Optimum Finance appoints new CTO

26th February 2021

Invoice finance firm Optimum Finance has announced the appointment ex-Microsoft Global Director, Gordon McIntosh, as Chief Technical Officer (CTO).

Mcintosh has extensive experience with a decade working at Microsoft headquarters in Seattle, Washington. His most recent role at the tech giant was Global Director of Service Engineering for Microsoft’s Volume Licensing and OEM businesses in which he established IT solutions for global brands and world governments.

Commenting on the appointment Ant Persse, Optimum Finance CEO said “Invoice finance is a fantastic product, and our brilliant team do a great job at delivering it.  Technical enhancements across the entire market are still in their infancy and we aim to change this. Our vision is to reinvent invoice finance with focus on speed, simplicity and convenience.  This is where Gordon and his team will come in.’

“Gordon brings a huge amount of knowledge and experience from his roles with Microsoft but it’s his energy and passion to make a difference that will help catapult us to the next level.  I am thrilled to welcome him to the Optimum Team.  Watch this space.”