Quintet strengthens Board with three strategic appointments

Mitchel Lenson previously served as Group Chief Information Officer at Deutsche Bank, overseeing global technology and operations. Earlier, he held senior roles at Warburg Group, including as Managing Director, Global Operations & Operations Technology, following its acquisition by Suisse Bank Corp and subsequent merger with UBS. Prior to that, he was Director of Group Operations at Credit Suisse First Boston, managing European operations. Lenson began his career at Morgan Guaranty Trust, a J.P. Morgan subsidiary, and later held roles at Bank of America, Chase Bank, Irving Trust and Acuma, an American Express initiative. After retiring from Deutsche Bank, he served in many non-executive Board roles, including nine years at Nationwide Building Society and at fintech firms such as Currencycloud and Biocatch. He holds an MBA in Finance & Banking from City University Business School (now Bayes Business School) and a BA in Business Finance from City of London Polytechnic (now London Metropolitan University).

Antonio Lorenzo earlier held senior leadership roles at Lloyds Banking Group, ultimately serving as Chief Executive of Scottish Widows and Group Director of Insurance & Wealth. In these roles, he was also a member of the Group Executive Committee. Earlier in his career, Lorenzo was UK CFO and Director of Wealth & Intermediaries at the Santander Group, following his professional start at Arthur Andersen. He currently serves as a member of the Board at Hiberus, a technology consultancy; FNZ, a digital wealth technology platform; Medan Asset Management, an Iberian asset manager; and Schroders Personal Wealth, a joint venture between Schroders and Lloyds Banking Group. He holds Bachelor’s degrees in Economics from the Complutense University of Madrid and in Law from UNED.

Carolina Minio-Paluello is the founder and CEO of Vitruvya, a European technology platform designed to empower individuals with free will choice in investing. Prior to founding Vitruvya, she served as CEO of Arabesque AI, a fintech specializing in AI-driven investment solutions. Earlier, Minio-Paluello was Global Head of Product, Marketing, Solutions & Quant at Schroders. She also served at Lombard Odier Investment Managers, first as Deputy Chief Investment Officer, then as Global Head of Sales & Solutions. Minio-Paluello began her career at J.P. Morgan Investment Management, subsequently spending over a decade in the Securities and Asset Management divisions at Goldman Sachs, before joining Citi as EMEA Head for Equity & Private Investor Solutions. She holds a PhD in Finance from London Business School, an MBA in Finance from UCLouvain and a BSc in Economics from Université Libre de Bruxelles.