Bringing 30+ years’ experience gained from prior roles at Sopra Banking Software, IE Digital and RBS / Natwest, Jerry will ensure Ohpen’s solutions are firmly placed in the UK market for financial institutions to leverage.

Last year, Ohpen’s acquisition of Davinci, Europe’s STP number one loan and mortgage software company, made it the only cloud-native core banking engine to offer a full suite of products across savings, investments, loans and mortgages. Now with a 100% configurable platform fueled by powerful APIs, Jerry will continue to position Ohpen as the go-to partner for financial institutions, helping them to navigate the explosion of digital tools at pace and scale.

Jerry has driven digital change since internet banking came to the fore. A visionary when it comes to technology enablement in financial services, he has also led the digital evolution of specific financial products, like mortgages. His decade of experience at Natwest / RBS across retail and commercial banking means that Jerry has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing UK financial services organisations today.

In this role, Jerry will be dedicated to bringing Ohpen’s serverless, microservices-based solutions to all types of UK financial institutions, from lenders and building societies to pension providers. Taking an initial laser focus on the mortgages proposition, he will enable FIs to harness Ohpen’s one-of-a-kind platform to free them from legacy systems and embrace true digitisation.

“It continues to be an extremely exciting time for Ohpen. We have been busy working on putting the 25% increase in R&D, gained through the acquisition, into practice - with a clear focus on this market. Our technology continues to disrupt banking and liberate financial institutions of burdensome software. Jerry’s experience and deep knowledge of the market, teamed with his proven track record, is why I have no doubt that he will be critical to our success in the UK.” said Matthijs Aler, CEO of Ohpen.

On his appointment, Jerry said, “Ohpen’s commitment to the UK market makes this an exciting opportunity. Now is absolutely the time to bring this innovative technology, built on decades of expertise, to UK providers and their customers in a way that works for them.

“In the mortgages space, UK customers are crying out for a less complex and more streamlined process, and with Ohpen’s STP ability, I genuinely believe that our proposition allows financial institutions to offer exactly this. Ohpen is positioned to be the number one driver of this in the UK and I look forward to being part of the growth journey.”

Jerry joins a growing team of senior executives, with his hire coming shortly after the appointment of Xandra Niehe as Chief People & Culture Officer (CPCO). She will be dedicated to building a culture that facilitates this level of growth while keeping its combined core values in place.