Phil Smith

Appointed to the Board: May 2022

Key strengths and qualifications:

  • Deep experience in M&A, joint venture partnerships and material business change, acting as principal on >30 M&A transactions
  • Highly successful track record in building UK technology solutions and service propositions for B2B2C distribution across banking, insurance, asset management and IFA/wealth management
  • Significant international working experience across UK, Continental Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and North America
  • First class honours degree in Industrial & Business Systems, plus a postgraduate master's in Strategic Human Resource Management

Current external commitments:

  • Chair, BEIQ Ltd
  • Chair, Kore Labs Ltd
  • Managing Partner, Equisolve Consulting Limited
  • Advisory Board Member, Insignis Asset Management Limited
  • Advisory Board Member, UK Fintech Growth Fund LLP

Previous roles:

Phil has 20 years of international financial services experience working in global ‘C-suite’ positions for Prudential, Arthur Andersen, Fortis Bank, and Barclays Wealth. Post this, Phil founded and rapidly grew a UK Fintech business, Embark Group, which was sold to Lloyds Banking Group in early 2022.