This week's London appointments

Ion Fratiloiu, Yobota

Next gen core banking platform Yobota has announced the appointment of Ion Fratiloiu as its new head of sales.

Ion brings with him significant sales experience, having led sales growth for the likes of FTSE500 US fintech organisation Fiserv as part of its expansion into new territories across Eastern Europe.

Before joining Yobota, Ion was Sales Director at core banking provider Thought Machine.

Ammar Akhtar, CEO of Yobota, said: “We are very happy to have Ion on board. He joins Yobota at an exciting time: not only are we growing in terms of our client base, but also with regard to our offering and the number of live implementations.

“Yobota has ambitious goals to make financial services more intelligent, flexible, and always about the customer.

“Having a dedicated person to win new clients and markets is essential, and Ion brings with him a strong track record, particularly from working with other fintechs. I have no doubts that Ion will make a fast impact on the company.”

Ion added: “I am thrilled to be joining a company whose mission is to drive new standards for the future of digital banking.”

Dario Scimeca, Yourkeys

Online home sales platform Yourkey has announced that it has appointed Dario Scimeca as its new head of housebuilder product.

Dario joins from London Square, where he was sales manager, after joining from David Wilson Homes.

His role at Yourkeys will involve sharing insight from the perspective of the housebuilder to create new products within the platform.

Dario commented: “I’ve been using the Yourkeys platform for a year now. This newly-created role provides an opportunity to get involved at an early stage with a company which is transforming the way new homes are sold.

“This is an exciting new sector, and a new challenge at a time when the prominence of technology in the industry is growing.

“I will be focusing on ensuring Yourkeys offers the best possible user experience as it expands into new areas and offers more features for housebuilders and sales agents.”

Wes Erlam, Legal & General Capital

Legal & General Capital has announced that it has hired Wes Erlam as its new director of urban regeneration.

Wes brings with him over 20 years of experience in land, development, investment and mixed-use regeneration.

More than 12 of those years were spent working for the Morgan Sindall Group, most recently leading the company’s investment division.

In this new role, Wes will oversee all LGC’s direct investments in urban regeneration as it continues to expand.

Wes commented: “I am delighted to be joining a business that I regard to be the most innovative and forward-thinking investor in the UK.

“As a leading force for change in the built environment, Legal & General has established an incredible range of genuinely transformational regeneration projects.

“I look forward to working with the existing public and private sector partners across the portfolio, whilst also seeking to expand the reach of the business into new locations.”

Leon Daniels, one.network

Traffic management platform one.network has announced the appointment of Leon Daniels as its new non-executive director.

As the former chief of TfL’s Surface Transport operations, commercial director at UK Bus, and founder of his own multinational transport business, Leon brings a wealth of experience within the transport industry.

As a non-executive director, Leon will be predominantly tasked with helping guide the company’s UK strategy as well as raising the visibility and profile of the traffic technology SME.

James Harris, one.network’s CEO, commented: “We’re delighted to welcome a person of Leon’s calibre to the team at one.network.

“Thanks to his time as managing director for surface transport at TfL, he’s intimately familiar with the challenges facing UK highway authorities, which is invaluable for us.

“True industry thought leaders like Leon are few and far between. His appointment as Non-Executive Director comes at a crucial time for one.network, and we’re confident his knowledge will be hugely beneficial as we evolve and expand our vision of smarter traffic management for customers throughout the UK and abroad.

“As we expand, having someone with Leon’s broad experience leading both private and public sector organisations will be invaluable. We are very excited about what we’re sure will be a great partnership.”