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The Bank of London Appoints Phil Knight as Group Chief Technology Officer & Group Chief Information Security Officer

The Bank of London, the next-generation technology company and the world’s first purpose-built global clearing, agency, and transaction bank, today announced the appointment of Phil Knight as Group Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Phil will oversee Group technology, information technology operations and information security, globally.

Phil joins The Bank of London from 10x Banking, where he spent three years responsible for production operations and held the role of CISO.  At 10X, he led the design and build of the security operating model, the global platform engineering team and service delivery to clients, successfully launching a banking platform across multiple geographies.

With more than 25 years of experience, Phil also held leadership roles in Infrastructure, Security and Architecture at Lloyds Banking Group, building one of Europe’s largest digital banking platforms and delivering on the cloud strategy for the bank. Before that, Phil provided digital & technology expertise in several senior consultancy roles for Tier 1 clients across the United Kingdom (UK), Europe, and Australia.

Jim Ditmore, Group Chief Operating Officer of The Bank of Londonsaid:

“Phil has an excellent background across banking, fintech, and consultancy, including global leadership roles specialising in digital security and infrastructure architecture. Phil’s deep experience and leadership will strengthen our team as we enter a phase of driving significant technological transformation in the banking, payments, and financial services sector.”

Phil Knight Group Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for The Bank of London Groupsaid:

“To be joining such an exciting company at this stage of development is an amazing opportunity. This is a tremendous opportunity to be at the forefront of real technological innovation in the banking and wider financial services industry, and I look forward to working with such a high calibre team to build the future of banking”

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