Accuity, a provider of financial crime compliance, payments and know your customer solutions, has appointed of David Wilson as its new managing director and CEO, effective 1 January 2019.
As part of this change, Tom Golding has been appointed COO and will guide technology, product and operations across the company.
As managing director and CEO, Wilson will be responsible for developing innovative solutions for payments, risk and compliance, developing new strategic partnerships and continuing to deliver a high quality of client service.
Wilson has served as COO of Accuity for the past 18 months, driving strategic growth and operational improvements.
Wilson previously held a number of senior management positions within RELX Group, the parent company of Accuity, including CEO of Proagrica.
In this role, he transformed the publishing firm into a global portfolio offering technology, software, data and analytics solutions for the agriculture and animal health industries.
Golding previously headed up product strategy and client delivery across the Fircosoft and Bankers Almanac for risk and compliance portfolios.
Golding joined Accuity from Thomson Reuters in 2016, to manage the risk and compliance business line.
Hugh Jones, formerly CEO and president of Accuity, has been appointed to an expanded role within the risk and business analytics division of RELX. He will continue to oversee Accuity.
Commenting on his new role, Wilson said: “Accuity is an exciting business with a global base of clients, tremendous talent, and a dedication to technology innovation.”
He added: “I look forward to guiding our teams as we strive to lead the industry with solutions that transform the way our clients manage financial crime compliance and create efficiencies for global payments.”
