This week's London appointments

Harry Martin, Yourkeys

Home sales platform Yourkeys has announced that Harry Martin has joined as its new sales manager.

Harry joins Yourkets after working with proptech firm Houzz, which specialises in property design and remodelling.

He built a successful sales team in his previous role and aims to emulate his own achievements at Yourkeys. He will work with the business development, marketing, account management and customer success teams to ensure new clients continue to be onboarded effectively.

He said: “I was drawn to Yourkeys because I relish the start-up environment. Yourkeys has achieved huge success in a short time and I’m privileged to be able to help the company continue along this path.

“I have begun meeting with housebuilding firms, along with our CEO Riccardo, to learn more about their needs and explain how Yourkeys can help to speed up processes. I’ve also had input into the way we present, to make sure we’re answering key questions as clearly and fully as possible.

“The passion within the Yourkeys team stems from Riccardo and is tangible throughout the business. We can help to provide a streamlined, error-free end customer experience and I’m enjoying spreading the word.”

Brian Smith, Wi5

Wi5 has announced that it has appointed Brian Smith as its new commercial director.

Brian is the former head of field sales at Groupon, and has 15 years of commercial experience.

He commented: “I am delighted to now be a part of the Wi5 team. With the acceleration of the way payment habits have changed through the pandemic, Wi5 offers a truly unique and scalable product that appeals to today’s consumers.

“I am excited about getting this technology into the hands of as many hospitality businesses as possible and being a part of Wi5’s vision to provide operators with the tools needed to increase their profitability.”

Prask Sutton, Wi5 founder and CEO, said: “Brian’s an extremely accomplished commercial leader and his joining Wi5 is a massive win for the business.

“His experience developing and motivating sales teams will be invaluable in driving the success of our ambitious growth plans, which will in turn enable hospitality operators to increase revenues, reduce costs and embrace the ever-growing demand for digital ordering.”

Tom Evans, Chip

Savings app Chip has announced the appointment of Tom Evans as its new chief technology officer.

As CTO, Tom will lead product and engineering teams with the aim of building and delivering new features, including the upcoming Investments Platform and ChipX.

Tom, who joins from 10X Banking, brings over 24 years of experience in software development and engineering. Prior to moving into the fintech space, he led engineering teams at Ocado and Amazon.

He commented: “I’m very excited to join Chip. They are building an amazing app that is delivering real benefits to our customers.

“I’m really looking forward to scaling and shaping the product and engineering teams to meet the challenge of building great new features for our growing user base, while focusing on the highest standards of quality and reliability.

“Chip has a great future ahead as it enables its customers to continue to build savings, and I’m thrilled to be a part of that journey.”

Ben Phillips, TabMo

Mobile platform TabMo has announced that it has appointed Ben Phillips as its first non-executive director (NED).

Ben has spent 17 years working in the mobile advertising space, from creative platforms and technology to developing and activating mobile and digital strategies for global brands; he has won various awards, including five Cannes Lions, in the process.

His career-path includes five years at the UK’s largest media agency MediaCom as global head of mobile, spanning the period of the channel’s widespread expansion and adoption.

Ben commented: “With direct experience of using TabMo’s platform while at MediaCom, I have seen first hand the reliability of its platform and the results it delivers; this is combined with a culture that actively encourages inspiration and innovation.

“I jumped at the opportunity to work with such a robust business during its dramatic growth and development.”

Zeeshan Feroz, Moonpay

Cryptocurrency payments solution MoonPay has announced that it has appointed Zeeshan Feroz as its new chief growth officer.

Prior to joining MoonPay, Zeeshan held a string of high-profile positions in the FinTech industry including as CEO of Coinbase UK, where he was responsible for establishing and growing Coinbase’s business outside the US.

Before joining Coinbase, he held the role of global head of payments at social payments startup Tilt.com prior to its acquisition by Airbnb.

At MoonPay, he will be tasked with leading all aspects of organic growth, driving business development functions across the business, and identifying new revenue streams.

Zeeshan commented: “MoonPay is building such an innovative product - retail crypto infrastructure in a box.

“It’s exactly what’s needed for the next phase of crypto adoption, as businesses look to offer crypto to their clients.

“MoonPay delivers everything from crypto licenses and brokerage to fiat rails and fraud management.

“On top of that, Ivan has assembled a team with some of the very best talent in the crypto space.

“Testament to the team’s work so far is its impressive growth to date and I’m excited to be part of the next chapter as the business continues to expand.”