Apr 06 2016
Giles Andrews
ZOPA Co-Founder and CEO
Giles Andrews is an entrepreneur and co-founder of the Social Lending online business Zopa which he founded in 2004. Giles has led the company through a period of dramatic growth which has established it as a real threat to the banks. By demonstrating that Social Lending works on a large scale, Zopa has changed the financial sector for good and became the world’s first lending and borrowing marketplace. It has also been voted “Most Trusted Personal Loan Provider” in the Moneywise Customer Awards for the past 4 years in a row and won Moneyfacts “Best Personal Loan Provider” and “Best Customer Service” awards in 2014.
“The father of one of the all-time financial service innovation: P2P”
Giles spent the first ten years of his career in the motor industry pursuing his interest in all things automotive. This included co-founding Caverdale in 1992, a start-up taken to a £250m turnover motor retailer and sold in 1997. After an MBA at INSEAD he set up his own consultancy business whose clients included Tesco and Tesco Personal Finance. [/expand]
Giles has literally created an industry and changed the mould globally and in his presentations he shares his insights in implementing strategy, driving growth and creating an entrepreneurial culture.
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Giles is very practical in putting new ideas into practice. He is an engaging and passionate speaker.[/expand]
Topics
Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Social Lending
Growth
Disruption
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