Motive Partners has appointed Blythe Masters and Richard Lumb as industry partners.
The private equity firm specialises in providing innovation services to technology-enabled financial and business services corporations.
In their new roles, Masters and Lumb will assume responsibility for strategy development, technical due diligence and value creation plans, and deal origination and execution for Motive Partners’ portfolio clients.
Masters previously served as CEO of Digital Asset for three years, before stepping down to a strategic advisor role in December 2018 for personal reasons. In her past leadership positions, Masters cultivated experience in enterprise software, specifically distributed ledger technology.
Lumb joins Motive Partners from Accenture, where he had a 35-year career that most recently included the role of group chief executive for financial services, encompassing the banking, insurance, and capital markets industries.
Commenting on the appointments to the industry partners team, Rob Heyvaert, founder and manager partner of Motive Partners, said: “Our industry is complex, and to be the best we can be as sector-specialists requires an intense focus on talent acquisition.”
“I am delighted to welcome Blythe Masters and Richard Lumb to the Motive family, as two leaders I have greatly admired throughout my own career in the industry and who I know will add much value to our platform and those we serve.”
Masters added: “I am delighted to be joining the Motive Partners platform, which will allow me to add value while spending time on my areas of expertise and passion. I look forward to working with the talented team on the future phases of the firm's development.”
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