Cassy Ramsey joined Aion Bank as Chief Risk Officer on 1 October 2023. She is responsible for second line functions, including Risk, Compliance and IT Security. She is also part of Aion’s Executive Committee, as well as its Board of Directors.
Cassy’s background in technology, operations and management spans 30 years at several financial services companies, including CITIGROUP, Santander and Alpha Card, in addition to leadership roles at Avis and FedEx. More recently, she has been working as a consultant, holding Non-Executive Director/Board Member roles at Wise Europe and Bank Degroof Petercam. At Bank Degroof Petercam, Cassy was a member of specialised board committees, including Risk, Audit and Nomination Committees, and she served as Chair of the IT Committee, providing oversight for an IT Transformation program - core banking system renewal, migration of data centre to the cloud and improved digital capabilities - while improving the Bank’s IT Risk profile.
Cassy’s experience with Internal Control and Risk Oversight combined with an understanding of how fintechs successfully navigate the demanding regulatory environment, as well as her broad operational experience, including managing IT and outsourcing risk in financial institutions will support the continued growth of Aion Bank’s Banking-as-a-Service business.
At Santander, she served as Chief Operating Officer, responsible for Technology and Operations, including innovation across multiple territories. Cassy held a similar position at Alpha-Card, as Vice President/COO with responsibilities for the Technology and Group Operations within territories, focusing on business transformation and customer experience. She also held the position of Senior Vice President/COO at CITIGROUP in Barcelona, Spain, managing their highly complex Operational Center of Excellence, servicing 19 different Citi businesses in 11 languages.
Cassy holds a Corporate Master Business Administration from ESADE Business & Law School, a Master EECC from ICADE institute of Business Administration, a Master Business Administration (International Business) from Thunderbird and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tulsa.
She holds dual nationality, USA and Belgian, and currently resides in Belgium.