Atom appoints chief technologist

Andy joins Atom from BP, where he most recently ran the company’s digital consumer channels and offers teams, including the BPMe app and loyalty schemes. During his time at BP, Andy introduced a number of new methodologies and technologies including Agile, DevOps and the cloud, first in the trading business, before rolling them out across the entire company.

Prior to this Andy worked for Bank of America as a director in global markets and research technology, as well as global payments and international branch technology.
Andy will lead on developing Atom’s cloud-based banking platform, giving the bank the agility to create new products and services.

Andy’s immediate plans include an upgrade of the core banking platform and an improvement of Atom’s automation capabilities.

Andy Sturrock said: “I am delighted to be joining Atom. I have been really impressed with what the tech team has achieved so far, through its digitally native, low cost, cloud technology platform. I’m looking forward to developing Atom’s technology and taking it to the next level, putting automation and data at the core of our systems and building new products and services at speed to support customers even more effectively.”

Mark Mullen, CEO at Atom, commented: “Andy brings significant experience implementing innovative technological solutions. We are confident that he will be a valuable addition to our tech team, creating real value for customers. As the UK faces a significant squeeze in the cost of living, our highly efficient digital banking machine can help our customers make the most of their savings, while keeping borrowing costs to a minimum.”