London-headquartered fintech firm Finastra appoints a new head of India to further growth, partnerships and its footprint.
Finastra appoints Mehjabeen Poonawala to the expanded role, in addition to her responsibilities as site lead for Pune, India’s second-largest city, and head of the firms «agile center of excellence». In her new role, she will help Finastra «expand the firm’s ecosystem partnerships, deepen customer relationships and drive service innovation across Finastra’s market leading cloud solutions and the FusionFabric.cloud platform for open innovation,» according to a statement.
Poonawala has been with the firm for seven years and previously held senior roles at banking and payment firms in India. The firm also highlighted that she is «highly regarded» for her expertise in strategy development and leadership transformation.
«Mehjabeen is an inspiring and dynamic leader with impressive experience and a strong track record of delivering customer innovation and agile transformation,» said Eli Rosner, chief product and technology officer at Finastra. «Her skills and experience will allow Finastra to accelerate our growth strategy and unlock our aspirations in this exciting market.»
