Funding Circle appoints new Chief Financial Officer

Peer to Peer business lender Funding Circle has announced that Oliver White has been appointed as its new Chief Financial Officer.

White will replace Sean Glithero who has informed the board of his intention to step down from his role. White will join from Vanquis Bank where he is currently Chief Financial Officer. White was formerly Chief Financial Officer at Barclaycard, where he managed a global business with combined assets of £40bn, £5bn of revenues and £1.6bn of profits.

.Samir Desai, CEO and Founder at Funding Circle said “On behalf of all at Funding Circle, I would like to thank Sean for his significant contribution since joining us in 2017. He has been an integral member of the team and someone I have always enjoyed working alongside. We wish him all the best for the future.”

“In Oliver, we have the right successor to help support us in the next phase of our journey. Oliver has a proven track record and deep understanding of growing an international loan provider and I look forward to him joining.”