Smart has appointed Lee Hepplewhite to be its chief technology officer.
Hepplewhite has worked in senior positions across the technology sector for the past 20 years with experience spanning AI, machine learning, cloud modernisation, and large-scale data platforms.
Smart says his appointment will help drive the next phase of Keystone, the company’s global retirement and savings platform that powers its UK master trust, Smart Pension.
It says that the platform’s recent multi-million-pound partnership with Hargreaves Lansdown’s Workplace business underscores its position as one of the UK’s most advanced savings technology infrastructures.
Hepplewhite will focus on further strengthening Keystone’s engineering capability, shaping its technology strategy and advancing the product and engineering roadmap as the business continues to scale in the UK and internationally.
Prior to joining Smart, Lee served as CTO at Outra, where he led data, engineering and product teams with a focus on expanding AI capabilities and driving digital transformation.
He previously held senior global technology roles at dunnhumby and Experian, and has extensive experience delivering data-driven solutions for complex organisations.
Smart chief product officer Bahea Izmeqna says: “ As we continue to grow, invest and innovate, it is essential that our engineering and product capabilities remain best in class.
“[Hepplewhite’s] depth of experience across AI, machine learning and enterprise-scale data platforms will help us further enhance our Keystone platform and support the next stage of our development.”