Wise plc today announced the appointment of Emmanuel Thomassin as its Chief Financial Officer and Director.

Mr Thomassin will replace Matthew Briers, who announced his intention to step down from the role last year and will now do so with immediate effect. Mr Thomassin will join Wise on 1 October 2024. Until then, Kingsley Kemish, currently Senior Group Financial Director, will serve as interim CFO.

Mr Thomassin has decades of experience leading the financial growth strategy of rapidly expanding private and publicly traded companies. He joins Wise from multinational tech company, Delivery Hero, where he has served as CFO for the past 10 years and been a member of the Management Board for the last seven years.

He has also served on the board of Delivery Hero’s technology incubator, Team Global Management GmbH, and on the supervisory boards of multiple other companies, including MetaDesign, where he served as CFO for five years from 2007 to 2012.

The Board and leadership team of Wise extend a warm welcome to Emmanuel in his new role.

Kristo Käärmann, CEO & co-founder, said:

“I am pleased to welcome Emmanuel to the Wise team as we look to solve for this remaining 95 percent and to continue building from the strong financial foundations Matt put in place over the years. Matt has been a fantastic partner as we built the foundations of this business, and Emmanuel’s deep experience in leading teams while scaling a fast-growth company globally makes him the ideal candidate to take up this challenge and join us on our mission as we enter our second decade.”

Emmanuel Thomassin, CFO designate, said:

“Wise has radically transformed market expectations of modern financial services – redefining the speed, price and ease with which people and businesses can move and manage their money around the world. And with its bold vision of money without borders, it is clear that Wise is still just at the start of its ambitious journey.

“I am pleased to have this opportunity to bring my experience of growing dynamic companies to Wise, and join the leadership team as Wise continues to build the network for the world’s money.”