Multi-specialist bank Leumi UK appoints new Head of Client Operations and Services

Sidharth Mishra has joined the London-based subsidiary of Israel’s leading international bank as Head of Client Operations and Services. In his new role, he will report directly to recently appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO), George Evans, and will be responsible for helping to streamline and automate Leumi UK’s risk mitigation processes, while ensuring scalability and efficiency.

 

Sidharth has over 15 years’ experience in IT, process improvements and operations, having started his career at India’s largest private sector bank, ICICI Bank. During his tenure there, Sidharth led operations in one of the bank’s most active branches before being selected to set up and head retail operations for ICICI Bank UK in 2007. Most

 

recently, he headed operations for Axis Bank UK, where he was responsible for setting up processes for corporate and retail operations along with IT infrastructure.

 

Commenting on the appointment, George Evans, COO at Leumi UK, says: “Sidharth’s extensive experience in IT and operations provides a boost to our current offering, while ensuring our clientcentric, high-quality service is upheld –we are thrilled to have him on board.”

Sidharth adds: “I am delighted to be joining the exceptional team at Leumi UK and look forward to playing an active role in the optimisation of its operations processes while helping the bank to achieve its ambitious growth objectives. I’m sure it will be an exciting year ahead.”