Mobility company Ola has announced that Georgina Owens will join the Ola UK board as an Independent non-executive Director.
Georgina brings decades of senior technology and IT leadership experience from high-growth and major established businesses across multiple sectors. She will bring her significant expertise and provide corporate governance and strategic guidance as Ola continues to build world class technology and invest significantly into R&D, the statement said.
Georgina is currently Chief Technology Officer at Liberis Capital, a UK fintech company focused on business finance for SMEs, where she focuses on supporting the company’s international growth and developing the product portfolio. Previously she was at DAZN, a fast-growth media business, where she led IT and data services globally. In her career, Georgina has delivered major technology transformation programmes for large companies including WPP, Kantar Media, Centrica and Vodafone, and been awarded numerous accolades including UK Top 50 Most Influential Women in Tech 2020 and Top UK CIO 2020 and several Women in IT Awards. She currently serves as a technology advisor to several UK start-ups.
Today’s appointment further strengthens Ola UK’s Board. The company appointed Sir Mike Rake as independent non-executive Chairman and Leon Daniels as independent non-executive director in 2021, joining Balasubrahmanyam Vijay Juturi (non-executive director, Ola UK), Marc Rozendal (Managing Director, Ola UK), and Karl Lutzow (Operations Director, Ola UK).
Sir Mike Rake, Chairman of the Ola UK Board said, “Georgina joins us at a high growth phase and I believe her deep experience working with fast moving companies combined with insights on technology will be instrumental as we scale our businesses and double down our focus on building future technologies for the world.”
“Ola’s vision for the mobility industry and focus on tech innovation is unparalleled. It is not only making ride-hailing safe and accessible but also leading the world’s transition to clean mobility. I look forward to collaborating with the team and building the future of mobility,” added Georgina Owens, Non-Executive Director, Ola.
Ola launched its ride hailing services in the UK in 2018 and has expanded rapidly since, successfully launching in London in February 2020. Today Ola operates across 27 local authorities, including Birmingham, Liverpool, Cardiff and Bristol.
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