Third Financial Appoints New Chief Technology Officer

15 Feb 2021

Third Financial is pleased to announce the appointment of Ron Tomlinson as Chief Technology Officer.  He joins at a critical time in Third's development and will drive its technology offerings to its three main customer segments - Wealth Managers, IFAs and FinTechs - and into new functional areas, within its whole-of-market cash and investment platform.

An experienced business leader, Ron was most recently in a similar role at JHC, having joined them in 2017.  Prior to that, he spent a decade with Dion Global where he was Global Head of Development for their wealth management and post trade solutions.

Ian Partington, Third Financial's Group CEO, commented: "I am delighted to welcome Ron to the firm.  His track record and depth of experience made him the ideal candidate for the role and will further strengthen our knowledgeable and established team."

As a technology driven business, this newly created role confirms Third Financial's ongoing, and increasing, commitment to financial technology innovation in the sector.

"This is an extremely exciting opportunity" said Ron.  "I look forward to joining the Third Financial leadership team and building on the great foundation and growth potential in the business."

Ron is a business and computer science graduate of Sheffield Hallam University.

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