OPAL appoints three senior recruits to form executive committee

Adam Saville
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Simon Hough, Stephen Yau and Matt Oldham join Eoin Lyons to form OPAL Group Executive Committee

Financial services technology provider OPAL has appointed Simon Hough as chief information officer (CIO), Stephen Yau as chief financial officer (CFO) and Matt Oldham as group commercial director. The three recruits will join Eoin Lyons, chief executive officer (CEO), to form the OPAL Group Executive Committee. Hough, who takes up the role on 1 September, will bring his experience from various IT leadership roles in the AXA Group. Yau, who was also appointed company secretary on 1 July, started his career in banking with HSBC, before becoming a Chartered Management Accountant and h...

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