{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/teciem-board-alla-whitston","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-11/teciem-board-alla-whitston.md","title":"Teciem Adds MUFG Americas CIO Alla Whitston to Board","headline":"Teciem Completes Board With Appointment of MUFG Americas CIO Alla Whitston","description":"Teciem appointed Alla Whitston, CIO for the Americas at MUFG, as a non-executive director, completing the treasury software company's board.","section":"Leadership","published_at":"2026-11-11T09:33:33+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-11T09:33:33+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Alla Whitston, Chief Information Officer for the Americas at MUFG, joined Teciem's board as a Non-Executive Director.","Whitston brings more than 25 years of technology leadership experience, including a prior role as CTO of CIT Group.","CEO Wissam Khoury said the appointment completes a board that combines software and capital markets experience with the perspective of a bank CIO."],"companies":[{"name":"Teciem","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00pzue1/teciem","website":"https://www.teciem.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"PR Newswire","title":"Teciem brings voice of the customer into the boardroom with appointment of MUFG Americas CIO, Alla Whitston","url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/teciem-brings-voice-of-the-customer-into-the-boardroom-with-appointment-of-mufg-americas-cio-alla-whitston-302935344.html"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Leadership","Teciem"],"body_markdown":"Teciem appointed Alla Whitston, Chief Information Officer for the Americas at MUFG, as a Non-Executive Director, completing its Board of Directors, [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/teciem-brings-voice-of-the-customer-into-the-boardroom-with-appointment-of-mufg-americas-cio-alla-whitston-302935344.html) reported on November 11, 2026. Whitston brings more than 25 years of technology leadership experience.\n\n## Whitston's Role at MUFG and Prior Posts\n\nBased in New York, Whitston leads MUFG's technology strategy and operations in the Americas, covering infrastructure, information security, technology risk and AI. She was previously CTO of CIT Group and has held technology leadership roles at Bank of America, J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs.\n\nOn the board, Whitston will bring the view of the bank technology teams that rely on [Teciem](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/00pzue1/teciem)'s platforms. She will also support oversight of product and technology strategy, cybersecurity and long-term investment.\n\nWissam Khoury, Chief Executive Officer of Teciem, said: \"Our customers depend on our technology every day, so they should have a hand in shaping it.\" Khoury said Whitston's appointment completes a board that brings together software and capital markets experience, the long-term commitment of Apax, and the perspective of a bank CIO.\n\nWhitston said: \"I have spent my career on the buyer's side of the table, so I know how much it matters when a technology partner truly understands the pressures banks face.\" She said she will focus on delivering the customer perspective at board level.\n\n## Teciem's Board and Company Records\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Teciem appointed Didier Bouillard, former CEO of Calypso Technology and Adenza, as Chairman of the Board in March 2026. The company was carved out from Finastra and launched as a standalone treasury and capital markets software business in February 2026, backed by Apax Funds, with 1,300 employees transferred and 340 or more customers. The same records list Wissam Khoury as Chief Executive Officer and London as the company's headquarters.\n\n## Earlier Leadership Appointments at Teciem\n\nTeciem appointed Stefano Maestri as chief technology officer and Strath Lanyon as chief customer officer in October 2026, both reporting to Khoury, Bdaily reported. Maestri was named to lead global engineering and platform strategy, while Lanyon was to lead customer success. Third News reported the same month that the two roles were aimed at product innovation, cloud capabilities and customer success.\n\nTeciem's [website](https://www.teciem.com) lists its Kondor, Summit, Opics, Sophis, Sophis Invest and Arc products.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}