Smart has appointed Martin Gill as chief technology officer.
Gill will be responsible for guiding Smart’s technology strategy, supporting the company’s future growth globally, and working closely with product and engineering teams to ensure Smart remains at the forefront of technological innovation in the pensions and savings sector.
Before joining Smart, Gill was VP of engineering at a rapid-growth fintech payment company. Prior to this he spent several years at Moody’s Analytics, where he led teams responsible for developing regulatory risk reporting software for major banks. Earlier in his career, Gill worked at UBS in fixed income IT for eight years, and was one of the early pioneers of agile methodology in the UK with ThoughtWorks.
Smart’s proprietary platform, Keystone, is the technology behind Smart Pension, one of the UK’s largest workplace pension providers with over 1.4 million members and rapidly growing.
Smart chief product officer Bahea Izmeqna says: “We’re delighted to welcome Gill to the team at Smart, where he’ll support our endeavours to ensure our technology continues to deliver for the needs of savers around the world.
Gill added: “I’m excited to be joining Smart at such a pivotal time. Pension systems across the world are changing, and great tech can lead the way. Keystone is at the forefront of this change and I’m looking forward to being part of a company that contributes positively to the lives of millions of savers.”
