Boku announces appointment of NatWest Group veteran Rob Whittick as its new Chief Financial Officer

Boku, a provider of global mobile payment solutions, has announced the appointment of Rob Whittick as its new Chief Financial Officer.

Whittick, a chartered accountant, spent over 25 years at Natwest Group  (formerly Royal Bank of Scotland Group) where he held a number of senior roles, including Finance Director for Commercial and Private Banking from 2014 - 2019.

More recently, he served as Group Chief of Staff and a member of the Group Executive Committee reporting to the CEO. He has also recently concluded a three-year term as a Non-Executive Director of Motability Operations Group. 

Stuart Neal, Boku's CEO, comments: “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.”

Whittick comments: “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."