UK Digital Bank Ziglu Secures James Sullivan as Chief Legal Officer

UK Digital Bank Ziglu announced that it has appointed James Sullivan as its new Chief Legal Officer. This addition to the company came in the midst of a crowdfunding round, which is 300% funded, at just over £3 million from over 1,100 investors. 

In his new role, James will be responsible for  growing the team, supporting and protecting the business as it continues on its trajectory of product growth and international expansion.

James joins Ziglu from Monzo Bank where he spent over 1 year and most recently served as Head of Legal & Company Secretary VP.

Concurrently, James has been executing the requirements of three other posts. He has served as an Advisory Board Member at The Law Boutique since May. Additionally, he has held the role of an Executive Committee Member Disruptive GC Network. Moreover, he has also been fulfilling the post of Non-Executive Director at NCM Fund Services Ltd for over five years and located in London, according to his LinkedIn profile.

During his career, James has worked at Funderbeam, Cromwell Property Group, Valad Europe, PILinvests, Telia Company, Orange, Dechert LLP and Davenport Lyons.

Commenting on the appointment, Mark Hipperson, Chief Executive Officer at Ziglu, said, “I am delighted to welcome James Sullivan to the Ziglu leadership team. He brings a wealth of experience in transformational fintech and will be integral to our international growth. James will be a great addition at Ziglu and we welcome him to the incredibly talented team.”

"It was always going to take an exceptionally exciting opportunity to move on from Monzo. In the last few months Ziglu has launched its exchange and payments app, been licensed by the FCA and is knocking it out of the park with its first crowdfunding on Seedrs. It’s been an impressive journey in just a few months. I’m incredibly excited to be joining the Ziglu team as the business enters its high growth phase and starts to target international expansion," added James.