SCB Tech X names ex-Publicis Sapient MD Jonathan Sharp as CTO

SCB Tech X, a joint venture between Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and Publicis Sapient, has appointed former Publicis Sapient's managing director, Jonathan Sharp as its chief technology officer. In his role, Sharp (pictured) will be responsible for further developing an engineering and technology unit within SCB Tech X. 

With more than 25 years of global professional experience in engineering, architecture, consulting, and transformation, Sharp is an innovative technology and delivery leader, said SCB TechX. Over the course of his career, Sharp was responsible for the digital business transformation initiatives for brands such as Unilever, MetLife, BBL and Pandora, among others. Prior to joining SCB TechX, Sharp served as managing director for Publicis Sapient.

Sharp’s career at Publicis Sapient spans 24 years where he also headed technology and delivery across Asia Pacific and served in a variety of consulting and delivery capacities. MARKETING-INTERACTIVE has reached out to SCB Tech X for additional information regarding Sharp's role. 

"SCB Tech X represents a new class of technology company built to help banks and financial services organisations meet customers’ expectations for sophisticated and convenient digital banking and non-banking services," said Sharp. By combining the talent, expertise, technology, and cross-sector experience of the SCBX Group and Publicis Sapient, SCB Tech X is poised to usher in the next generation of technological capabilities, he explained. 

Meanwhile, SCB Tech X's CEO, Trirat Suwanprateeb said the company was delighted to introduce Sharp as its CTO, where he would lead its key mission in developing and delivering new capabilities in technology, platforms, and innovations. "We are confident that Sharp’s knowledge, experience, and expertise will contribute to the company’s growth and drive SCB TechX to achieve its goal of becoming one of the largest and best-in-class fintech companies in the ASEAN region within the next three to five years," Suwanprateeb added. 

SCB Tech X was launched last December and is said to be one of the largest fintech entities in Southeast Asia. It is a cloud-native platform-as-a-service business that will serve clients throughout Southeast Asia. SCB Tech X not only provides innovative bank services such as loan products and checking and savings accounts, but also offers non-banking services such as food delivery, health, and wellness content, and online travel booking to commercial institutions and consumers throughout the region said SCB. 

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