Accuity Appoints David Wilson as New CEO

Accuity, the global provider of financial crime compliance, payments and Know Your Customer (KYC) solutions, has announced the appointment of David Wilson as its new Managing Director and CEO, effective 1^st January 2019.

Wilson served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Accuity for the past 18 months, playing a key role in driving strategic growth and operational improvements. Wilson will ensure that Accuity continues to deliver innovative solutions for payments, risk and compliance; develop new strategic partnerships; and, continue to deliver a high quality of client service.

David Wilson, CEO at Accuity, said, “Accuity is an exciting business with a global base of clients, tremendous talent, and a dedication to technology innovation. I look forward to guiding our teams as we strive to lead the industry with solutions that transform the way our clients manage financial crime compliance and create efficiencies for global payments.”

Wilson previously held a number of senior management positions within RELX Group, the parent company of Accuity, including CEO of Proagrica. In this role, he successfully transformed the publishing firm into a global portfolio offering technology, software, data and analytics solutions for the agriculture and animal health industries.

As part of this change, Tom Golding has been appointed COO and will guide technology, product and operations across the company. Tom previously headed up product strategy and client delivery across the Fircosoft and Bankers Almanac for Risk and Compliance portfolios. Golding joined Accuity from Thomson Reuters in 2016, to manage the risk and compliance business line.

Hugh M. Jones IV, formerly CEO and President of Accuity, has been elevated to an expanded role within the Risk & Business Analytics division of RELX. He will continue to oversee Accuity, in addition to leading the FlightGlobal, EG and ICIS businesses.

Hugh Jones, Global Managing Director for Accuity, FlightGlobal, EG and ICIS, said, “I congratulate David and Tom on their well-deserved positions. They both have a track record of strong leadership and deep industry knowledge that will allow us to expand into new markets and deliver tremendous value to our clients.”