Boku Announces Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer

Boku, a leading provider of global mobile payment solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Whittick as its new Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect.

Rob, a Chartered Accountant, joins the Boku executive team and Board having spent over 25 years at Natwest Group plc  (formerly Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc) where he held a number of senior roles, including Finance Director for Commercial and Private Banking from 2014 – 2019, which accounted for £5.7bn annual revenues in 2019. More recently, he served as Group Chief of Staff and a member of the Group Executive Committee reporting to the CEO. Rob has also recently concluded a three-year term as a Non-Executive Director of Motability Operations Group plc.

Stuart Neal, Boku’s CEO, commented: “We are delighted that Rob has joined the Boku team at what is a truly exciting time for the Company. He brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge, in particular financial and operational expertise from within a large and complex organisation, invaluable as we progress our own scaling journey. I am looking forward to working with Rob and furthering Boku’s position as the world leading global network for localised payment solutions.”

Rob Whittick, Boku’s newly appointed Chief Financial Officer, commented: “I am excited to be joining Boku at such an important time in the Company’s development. I am delighted to have the opportunity to leverage my domestic and international financial services experience to help Boku continue to evolve to support its customers across the globe. I look forward to working closely with Stuart and the team to drive continued growth and innovation, and to contribute to Boku’s ongoing success.”