LHV UK Strengthens Its team with Appointments of New CFO, CRO and CPO

LHV UK, a full-service Banking Services provider and a subsidiary of the Estonian financial group LHV, announced on recently the appointment of three senior positions, including Gary Sher as the Chief Financial Officer, Assad Kazi as the Chief Risk Officer and Rebecca Wright as the Chief People Officer.

LHV UK is expanding its management team to support its ambition of launching a UK’s FinTech- and SME-focused bank, so as to help these companies march towards the next stage of growth.

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Gary Sher, an accomplished finance professional with global leadership experience, will lead LHV UK’s financial management and join the Board of Directors of the firm as well. Gary has been the Finance Director at Starling Bank and held senior positions at other fast growth private equity-backed companies.

Assad Kazi joined LHV UK from Deloitte, where he worked as a Director leading the Treasury and Prudential Risk part of the practice in the regions, covering all aspects of the regulatory agenda for a wide variety of institutions.

Rebecca Wright is a senior HR professional with over a decade of experience supporting board-level executives. Previously, she served Token, a leading open banking infrastructure provider, as the Vice President of People.  

“I’m thrilled to welcome Gary, Assad and Rebecca to the team. Their appointments further strengthen our senior management and help us in our next stage of growth as we progress with our banking license application,” Erki Kilu, Chief Executive Officer at LHV UK, said.