Directorate change

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Finseta plc announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Judy Happe, will be stepping down from the Board with immediate effect but will continue with the Group for six months to ensure an orderly handover of responsibilities. Happe has been with Finseta for over five years, playing a key role in its IPO and expansion into Canada and Dubai. The company is actively searching for a successor and will make a further announcement in due course.

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Finseta PLC
05 February 2026
 

 

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5 February 2026

 

Finseta plc

("Finseta", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Directorate Change

 

Finseta plc announces that Judy Happe, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the business. Having led the Company through the IPO, and its early growth, to the opening of offices in Canada and Dubai, she will step down from the Board to pursue other opportunities. Judy has a six month notice period and has agreed with the Board that she will step down as a Director of the Company with effect from today but will continue to work with the Group until such time as a successor is appointed, to ensure an orderly handover of responsibilities.

 

The Board has made progress with a search for her successor and a further announcement will be made in due course.

 

James Hickman, Chief Executive Officer, said: 

 

"I want to thank Judy for everything she has done in over five years with Finseta. She has been a key member of the leadership team and has helped navigate the business through an important phase of its growth. Everyone at Finseta wishes her all the very best for the next chapter in her career." 

 

Judy Happe, Chief Financial Officer, said:

 

"I have greatly enjoyed my time at Finseta through a period of significant growth and the time has come for me to put this great experience to work in a new venture."

 

 Enquiries 

 

Finseta plc 

+44 (0)203 971 4865

James Hickman, Chief Executive Officer 

 




Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser and Broker) 

+44 (0)207 408 4090

Daniel Bush, Tom Knibbs

 




Gracechurch Group (Financial PR) 

+44 (0)204 582 3500 

Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury


 

About Finseta plc

 

Finseta plc (AIM: FIN) is a foreign exchange and payments company offering multi-currency accounts and payment solutions to businesses and individuals. Headquartered in the City of London, Finseta combines a proprietary technology platform with a high level of personalised service to support clients with payments in over 165 countries in 150 currencies. With a track record of over 15 years, Finseta has the expertise, experience and expanding global partner network to be able to execute complex cross-border payments. It is fully regulated, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, by the Financial Conduct Authority as an Electronic Money Institution; by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada as a Money Services Business; and by the Dubai Financial Services Authority under a Category 3D licence. www.finseta.com

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