LEADERSHIP
TEAM

Kristo co-founded Wise in 2010 and holds the position of Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, he was a consultant at Deloitte and PwC. Kristo holds an MSc in Mathematics and Technology from the University of Tartu.

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 degrees in Economics from both a French university and a German Fachhochschule.

Harsh Sinha has served as our Chief Technology Officer since May 2015, having also acted as our interim Chief Executive Officer from September to December 2023. As Chief Technology officer, he has been instrumental in scaling Wise’s proprietary technology infrastructure to support millions of active customers and multi-billiondollar transaction volumes. Before joining us, Mr. Sinha was the director of product at PayPal, where he led the product strategy and development of PayPal’s mobile apps and software. Earlier, he was a director of engineering at eBay. Mr. Sinha holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Sikkim Manipal University, India.

Nilan Peiris has served as our Chief Product Officer since April 2021. Mr. Peiris joined Wise in 2014 as Vice President of Growth, following his time as an advisor to the Company since 2012. Before Wise, he spent six years expanding and scaling startups in the United Kingdom. As Chief Product Officer, Mr. Peiris is responsible for driving growth across Wise’s products and platform. He played a pivotal role in launching the Wise Account as well as the Wise Platform. Beyond his work at Wise, Mr. Peiris serves as a board member at OakNorth and invests in social impact projects through Daring Capital. Mr. Peiris holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Bristol.

Beyond his work at Wise, Nilan serves as a board member at OakNorth and invests in social impact projects through Daring Capital.

Diana was appointed as Global Head of Banking and Expansion in February 2019, having held the position of Head of Banking (West) and Banking Lead for the Latin American region since joining Wise in July 2015. Before moving to Wise, Diana was a Latin America Operations Manager at the International Project Finance Association (IPFA). Prior to this she was practising as a finance and banking lawyer in Colombia. Diana holds an MSc in Law and Finance from Queen Mary University of London and a Law degree from Universidad de Los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia).

Rohan was appointed Global Head of Operations on 1 March 2024, having held the position of Global Head of Financial Crime Operations since joining Wise in August 2021. Before joining Wise, Rohan was leading the Financial Crime Products, Analytics and Intelligence functions at TSB Bank. Prior to this he was a management consultant at EY and Sanctions Advisory Manager at NatWest. He holds a BBA in Economics from Schulich School of Business (York University) and an MSc in Economic History from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Isabel joined Wise as Chief People Officer in June 2022. Prior to joining Wise, Isabel led the Talent function at FIS, where she developed their overall people strategy, and ran teams across talent acquisition and management, workforce planning and analytics, global learning, inclusion and diversity, and employee experience. Her earlier experience includes leading human resources at Capco globally, as well as creating and delivering human capital and diversity strategy at Accenture.

Cian was appointed as Chief Marketing Officer in March 2021. Before joining Wise, he held the position of Chief Customer Officer at Secret Escapes from 2018 to 2021. Cian has held several other senior roles, including Head of Growth at Guardian News, Head of Performance Marketing at ASOS, Director of Insight and Analytics at Essence, and Marketing Director at TotallyMoney. Cian holds a BA in Economics and Management Studies from the University of Cambridge.

Jessica has been General Counsel of Wise since January 2022, having previously held the position of Head of Corporate since joining Wise in 2019. Before joining Wise, Jessica was a senior lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and Prudential UK. Jessica holds a BA in Ethics, Politics & Economics and International Studies from Yale University, an MSt from the University of Oxford and a Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School.

Nita joined Wise as Group Chief Compliance Officer in November 2025, leading Wise’s global compliance function. Before Wise, Nita held senior compliance leadership roles at Credit Suisse, including serving as Group Chief Compliance Officer from 2022 to 2023, and as Chief Compliance Officer for parts of the UK & EMEA Investment Bank and Asset Management businesses. Prior to Credit Suisse, she spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs, including as Chief Compliance Officer for EMEA and APAC Asset Management. Earlier in her career, she held compliance roles at Nomura and worked in Regulatory Capital at Bear Stearns. She holds an MSc in Finance and Investment from Brunel University and a BA (Hons) in Business Studies (Finance) from Southbank University.