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Organisation & Governance

SWIFT is a cooperative society under Belgian law and is owned and controlled by its shareholders

SWIFT Management

The SWIFT Board of Directors delegates the day-to-day management of the Company to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Meet the Executive Committee

The CEO chairs the Executive Committee that is formed by the CEO, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), the Chief Operations Officer (COO), the Head of Marketing, and the Heads of the three Regions.

Gottfried Leibbrandt

Chief Executive Officer

Gottfried Leibbrandt was appointed Chief Executive Officer of SWIFT in July 2012. He joined SWIFT in 2005 to focus on the development of the SWIFT2010 strategy. Upon completion of the strategy, he was appointed Head of Standards, and then in 2007 he was promoted to Head of Marketing. Gottfried was a key architect behind the SWIFT2015 strategy. Prior to joining SWIFT, Gottfried worked at McKinsey & Company for 18 years as a partner in the Amsterdam office and a co-leader of the European payments practice.

Marcel Bronmans

Chief Operations Officer

Marcel Bronmans was appointed as Chief Operations Officer in February 2015. He joined SWIFT in 1987, and has held a variety of management positions in the IT and Operations area at SWIFT, including that of Director of Technology Operations. Most recently, Marcel held positions as Chief Risk Officer and Head of Human Resources.

The Operations group is essential to our day-to day delivery of the SWIFT services. The group manages and operates the services used by customers on a 24/7 basis, including the running of SWIFT's operational centres and global network. The group also includes central customer support services, the incident and crisis management function and internal systems and services management

Javier Pérez-Tasso

Chief Executive Americas, UK, Ireland and Nordics

Javier Pérez-Tasso is Chief Executive Americas, UK, Ireland and Nordics at SWIFT. Appointed in September 2015, he is responsible for key client relationships and business development across the region. Previously, Pérez-Tasso served as Chief Marketing Officer, whilst earlier in his career, Javier held several senior leadership positions in SWIFT’s sales and marketing divisions.

The region led by Pérez -Tasso encompasses North and Latin America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, as well as the Nordic countries. The division’s responsibilities include client relationship management, sales, and customer support. This structure enables us to work closely with our customers around the globe and respond quickly to evolving market requirements.

Alain Raes

Chief Executive, EMEA and Chief Executive, Asia Pacific

Alain Raes was appointed Head of the EMEA Region in September 2007 and added the role of Chief Executive Asia Pacific in January 2013. He was previously Director of the Continental Europe region, having joined SWIFT in 1990. Prior to joining SWIFT he worked at Citibank, Belgium, and Fortis Bank, Singapore.

The regions led by Alain Raes encompass Asia Pacific, Central, Southern and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The division’s responsibilities include client relationship management, sales, and customer support. This structure enables us to work closely with our customers around the globe and respond quickly to evolving market requirements.

Christian Sarafidis

Chief Marketing Officer

Christian Sarafidis was appointed as Chief Marketing Officer in September 2015. He was previously Head of Western Europe, Middle East and Africa and Deputy Chief Executive, EMEA. Prior to joining SWIFT, Christian held senior executive positions for several multinational finance and technology groups.

The Marketing group delivers market segment specific solutions that respond to the needs of our customers. It runs the product portfolio focusing on financial messaging solutions, software and connectivity, and shared services. The Marketing group also includes Sibos, Innovation, Partner Marketing, and Standards (a key component of SWIFT’s value proposition).

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.

The Finance and Administration group is responsible for financial management, corporate planning, monitoring Company performance, human resources , billing, purchasing, logistics and general administration services as well as for understanding our competitors and their offering. The Finance and Administration group is also in charge of pricing.

Craig Young

Chief Technology Officer

Craig Young took up his position as Chief Technology Officer in February 2015. He joined SWIFT from Verizon Communications, where he had worked for twenty years, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer.

The Information Technology group brings together SWIFT IT development and testing. This division is responsible for the delivery of the core FIN and SWIFTNet messaging solutions, as well as interface products, matching, business and enterprise applications. The Information Technology group is also responsible to ensure best in class cyber, logical and physical security solutions in addition to driving infrastructure and technology evolution to ensure that SWIFT’s global network works securely, efficiently and effectively.

General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Auditor & Head of HR

The General Counsel, the Chief Risk Officer and the Chief Auditor report directly to the CEO, and the Head of Human Resources reports to the CFO. The CEO represents the General Counsel, the Chief Risk Officer and the Chief Auditor on the Executive Committee, whilst the CFO represents the Head of Human Resources.

Louise Coster

Head of Human Resources

Louise Coster joined SWIFT in October 2015 from Goodyear. Louise has over 15 years of international HR experience working for Electrolux, Cargill and Newell Rubbermaid.

Human Resources manages people strategies at SWIFT, including Talent Attraction and Management, Compensation and Benefits, Employee Relations and HR Business Partnerships, which are key to enabling our organisation to bring business strategies to life.

Peter De Koninck

Chief Auditor

Peter De Koninck was appointed Chief Auditor in December 2014. He joined SWIFT’s Internal Audit team in 1995 from PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was manager in the Computer Audit Group and was appointed as Deputy Chief Auditor in 2004.

Internal Audit enhances and protects organisational value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice, and insight.

Patrick Krekels

General Counsel and Board Secretary

Patrick Krekels was appointed General Counsel and Board Secretary in January 2016. He joined SWIFT in 2001 as Deputy General Counsel. Patrick has more than 25 years of legal management experience; he previously worked at Philips Electronics and was an attorney at the Brussels Bar.

The Legal function provides legal support and is responsible for corporate governance and legal risk management.

Dina Quraishi

Chief Risk Officer

Dina Quraishi joined SWIFT in November 2015 from Sandvik. Dina has over 15 years of international experience in risk management and control frameworks working for Zurich Insurance, Swiss Re and PwC.

The Risk office is SWIFT’s centre of risk management expertise, that provides the framework, methods, tools and processes that enable SWIFT to take risk informed decisions.