Examine the Market scales tech capabilities with AI hires

Worth comparability supplier Examine the Market is scaling its tech capabilities with the hiring of two senior AI specialists.

Andrew Hawkins, the previous chief govt of Shieldpay and former CTO of Zopa and HSBC, has joined because the agency’s new know-how director.

All through his senior roles, Hawkins has turn out to be identified for overseeing the supply of digital platforms. In his new place he’ll spearhead the creation of an engineering organisation inside the firm to help its tech improvement objectives.

The corporate has additionally appointed Roberta Cretella, who has held knowledge, AI and analytics roles at corporations together with Visa, Meta and Ocado Know-how, as its director of information and AI options.

With each new hires having in depth backgrounds in AI, the corporate is signalling its plans to speed up the incorporation of generative AI throughout its groups and develop new AI-powered merchandise.

Cretella will even lead on the agency’s exterior engagement on AI, together with an current partnership with the College of Cambridge.

“Examine the Market is already pushing boundaries within the utility of AI and knowledge, and the appointments of Andrew and Roberta strengthen our capacity to cleared the path,” mentioned Examine the Market chief govt Mark Bailie.

“With their experience and ambition, we’re embedding AI into our merchandise and methods in a manner that’s secure, scalable and delivers actual affect for patrons and companions.”