BOARD OF
DIRECTORS

David Wells has served as Chair of the board of directors since December 2021, having initially joined the board of directors as a non-executive director in July 2019. Mr. Wells previously served as chief financial officer of Netflix from December 2010 until his retirement in January 2019. During his time at Netflix, Mr. Wells served as overall head of financial planning & analysis and spent two years, from July 2015 to July 2017, in the Netherlands as part of the build-up of Netflix’s European operations. Mr. Wells has served on the board of directors, and chair of the audit committee, of Hims & Hers health, inc. Since January 2021, and as lead independent director since 2022. He also served on the board of directors, including as chair of the audit committee, of trade desk, inc., a public company that provides a technology platform for advertising buyers from December 2015 to May 2025. Most recently, he joined the board of private company Epic Games. Mr. Wells holds a BS in commerce and English from the university of Virginia and an MBA/MPP magna cum laude from the university of Chicago.

Date of appointment as Chair: 
Wise plc: December 8th, 2021
Wise group plc: April 8th, 2026

Alastair Rampell has served as a Non-Executive Director since January 2018. Mr. Rampell has served as a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz since September 2015, where he focuses on financial services. In his role, Mr. Rampell serves on the boards of several Andreessen Horowitz portfolio companies and has led a number of Andreessen Horowitz’s investments. Before joining Andreessen Horowitz, Mr. Rampell co-founded multiple companies, including Affirm, FraudEliminator, Point and TrialPay. He has served as a member of the board of directors of Rocket Companies, Inc., a financial technology and homeownership services company, since February 2024, and previously served as a director of KCG Holdings from 2015 to 2017. Mr. Rampell holds a BA in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Harvard University.

Date of appointment: 
Wise plc: June 18th, 2021
Wise group plc: April 8th, 2026
 

Clare Gilmartin has served as senior independent director since June 2021. Prior to joining us, Ms. Gilmartin served as chief executive officer of Trainline, a digital rail and coach travel platform, from April 2014 to March 2021, where she led an expansion of the business internationally and then guided the company a sale to KKR in 2015 and its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in 2019. Prior to Trainline, Ms. Gilmartin spent ten years at eBay, last serving as vice president, eBay Europe. Earlier in her career, Ms. Gilmartin was a consultant at Boston Consulting Group. She also currently serves as senior advisor to KKR. Ms. Gilmartin has served on the board of directors of GetYourGuide GmbH, a travel experience booking platform, since February 2021. Ms. Gilmartin holds a Bachelor of Commerce (int) degree from university college of Dublin.

Date of appointment: 
Wise plc: June 18th, 2021
Wise group plc: April 8th, 2026

Hooi Ling Tan has served as a Non-Executive Director since June 2021. Ms. Tan is the Co-founder and former COO of Grab, southeast Asia’s leading superapp serving millions with mobility, delivery, and digital financial solutions. Before stepping down from her operational and board roles in 2024, she played a key role in driving Grab’s growth, leading the technology, strategy, and ads divisions, and prior to that, oversaw functions including people operations, customer experience, and business operations. She is also a global board member at Sonova Holding AG and Endeavor, where she contributes her expertise in scaling innovative technology businesses worldwide. Hooi Ling holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bath and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Date of appointment: 
Wise plc: June 19th, 2021
Wise group plc: April 8th, 2026

Terri Duhon has served as a Non-Executive director since January 2022. Ms. Duhon has served as a lecturer since 2015 and became an associate fellow at the Saïd Business School at Oxford University in 2018. She is also a motivational speaker for Speakers for Schools and a frequent keynote speaker on risk, culture and reinvention. Earlier in her career, Ms. Duhon worked as a derivatives trader at JP Morgan before becoming an entrepreneur and founding a consulting business. Ms. Duhon has served on the boards of directors of Morgan Stanley International including as Chair of its Risk Committee since 2016 until April 2026,, and Rathbones group plc, including as Chair of its Risk Committee, since July 2018. Ms. Duhon holds a degree in Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Date of appointment: 
Wise plc: January 1st, 2022
Wise group plc: April 8th, 2026

Scott Hill serves as an Non-Executive Director since March 2026. He brings significant executive and governance experience, having served as an operator, board member, and board Chair for some of the world's leading technology companies. Notably, Mr. Hill spent 14 years as the Chief Financial Officer of Intercontinental Exchange where he helped scale a founder-led fintech company in a highly regulated environment. He possesses deep expertise in public company governance, corporate finance, and US markets, positioning him to strategically support Wise's global growth and its mission of building transparent, fair cross-border payments.

Date of appointment: 
Wise plc: March 2nd, 2026
Wise Group plc: April 8th, 2026

Elizabeth B. Chambers (Libby) has served as a Non-Executive Director since April 2023. She has extensive experience as a board director, investor, and senior financial services executive, leading strategy, product and marketing. Libby is also on the boards of Kape Technologies, TSB bank plc AJ Bell plc several fintech and payments startups, and the non-profit University of Colorado Anschutz medical campus. She advises private equity firms on their investments in financial services, including serving for 5 years as an operating partner at Searchlight Capital. Earlier boards have included several FTSE-250 listed and private financial services companies in the US and UK. Her executive career included c-suite roles at Western Union, Barclays, Bank of America and other global companies. Earlier in her career, Libby was a partner at McKinsey & Company. She holds a Harvard MBA, she is also a Stanford graduate and started her career as a financial analyst with Morgan Stanley & Co.

Date of appointment: 
Wise plc: April 19th, 2023
Wise Group plc: April 8th, 2026

Kristo Käärmann is our Co-founder and has served as our Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director since our inception 2010. Prior to founding our company, Mr. Käärmann was a consultant at Deloitte and Pwc. Mr. Käärmann holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mathematics and technology from the university of Tartu.

Date of appointment: 
Wise plc: April 28th, 2021
Wise Group plc: April 8th, 2026

Before joining Wise in October 2024, Emmanuel was the Chief Financial Officer at Delivery Hero SE, where he oversaw the company’s financial operations and managed several key departments for over ten years, bringing the company public in 2017. Prior to his role at Delivery Hero, Emmanuel was the Chief Financial Officer and remains a Managing Director at Team Global, a Berlin-based incubator. He also spent six years as Chief Financial Officer and executive board member at MetaDesign, an international corporate branding agency headquartered in Berlin. Emmanuel holds Master’s degree in Economics from both a French university and a German Fachhochschule.

Date of appointment:
Wise plc: October 1st, 2024
Wise Group plc: April 8th, 2026