Ripjar, the provider of smarter screening and risk intelligence solutions, has appointed Conrad Nicholas as Chief Product Officer and Katie Miller as VP Marketing, strengthening its leadership team as demand accelerates for more efficient and intelligence-led customer screening technology.
The London-based company said Conrad will lead Ripjar's product strategy and innovation roadmap while Katie will lead global marketing strategy, building Ripjar's ability to enable financial institutions and enterprises to transform AML compliance and customer screening with explainable AI and a dynamic view of risk.
The appointments come as businesses face increasing regulatory pressure, fast-changing global sanctions regimes and multiplying adverse media risks. As a result, screening is evolving from manual, fragmented processes to scalable SaaS platforms with fully explainable AI.
Conrad joins from Droit, where as Head of Product for Pre-Trade Compliance he led the product line through a period in which revenue doubled ahead of its acquisition by FIS. Previously he spent 12 years at UBS, most recently leading product for regulatory onboarding and data services. He began his career at Accenture implementing vendor solutions in complex banking environments, giving him first-hand insight from both buying and building side of regulatory technology.
Katie brings more than 20 years of marketing experience, including over seven years at AML Analytics as Group Head of Marketing and Communications spanning financial crime, RegTech and supervisory technology sectors.
Conrad Nicholas said: "Managing financial crime and reputational risk is becoming more complex, with growing adoption of AI among criminals. Ripjar is already ahead of this market with its application of AI to improve screening accuracy and performance, its GCHQ heritage and a mission rooted in helping organisations make better, more defensible risk decisions. My focus is a roadmap that continues to turn that advantage into everyday value for customers, with explainability at the centre."
Katie Miller said: "Ripjar has already built a strong global reputation among financial institutions and enterprises. Joining alongside Conrad also creates a unique chance to align product and marketing closely from the outset."
Matt Mills, Chief Executive Officer of Ripjar, said: "Conrad and Katie join Ripjar at a crucial moment, following strong growth in our screening business that has seen annual recurring revenues increase by 40%. Their appointments strengthen our leadership team as we enter the next stage of evolution, including our expansion into markets such as the US."
About Ripjar
Ripjar is a UK-based financial crime compliance technology company providing customer screening, adverse media monitoring and threat investigation software to 400+ organisations globally, including Tier 1 banks, enterprises and government agencies. Founded by former GCHQ technologists.
