Sharegain appoints Finkel 14 December 2022UK Reporter: Carmella Haswell
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Sharegain, a securities lending and capital markets infrastructure fintech, has appointed Ahikam Finkel as vice president of research and development (R&D).
Finkel brings experience in scaling and globalising R&D teams to the role, which will see him scale Sharegain鈥檚 R&D capabilities with the intention to turn it into a global capital markets鈥� R&D powerhouse.
He joins the firm from app measurement and analytics company AppsFlyer, where he was previously vice president of research and development operations.
In this role, Finkel managed the cross R&D processes as AppsFlyer grew from 70 to more than 400 engineers.
With 20 years of experience in a variety of R&D and leadership roles, Finkel was previously R&D scaling consultant for various Israeli technology companies and R&D, automation and quality assurance leadership roles at Jethro, Sigma Designs and Expand Networks.
CEO and founder of Sharegain Boaz Yaari comments: 鈥淎hikam is a fantastic person and a natural born leader. He brings a depth of knowledge and expertise in scaling and managing global R&D teams at scale.
鈥淚t was instantly clear from our first meeting that he is a natural fit to the Sharegain culture and has a strong entrepreneurial, results-driven and long-term-focused DNA. I have no doubt Ahikam will have a major impact in Sharegain, as we continue to grow globally and work tirelessly to level the playing field in capital markets.鈥�
Finkel adds: 鈥淚 am proud to be part of Sharegain鈥檚 mission to democratise securities lending and look forward to being part of the company鈥檚 senior leadership team and steer our continued upward trajectory.
鈥淚 have been highly impressed by Sharegain鈥檚 R&D capabilities and unique product, and I am excited to collaborate with its existing 鈥� and future 鈥� talent and experts.鈥�
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