Beeks Financial Cloud Names Kevin Covington as Non-Executive Director

Beeks Financial Cloud Group plc (AIM: BKS), a cloud computing and connectivity provider for financial markets, announced today that it has appointed Kevin Covington to the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director, effective 4 January 2021.

Kevin has had more than 30 years' experience working internationally in the financial services industry for both vendors and banks, with a particular focus on M&A and advisory. Kevin currently runs a boutique advisory firm, Change Alley, which helps develop and grow organisations in the fintech sector. 

Kevin also acts as an adviser and mentor to a number of companies in the sector, including Adaptive Financial Consulting, KA2, Enyx and, prior to its acquisition by Beeks, Velocimetrics. His previous positions include CEO of a VC backed Australian technology company, Metamako, which was acquired by Silicon Valley based Arista Networks in late 2018 and CEO at technology company ITRS Group Limited. For a number of years, Kevin has been ranked in the top 40 most influential people in Trading Technology by the Institutional Investor Magazine.

Commenting on the appointment, Beeks CEO Gordon McArthur said, "Kevin brings with him a wealth of industry knowledge and experience, having held a number of senior roles in the fintech space and I believe he will be a valuable addition to the Group as we seek to deliver secure cloud solutions to a growing global customer base. On behalf of the Board, I welcome Kevin to Beeks and look forward to working with him."