MANAGEMENT

Mark Foulsham appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Kensington Mortgages

Kensington Mortgages (“Kensington”) has hired experienced technology expert Mark Foulsham as its new Chief Operating Officer. Mark will join the company on 3 June 2019.

Mark has more than 30 years’ experience in driving digital innovation and transformative change – having worked with fintech start-ups and as Group Chief Information Officer of esure, the personal lines insurance business. In previous roles, Mark has had responsibility for functions ranging from customer services to financial crime prevention. He has led technology projects to create new products and drive sales, as well as business transformation programmes to increase productivity and efficiency.

Mark served as Group CIO of esure until 2016, having joined the business in 2004 as Head of IT. He led an extensive set of teams from Operations, Customer Services and IT as well as multiple digital transformation projects, including an overhaul of the company’s legacy systems and processes, its claims platform and pioneered the use of mobile technology within the industry.

Since 2016 his start-up keyenable.com has advised multiple digital disruptors, and more traditional businesses, on issues ranging from data strategies, cyber-security to tech transformation.

He has also served as CEO of Surrey Innovations, the commercial wing for the Centre for Digital Enterprise at the University of Surrey – leading projects for clients including EDF, Ford, Prudential and Wincanton.

In addition, he led a digital transformation programme for Scope, the pan-disability social enterprise, currently a finalist for the prestigious Digital Leader’s Digital Charity of the Year. Mark started his career as IT manager at Atkins Consultants, before moving to South East Water, SAUR UK, Macquarie Bank and acting as a Non-Executive Director for Cobweb, one of Europe’s largest cloud hosting businesses.