks of a career that has seen Marko Wenthin taking board-level roles at leading...

02/09/2019 Perspective

At work with Janthana Kaenprakhamroy

Janthana Kaenprakhamroy’s entrepreneurial spirit led her to launch her own startup after 10 years’ experience in investment banking. She spoke...

09/09/2019 Perspective

At work with Áine McCleary

Having started her career as a foreign exchange trader, Áine McCleary went on to lead senior teams across retail, corporate...

16/09/2019 Perspective

At work with Piotr Wetmanski

When he’s not water racing or skiing, Piotr Wetmanski, Member of the Management Board Chief of Staff and Head of...

23/09/2019 Perspective

At work with Meryl Afrika

When she’s not working her day job, Meryl Afrika leads the Canadian Association of Urban Financial Professionals (CAUFP) as a...

30/09/2019 Perspective

At work with Amol Bahuguna

Working in a fast-moving industry brings a huge amount of excitement to Amol Bahuguna, who thrives on meeting new challenges...

07/10/2019 Perspective

At work with Kristy Duncan

Kristy Duncan founded Women in Payments – now the largest global network of women in the payments industry – in...

14/10/2019 Perspective

At work with Alexandre Rispal

With an extensive background in insurance and fintech, Alexandre Rispal brings a wealth of experience to his new position as...

21/10/2019 Perspective

At work with Yoni Assia

Yoni Assia, as the CEO and Co-Founder of eToro, the global multi-asset investment platform, is liberalizing the world of finance....

28/10/2019 Perspective

At work with Sanjiv Bhasin

Sanjiv Bhasin, CEO of AfrAsia Bank, spoke with Efma’s Boris Plantier recently. In his 40+ years of a successful financial...

04/11/2019 Perspective

At work with Vimal Kumar

Vimal Kumar, a chief executive at Absa Group Limited, recently spoke with Boris Plantier from Efma. They discussed the unique...

11/11/2019 Perspective

At work with Justin Thouin

Lowestrates.ca’s founder, Justin Thouin, recently spoke with Efma’s Boris Plantier. They talked about starting a company from scratch, the ever-changing...

25/11/2019 Perspective

At work with Lana Tahirly Abdullayeva

Lana Tahirly Abdullayeva, Global Director at Lloyd’s Banking Group, spoke with Efma’s Boris Plantier. In her recent years before LBG,...

16/12/2019 Perspective

At work with Efi Pylarinou

Fintech and blockchain advisor Efi Pylarinou spoke with Efma’s Boris Plantier about her fascinating journey in the finance world, her...

06/01/2020 Perspective

At work with Melissa Witheriff

Melissa Witheriff is Head of Digital Innovation at CUA, Australia’s largest member owned financial services provider. She spoke with Efma’s...

13/01/2020 Perspective

At work with Larry Magnesen

Larry Magnesen, Fifth Third Bank’s Corporate Communications Director, spoke with Efma’s Boris Plantier about his career path in America and...

20/01/2020 Perspective

At work with Madalena Cascais Tomé

Madalena Cascais Tomé, CEO of SIBS, a top Portugese fintech, spoke with Efma’s Boris Plantier about how she balances the...

27/01/2020 Perspective

At work with Daniel Pizarro

Daniel Pizarro, Head of Innovation and Transformation at HDI Seguros in Brazil, recently spoke with Efma’s Boris Plantier about his...

03/02/2020 Perspective

At work with Chester Nziradzemhuka

Chester Nziradzemhuka, the Head of Innovation & Digital Banking at Metbank in Zimbabwe, spoke with Efma’s Boris Plantier about how...

10/02/2020 Perspective

At work with Antti-Jussi Suominen

Antti-Jussi Suominen, CEO of Holvi, a Finnish neobank dedicated to professionals and freelancers, spoke with Efma’s Boris Plantier about how...

17/02/2020 Perspective

At work with Raghid Charara

Raghid Charara, Head of Digital Technology at Saradar Bank in Lebanon, spoke with Efma’s Boris Plantier about his career and...

27/04/2020 Perspective

At work with Martha Mghendi-Fisher

The Founder & Chair of the Executive Board of the European Women Payments Network (EWPN), spoke with Efma’s Boris Plantier...

24/09/2020 Perspective

At work with Tyrrell Schmidt

Tyrrell Schmidt is the Chief Marketing Officer at TD Bank in America along with being the Head of Global Brand...

05/11/2020 Perspective

At work with Radu Topliceanu

Radu Topliceanu is the Deputy CEO and Head of Retail Banking at BRD - Groupe Société Générale, in Romania. He...

02/12/2020 Perspective

At work with Pierre Habis

Pierre Habis, Head of Consumer and Business Banking at Santander Bank USA, spoke with Efma’s Boris Plantier about how improving...

07/12/2020 Perspective

At work with Rajiv Malhan

Rajiv Malhan is Head - Revenue Assurance - Strategy, Design & Analytics at Aditya Birla Capital. He is also part...

13/01/2025 Perspective

At work with Raymond Sia

Raymond Sia, CEO and Executive Board Director of Canadia Bank in Cambodia, shares his insights and experiences with Qorus, reflecting...

20/01/2025 Perspective

At work with Josip Majher

Josip Majher is a member of the Management Board and Chief Operating Officer at Hrvatska Poštanska Banka, the Croatian Postal...

03/02/2025 Perspective

At work with Mehdi Manaa

Mehdi Manaa is Chief Executive Officer of Buna, the Arab regional payments clearing and settlement organization. In an engaging conversation...

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10/02/2025 Perspective

At work with Christine Theodorovics

Christine Theodorovics became the CEO of Baloise Luxembourg in 2023, the latest step in a successful international career in financial...

Insurance
17/02/2025 Perspective

At work with Dipu KV

Dipu KV is Senior President at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance in India. He talks to Boris Plantier from Qorus about...

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