0808 196 1692 Make a Payment Business Advisors Client Login Funding About Us Contact Us GET STARTED Home About Us News and Insights News BFS appoints CTO to drive tech roadmap Bibby Financial Services appoints Chief Technology Officer to drive tech roadmap James Cooper appointed as CTO and Nicola Allard to head-up IT at global funder International SME financier, Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has appointed James Cooper as Chief Technology Officer to drive forward its technology agenda as part of its new BFS 4.0 strategy. First joining BFS in 2014, James previously held technology roles at Mothercare and financial advisory group, Rothschild. Most recently James was Chief Information Officer at BFS. Speaking of his appointment, James said: “Across the world we have experienced and engaged teams providing excellent service to our customers. Technology will be key in augmenting this passion for service excellence and underpin our strategic ambition. This is an exciting time for BFS, and I look forward to working with people from across the business, external partners and customers to evolve our technology ecosystem.” In addition to James’s appointment, Nicola Allard has been appointed as Head of IT and will assume responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of technology to customers and colleagues. Prior to joining BFS in 2013, Nicola spent 20 years with KPMG in IT leadership roles. Nicola added: “We’re committed to continually enhancing the way in which we can service our people and customers through the provision of technology so I’m delighted to be able to support and enable our teams across the world.” Richard Olver, Chief Operations Officer of BFS said: “Our strategy focuses on becoming a leading international provider of working capital solutions with a multi-channel delivery and operational platform, so our technology roadmap and delivery is critical to our success.” “I’m delighted to announce James and Nicola’s appointments. I’m confident with them both in post, we will continue to build on the excellent service we’re known for by enhancing the customer experience via technology. In addition, the team is critical to supporting our ambitious growth plans through the provision of systems to support new product development and strategic partnerships.” BFS operates in nine countries throughout Europe and in Asia. It is part of the Bibby Line Group, one of the UK’s oldest family owned businesses. 22 October 2021 Speak with one of our team today 0808 196 1692 or Request a Call-Back Our products Browse our Invoice Finance, Asset Finance and other funding products Read more Sectors we operate in We have experience in helping businesses in a large range of sectors Read more About Us We are proud to place our clients at the heart of everything we do Read more FUNDING SOLUTIONS Invoice Finance Asset Finance International Trade Bad Debt Protection USEFUL INFORMATION Contact Us About BFS Careers Business Advisors Become a partner RESOURCES Helping your business Latest News Blog Reports and Insights Change location Site Map Cookie Policy Privacy Notice Terms & Conditions Modern Slavery Act Copyright Bibby Financial Services Ltd Registered address: 3rd Floor, Walker House, Exchange Flags, Liverpool, L2 3YL Registered Number: 3530461 Cookies We use cookies on our site to help deliver a better online experience, and to help us improve our service to you. When you accept all cookies it enables us to tailor content and marketing so they relate to your needs. It also helps us fix any issues you may come across. You can learn more by viewing our full Cookie Policy here. Select 'Manage' to manage your cookie settings, or 'Accept' to accept all cookies and continue. ACCEPT MANAGE