Emmanuel Thomassin Named CFO of Wise

​(Source: LinkedIn)

The global payment technology company Wise plc has selected Emmanuel Thomassin to assume the role of Chief Financial Officer and Director, replacing Matthew Briers, whose departure comes with immediate effect.

Emmanuel boasts decades of experience leading the financial growth strategy of rapidly expanding private and publicly traded companies. He was CFO of multinational tech company, Delivery Hero, for the past 10 years. Also, he has been CFO of Delivery Hero's technology incubator, Team Global Management GmbH, since January 2013.

In additiion, Emmanuel has served on the supervisory boards of multiple other companies, including MetaDesign, where he served as CFO for five years from 2007 to 2012.

"I am pleased to welcome Emmanuel to the Wise team as we look to solve for this remaining 95 percent and to continue building from the strong financial foundations Matt put in place over the years," commented Kristo Käärmann, CEO & co-founder of Wise. "Matt has been a fantastic partner as we built the foundations of this business, and Emmanuel's deep experience in leading teams while scaling a fast-growth company globally makes him the ideal candidate to take up this challenge and join us on our mission as we enter our second decade."

"I am pleased to have this opportunity to bring my experience of growing dynamic companies to Wise, and join the leadership team as Wise continues to build the network for the world’s money," said Emmanuel.

Emmanuel's appointment will be effective 1 October 2024. Until then, Kingsley Kemish, currently Senior Group Financial Director, will serve as interim CFO.