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FNZ Adds Two Senior Figures To Its Ranks
FNZ, which recently announced a $500 million equity capital raise, has added senior figures, with one focused on a European role and the other in the newly-formed position of group chief of growth.
FNZ, a global wealth
management platform which has bought several businesses in
recent years, has added two senior figures: Cornelia Coman and
Tom Chard.
Coman, who will join as group head of Europe, based in London,
will report to Roman Regelman, FNZ’s group president.
She brings more than 20 years of experience in financial
services, having served in senior executive roles at ING
Bank and NN Group. Coman has led digital transformation, executed
M&A strategies, and built teams across European markets. FNZ
said this experience “will be instrumental as FNZ continues to
grow in this dynamic and diverse region.”
Chard, who has been appointed in the newly-created role
of group head of growth, will continue to report
to Regelman. Chard joined the firm in 2018; most recently,
he was group head of North America. “FNZ remains deeply
committed to the North American market and continues to invest in
long-term partnerships and innovation in the region,” the
firm said in a statement.
In April, FNZ secured $500 million in
new equity funding. The announcement of the equity
fundraising from existing shareholders is a separate
matter from the $2.1 billion refinancing of last November and the
August 2024 equity raise of $1 billion.
In July 2022, FNZ bought New Access, a private banking tech firm
mainly active in the markets of Switzerland, Liechtenstein and
Luxembourg. A year before, it agreed to buy Switzerland-based
onboarding tech specialist Appway. In early 2022 FNZ secured $1.4
billion in new equity funding from Canada Pension Plan Investment
Board and Motive Partners. It has also partnered with Clearstream
– the post-trade services provider of Deutsche Börse Group.
In February this year, FNZ appointed Aashish Kamat as group chief financial officer, taking over from Stewart Maclean, who switched to a group finance director role, after having led the finance function in 2024.
