Executive Committe Biographies

The members of the Management Team, their background and their responsibilities within the Group include:

Andreas Andreades, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Andreas Andreades joined Temenos in 1999, initially in the position of Chief Financial Officer, before assuming the responsibilities of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer in 2001 and then the Chief Executive’s role in July 2003. Mr Andreades started his career with KPMG in London in 1988. After spending five years in the accounting profession, he joined PepsiCo, where he held a number of strategic, sales and general management positions. Mr Andreades holds an engineering degree from the University of Cambridge and is a UK chartered accountant. Mr. Andreades is a Cypriot national.

David Arnott, Chief Financial Officer

Mr David Arnott has been serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Temenos since April 2001. Prior to joining the Group, he worked as Chief Financial Officer of Société Européenne de Communication in Luxembourg.  Mr Arnott also held a number of senior finance positions within the Anglo American group, a mining and precious metals trading company. Prior to this Mr Arnott was a Management Consultant with Deloittes where he also qualified as a Chartered Accountant.  Mr Arnott holds a Bachelor of Sciences from the University of Southampton and a Masters Degree from the University of Freiburg. He is a British national.

Andre Loustau, Chief Technology Officer

Mr Andre Loustau has been with Temenos and its predecessor companies since 1984. Mr Loustau was an Application Developer at Grindlays Bank after which he joined Temenos’ predecessor company EBS to begin the development of what was to become TEMENOS T24. Mr Loustau has had roles in development, implementation and sales within Temenos, prior to assuming the responsibilities of the Chief Technical Officer in 2001. Mr Loustau is a British national.

Mark Cullinane, Chief Operating Officer

Mr Mark Cullinane has over 20 years of experience in the provision of banking solutions internationally, including over 14 years living and working in the Asia Pacific region. He began his career in London as a management trainee with BIS Banking Systems in 1986, conducting a variety of roles including software development, implementation consultancy and client support before focusing his early career in sales and sales management. Following acquisition by ACT in 1994, Mr Cullinane was promoted to General Manager for North Asia and subsequently following acquisition by Misys in 1995, he was promoted to Regional Director for Misys business operations in the Asia Pacific region. He joined Temenos in February 2004 as Regional Director for Asia Pacific before assuming the role of the Chief Operating Officer for the Group in January 2006. Mr Cullinane is a British national and holds a degree in Business Studies (BA Hons.) from Greenwich University, London. 

Alex Groenendyk, Chief Operating Officer – TCB

Mr Alex Groenendyk joined Temenos in May 2005 as President for Americas; since December 2007, he also assumes the responsibility of Chief Operating Officer for TEMENOS CoreBanking (TCB). Mr Groenendyk has over 20 years experience in providing banking solutions in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Prior to joining Temenos, Mr Groenendyk served as President of Fiserv CBS Worldwide, a supplier of financial solutions to mid and large tier banking organisations. Mr Groenendyk was also responsible for both the delivery of these solutions on a license and outsourcing basis. Mr Groenendyk is a Dutch national and holds an Economics degree and an MBA.

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