A seasoned finance executive with over 25 years of international experience, Mamondez will serve on Swift’s Executive Committee and report directly to CEO Javier Pérez-Tasso.

Mamondez has cultivated innovation and enabled business transformation in fast-paced international environments throughout his career. Most recently prior to joining Swift he led strategic initiatives at the London Stock Exchange Group as Group Head, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis and before that served as CFO for International Markets at Mastercard. Earlier in his career, Mamondez held senior leadership roles at several publicly traded technology companies and international consultancies including Rockwell Automation, Diebold Inc, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Commenting on the appointment, Javier Pérez Tasso, CEO, Swift, said: “Max has a proven record of driving strong financial performance and a wealth of relevant global experience that will be a real asset to the leadership team at Swift. His perspective will be hugely beneficial as we deliver the next phases of our strategy to enable instant, frictionless and interoperable transactions worldwide, and I am personally very much looking forward to working with him.”

Max Mamondez, CFO, Swift, added: “Swift is widely recognised as the bedrock of the global financial services industry and is doing truly innovative work to power an inclusive digital future. It’s a pivotal time in the industry, and I am proud to have this opportunity to join the company at such an exciting juncture.”