Kaizen adds Perrotte and Husler as non-executive directors
27 March 2025 UK
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Kaizen has appointed Kathy Perrotte and Mark Husler to its board as non-executive directors.
Based in New York, Perrotte co-founded ActiveViam, a global provider of advanced data analytics software, including risk and compliance solutions for financial institutions, and was appointed CEO in 2021.
Under her leadership, ActiveViam accelerated its product roadmap, refined global operations, and enhanced go-to-market capabilities, leading to a sale to Nordic Capital in 2024.
In 1990, Perrotte co-founded Summit Systems, a software provider for banks’ trading, risk management, and back-office operations.
She says: “I'm thrilled to join Kaizen at a time when regulatory technology is becoming essential for financial institutions to navigate an increasingly complex compliance landscape.
“Having led fintech businesses and helped them expand into North America, I look forward to utilising this knowledge and experience to help scale Kaizen’s solutions across new markets.”
Based in London, Husler has more than 25 years of management experience within the financial services sector, including companies like Citigroup and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).
He co-founded and led UnaVista, a division of LSEG, as CEO for 15 years, where he scaled the business from a start-up to a global regulatory reporting solution, supporting over 1,000 sell and buy side clients, including Tier 1 investment banks and asset managers.
“I'm excited to join at this pivotal moment and leverage my experience across the fintech and regtech ecosystems to help drive the company's next phase of innovation and growth,” says Husler.
As part of the £42 million minority investment from Guidepost Growth Equity in November 2024, Gene Nogi, general partner at Guidepost, has also joined the Kaizen board.
Commenting on the recent appointments, Dario Crispini, founder and CEO of Kaizen, says: “The wealth of knowledge and experience that they bring to Kaizen will be instrumental in helping us deliver our strategy of building and enhancing our technology, delivering new compliance solutions and driving our expansion into North America.”
Based in New York, Perrotte co-founded ActiveViam, a global provider of advanced data analytics software, including risk and compliance solutions for financial institutions, and was appointed CEO in 2021.
Under her leadership, ActiveViam accelerated its product roadmap, refined global operations, and enhanced go-to-market capabilities, leading to a sale to Nordic Capital in 2024.
In 1990, Perrotte co-founded Summit Systems, a software provider for banks’ trading, risk management, and back-office operations.
She says: “I'm thrilled to join Kaizen at a time when regulatory technology is becoming essential for financial institutions to navigate an increasingly complex compliance landscape.
“Having led fintech businesses and helped them expand into North America, I look forward to utilising this knowledge and experience to help scale Kaizen’s solutions across new markets.”
Based in London, Husler has more than 25 years of management experience within the financial services sector, including companies like Citigroup and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).
He co-founded and led UnaVista, a division of LSEG, as CEO for 15 years, where he scaled the business from a start-up to a global regulatory reporting solution, supporting over 1,000 sell and buy side clients, including Tier 1 investment banks and asset managers.
“I'm excited to join at this pivotal moment and leverage my experience across the fintech and regtech ecosystems to help drive the company's next phase of innovation and growth,” says Husler.
As part of the £42 million minority investment from Guidepost Growth Equity in November 2024, Gene Nogi, general partner at Guidepost, has also joined the Kaizen board.
Commenting on the recent appointments, Dario Crispini, founder and CEO of Kaizen, says: “The wealth of knowledge and experience that they bring to Kaizen will be instrumental in helping us deliver our strategy of building and enhancing our technology, delivering new compliance solutions and driving our expansion into North America.”
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