SWIFT, the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services provider or the transfer of the international payments has appointed Javier Pérez-Tasso as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from July 1, 2019. After taking over the position of the CEO, he will be based out of the company’s headquarters in Belgium.
Mr Javier Pérez will replace Gottfried Leibbrandt, who announced his intention to step down from the position back in December of last year. Mr Javier Pérez is currently the CEO for the Americas and UK region in SWIFT.
Following Gottfried Leibbrandt’s decision to step down from the CEO role, the Belgium-headquartered company had roped in the services of a professional search firm. The appointment of Javier Pérez was done after the comprehensive search of suitable candidate both from external and internal sources.
Commenting on the appointment, SWIFT Chairman Yawar Shah, said:
“I am delighted to announce Javier’s appointment with the full endorsement of the Board. SWIFT has an exceptionally strong management team which has enabled the Board to appoint an internal candidate and which will also allow for a smooth transition.”
Perez is with the company since 1995 and knows all the critical function of the company which will help him to steer the company right from taking over the CEO position. At the initial stages, he had held a number of technology and leadership roles in business development in the EMEA region.
Pérez-Tasso added:
“I thank the SWIFT Board for its trust and feel privileged to lead SWIFT and serve its customers as CEO. I am fortunate to start this mandate building on Gottfried’s strong legacy, and I look forward to maintaining our focus on operational excellence as well as to accelerating SWIFT’s transformation during a period of unprecedented change and opportunity for the community,”
