Management
The SWIFT Board of Directors delegates the day-to-day management of the Company to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The CEO chairs an Executive Committee formed by the CEO, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Head of Marketing, the Heads of the three Regions and the Head of Stakeholder Relations.
Executive Committee
- Lázaro Campos, Chief Executive Officer
- Chris Church, Chief Executive Americas and Global Head of Securities
- Michael Fish, Chief Information Officer, Head of Information Technology and Operations
- Ian Johnston, Chief Executive, Asia Pacific Region
- Gottfried Leibbrandt, Head of Marketing
- Alain Raes, Chief Executive, EMEA
- Francis Vanbever, Chief Financial Officer
The Head of Human Resources, the General Counsel and the Chief Auditor report directly to the CEO and are represented by the CEO on the Executive Committee.
Biographies and photographs
Lázaro Campos, Chief Executive Officer
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Chris Church, Chief Executive Americas and Global Head of Securities
Chris Church joined SWIFT in August 2008 from BT Global Financial Services where he had been Managing Director of Radianz Services since 2006. In this role he was responsible for global sales, marketing, customer service, fi nance, product development and operations of the Radianz Shared Market Infrastructure. He also held senior positions at Reuters in both London and the US. He was part of the executive team that founded Radianz in 2000, taking on the role of Head of Global Sales and Marketing until its acquisition by BT in 2005. British.
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Michael Fish, Chief Information Officer, Head of Information Technology and Operations
Mike Fish was appointed Chief Information Officer in July 2006. He oversees the teams that build, maintain and operate the company’s core messaging services. Mike joined SWIFT in 1999 from Ameritech, where he held various senior management positions in IT. American.
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Ian Johnston, Chief Executive, Asia Pacific
Ian Johnston was appointed Head of the Asia Pacific Region in September 2007. He was previously Head of Banking Industry Division in the Asia Pacific region, which included both banking and securities commercial activity. Ian joined SWIFT in 1993. He had 20 years experience in banking operations, in international business, trade, treasury and communications before joining SWIFT. Australian.
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Gottfried Leibbrandt, Head of Marketing
Gottfried Leibbrandt is currently Head of Marketing, the group that defines the value proposition for SWIFT's customer segments and includes Standards as well as Solutions. He was previously Head of Standards. Mr Leibbrandt joined SWIFT in 2005. Prior to joining SWIFT, he worked for McKinsey & Company for 18 years. Dutch.
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Alain Raes, Chief Executive, EMEA
Alain Raes was appointed Head of the EMEA Region in September 2007. He was previously Director of the Continental Europe region, covering securities and banking sales activities. Alain joined SWIFT in 1990. Prior to SWIFT he worked at Citibank, Belgium, and Fortis Bank, Singapore. Belgian.
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Francis Vanbever, Chief Financial Officer
Francis Vanbever was appointed to his current position in 1997. Francis joined SWIFT in 1988. Prior to SWIFT he held various financial responsibilities for the Belgian and European operations of Exxon Chemicals. Belgian.
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Rich O'Brien, Chief Auditor
Rich O’Brien joined SWIFT in 2004 as Chief Auditor from Citigroup where was Audit’s Global Liaison for Regulatory and Compliance since 2000. He has also held Chief Auditor positions in North America with Barclays Group, Deutsche Bank and Credit Lyonnais (now Calyon); as well as an advisory position with the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Rich started his career at Citicorp/Citibank and is a member of the Bar of New York, New Jersey and Washington DC. American.
Blanche Petre, General Counsel and Board Secretary
Blanche Petre was appointed General Counsel of the company in 1998 and Board Secretary in 2000. She joined SWIFT in 1980 as legal counsel. Prior to SWIFT, Blanche worked as a practising lawyer at the Brussels Bar. Belgian.
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Marcel Bronmans, Head of Human Resources
Marcel Bronmans was appointed Head of Human Resources in January 2010. In addition to this position, he is also the Head of Lean @ SWIFT. Based in Belgium, Marcel is responsible for all Human Resources functions as well as the roll out of Lean management across the entire organisation. With the combined Human Resources and Lean responsibility, Marcel is establishing the foundations for sustained Continuous Improvement at SWIFT. Since joining SWIFT in 1987, Marcel has held a variety of management positions in the IT and Operations area in including, most recently, that of Director of Technology Operations, a function in which he was responsible for the continuous availability of all SWIFT services to the financial community. Dutch.
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