4 Acquisition International - Issue 3 2023 News: from around the world Quantexa Adds Financial Services and Technology Heavyweights to its Advisory and Board of Directors Quantexa, a global leader in Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors, has announced the appointment of Sarah Diamond to its board of Directors, and Gay Huey Evans to its Advisory Board. Sarah Diamond is a financial services and technology executive leader, having led multi-billion-dollar global businesses, notably at IBM. Gay Huey Evans is a vastly experienced industry figure spanning Financial Services, with three decades of experiences as a market practitioner and regulator. Sarah Diamond, Quantexa Board Non-Executive Director With over 35 years of experience in industry, Sarah brings her wealth of experience in executive leadership roles across financial services, technology and consulting sectors to support and steer Quantexa’s business and growth strategy. Alongside her role as an Independent Non-Executive Board Director, Sarah is an Executive Mentor for The ExCo Group where she works closely with a global firm of experienced CEOs, independent directors and global business leaders to provide mentorship and support to senior leaders. Prior to this, Sarah was IBM Global Managing Director for Financial Services where she managed the P&L across software, hardware and services. She also served as Senior Vice President in charge of Capital Markets at KPMG, after launching her career in international banking at Chemical Bank in London. She is based in New York City. Gay Huey Evans CBE, Quantexa Advisory Board Member Gay brings over 30 years’ experience to Quantexa’s Advisory Board, as both an established market practitioner and regulator, giving her deep expertise across commerce, risk, governance, policy and regulation in capital markets. Gay is Chairman of the London Metal Exchange (LME) and serves on the Boards of Standard Chartered Bank, ConocoPhillips, HM Treasury and S&P Global. Since taking up her role as Chairman of the LME, she has supported and steered several key initiatives – from the major technology infrastructure rebuild, to the diversity and inclusion agenda and sustainability initiatives. Gay is a passionate advocate for ensuring markets build trust through accessibility and transparency and for increased diversity in business. In 2021 she was awarded a CBE for services to the economy and philanthropy, and an CBE in 2016 for services to financial services and diversity. She is based in London. “Sarah’s extensive history of executive leadership in global firms such as IBM, KPMG, ASX and The ExCo Group, as well as notable global experience managing billion-dollar technology and consulting businesses spanning Europe, China, Japan and America make her expertly placed to provide support as we further build Quantexa’s global business and growth strategy.” said Vishal Marria, CEO at Quantexa. “Gay’s strong track record in the financial services industry and in regulation, as well as her fantastic contribution to accessibility and diversity in business over the years will provide invaluable counsel to Quantexa as we continue to scale. Both Sarah and Gay’s impressive experience and track records align closely with our vision and culture, and we welcome them both to Quantexa”.
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