Ovanti Limited (ASX: OVT) Appoints Former ZIP (US) CFO As Chief Executive Officer

Ovanti Limited (ASX: OVT) is pleased to advise the appointment of Mr Simon Keast as Chief Executive Officer, which will take effect from 1 November 2024.

Announcement Highlights

• New Chief Executive Officer for OVT hired after an extensive search.
• Mandate to launch Ovanti’s Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) offering into the United States (US).
• Strong market knowledge and senior operational experience.
• KPI’s aligned to strong early-stage and longer-term success in the US market.

Mr Keast is an experienced executive with 30 years’ experience in financial services, working internationally across ANZ and the US. With previous roles as Managing Director and CFO, Mr Keast is a result-focused and decisive C-suite leader with a track record of driving strategy development to execution and delivering step changes in business performance.

Mr Keast’s former roles include US CFO of Zip Co Limited (ASX: ZIP), Senior Director of Zip Co Limited, Managing Director of Zip Business Capital (formerly Spotcap Australia and New Zealand), Division Director and Head of Small Business Designs & Solutions at Macquarie Bank Limited (ASX: MQG).

Congratulations to David Halliday, the board and the team at Ovanti for reaching this milestone.

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