Alan Keenleside

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About Alan Keenleside

Accomplished Chief Information Officer and project professional with over 20 years of experience in the finance sector specialising in leveraging technology to drive business innovation and growth. As an inspirational and empowering leader, Alan has a proven ability to mentor teams to achieve excellence through high-profile, time-critical, transformative projects.Although highly adaptable, his experience is founded in financial investment and payment systems, encompassing customer experience, product design, front and back-office operations, systems integration, and data centre relocation. This diverse experience has honed a deep understanding of industry standards, system capabilities and management of distributed teams globally. Alan has successfully delivered strategic initiatives for large corporations and pioneered innovative solutions for Fintech startups.Alan is adept at navigating the full project lifecycle, from business case development to project completion, utilizing a range of project methodologies tailored to each situation for reliable results. His effective communication skills ensure high stakeholder engagement throughout the process.Known for a hands-on approach, exceptional problem-solving skills, and the ability to simplify complex information for a wide audience, Alan consistently delivers impactful, business-aligned technology solutions.Career Highlights-• As CTO of Rush Gold, a Fintech startup, led a global team of developers and vendors to launch a multi award winning app-based gold trading service in 13 countries throughout Asia Pacific. Provided the world first gold backed debit card into the apple wallet.• Led integration of second stock exchange, CHI-X, including data centre relocation, trading stack capacity uplift, and resolving endemic quality issues. The project team extended to 100+ individuals. Successful on time project delivery, gaining the first trade of Chi-X and 34% of market volume on Day 1. • Resolved Operational Support problems for a global trading company by implementing effective monitoring and pre-market checks that were then adopted across the Asia Pacific region.• Led an agile development team that designed, built, and implemented a custodial solution, successfully bringing $2B of assets in-house, saving $1.5M per annum.