Yapily, the leading open banking platform, today announces the appointment of Caroline Abercrombie as Chief People Officer (CPO), as it continues to rapidly grow its team and reach in Europe.
With over two decades of experience in turbocharging growth for tech start-ups through successfully managed teams, Caroline will be leading Yapily鈥檚 efforts to acquire top talent, support a thriving and dynamic team, and continue embedding diversity and inclusion into the company鈥檚 fabric.
During her career, Caroline has scaled up technology start-ups into industry leaders, supporting companies such as Bazaarvoice as they navigated M&A and IPO deals across UK and US markets. Caroline joins Yapily from the leading student affinity network UNiDAYS, where she spent almost two years as VP People. Prior to this, she held the role of Global Head of People for Verizon Digital Media Services, playing a key part of the global HR leadership team that delivered on the $4.4bn acquisition and integration of Yahoo!.
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Caroline鈥檚 appointment follows the appointment of new Chief Technology Officer Noam Oren in June, as the company continues to strengthen and expand its pan-European reach. Yapily, having recently acquired Germany鈥檚 leading open banking provider, finAPI and announced multiple new strategic partnerships, is now poised to take on the mantle as the largest open banking platform in Europe.
Caroline Abercrombie, Chief People Officer, Yapily, said: 鈥淥pen banking is a budding industry, so it is a very exciting time to be supporting a fast-growing and disruptive team like Yapily in scaling-up and realising its growth ambitions. With Yapily鈥檚 current focus on rapid growth in the continent as well as in the UK, I look forward to working with a very talented and diverse team to scale up in multiple geographies.鈥
Stefano Vaccino, Founder and CEO, Yapily, added: 鈥淲ith a focus on innovation, creativity, and a people-first culture, Caroline will be a valued addition in our mission to grow high-performing teams and nurture talent.
鈥淎s we continue to scale, her expertise will help sustainably drive our growth and support securing industry-leading talent. Our people are central to our success, and Caroline鈥檚 work in attracting and retaining top talent will be integral in Yapily鈥檚 next chapter of growth.鈥
