Knowledge Zoo, an Australian-based world identification supplier, has appointed former London Inventory Trade Group government Charlie Minutella as its new Chief Government Officer.
Minutella brings almost 20 years of expertise main danger, identification, and compliance groups, notably spearheading the Refinitiv danger division on the London Inventory Trade Group (LSEG).
The appointment follows three years of spectacular development for the award-winning “know your buyer” resolution, which has efficiently expanded its buyer base throughout numerous geographies, complexities, and use instances.
Minutella will lead Knowledge Zoo’s world operations from its New York workplace, guiding the corporate to additional capitalise on its strengths and broaden its identification and fraud prevention options to deal with more and more advanced buyer wants.
Knowledge Zoo Founder Tony Fitzgibbon has served as Chief Government Officer because the firm’s inception over a decade in the past. Fitzgibbon will transition to the function of Chairman and Chief Technique Officer, the place he’ll proceed to play a major function in shaping the corporate’s improvements, merchandise, and partnerships.
Throughout his tenure, the bootstrapped firm grew to over 80 workers worldwide, launched Knowledge Zoo within the US, and efficiently entered the closely regulated European market – going head-to-head with established world identification suppliers to change into the trusted supplier for main clients, together with an Australian “Huge 4” financial institution, a worldwide social media model, and three of the highest world fee suppliers.
Reflecting on the management transition, Tony Fitzgibbon, Founder and CEO of Knowledge Zoo, stated, “As a founder, choosing somebody to take the helm is not any small job. Nevertheless, Charlie’s experience and alignment with our core values and imaginative and prescient made him an apparent selection.”
“I’m immensely happy with the heights Knowledge Zoo has reached and am thrilled to proceed working alongside our distinctive group, clients, and companions below Charlie’s management as we embark on the following part of our world growth journey,” Fitzgibbon added.
Charlie Minutella expressed his enthusiasm for his new function, “I’m actually excited to affix Knowledge Zoo as CEO. My profession has taught me that the important thing to success lies in an organization’s ardour and function, qualities that Knowledge Zoo embodies in its distinctive mix of agility, innovation, and unwavering dedication to compliance.”
“I’m wanting to capitalise on these strengths, tackling advanced challenges and filling the gaps the trade has struggled to deal with. Now we have an thrilling alternative to leverage our distinct capabilities to unravel extra points for our clients, additional solidifying our place as a pacesetter within the trade,” Minutella stated.
