Edinburgh-based crypto wallet and payments platform Zumo has appointed Clark Povey as its new operations director.

Povey has over 20 years’ experience leading global operations at financial services and technology companies. He will oversee the firm’s operations and customer service strategy and implement digital-first solutions to help the company scale and expand.

He will also be responsible for ensuring that Zumo’s operations are run smoothly, built for continued growth, and deliver best-in-class customer support.

One of his first tasks will be to work with the Head of Compliance to implement a new customer onboarding solution, establishing a new onboarding team to support customers as crypto moves to the mainstream.

Prior to joining Zumo, Povey held several senior operations roles at some of the world’s biggest brands, implementing significant change.

After starting his career as an engineer, he worked in leadership positions at Virgin Media, wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin, telecoms giant Three, Barclays and Worldpay. At Barclays, Povey was the Head of Video Banking, transforming the bank’s customer experience, and driving up its Net Promoter Score, by improving its digital channels and introducing 24/7 video chat capabilities.

Commenting on his role, Povey said: “My motivation is transformation and innovation. I believe there are three key pillars underpinning excellent operations: delivering exceptional customer service, which creates the moments that matter; creating a powerful workforce and investing in people so they bring their best to work; and delivering a world-class application.

“I’m not just digital-first, I’m also operations-first – every operation has a different output, a touchpoint that we can learn from and make improvements immediately.

“These are the moments that matter – the differentiators that others don’t deliver. And delivering these moments is particularly relevant to crypto, with education and high levels of customer interaction crucial to supporting the continued growth of the sector.”

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Nick Jones, Co-founder and CEO, Zumo, added: “Clark is a fantastic addition to Zumo’s rapidly-growing senior team. He has spent years making a measurable difference at top brands by pushing the boundaries of service innovation, building great teams and providing inspirational leadership.

“He is a well-regarded expert when it comes to delivering digital transformation and high levels of customer service, and he will help us to take Zumo to the next level.”

Povey is the latest in several senior hires for Zumo, which has doubled its headcount over the past 12 months.

Since April 2022, the company has announced previous chief operating officer Dagmara Aldridge’s new role of chief people and culture officer, and hired Jonathan Sepulchre as head of growth, following his achievements at Money Dashboard and Skyscanner, to help spearhead its rapid expansion.

The firm also hired Tim Sabanov as its first chief technology officer in January last year. He was previously Lead Technical Architect with Zumo, and was promoted to oversee the development and roll-out of new products.

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