David Ferguson to join 'disruptive' Seccl as chief executive

From 4 April

Jenna Brown
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Former Nucleus boss David Ferguson is to join Seccl as its chief executive from 4 April.

Ferguson, who founded and led Nucleus Financial Group, stepped down in September last year after its acquisition by James Hay's parent company. He also served as chairman of FinTech Scotland and Fintech Envoy for HM Treasury. Seccl, the Octopus-owned technology provider, said its current co-chief executives, Sam Handfield-Jones and Dave Harvey, would remain in place until Ferguson joins in April. The appointment is subject to regulatory approval.  It added Harvey, Seccl's founder, would focus on steering the firm's future technology and product direction, while Handfield-Jones, who le...

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