These weren't placements, they were foundational hires that will define Ovanti's trajectory in North America. Wenham Carter understood the assignment and delivered the leadership team we needed to scale.
These weren't placements, they were foundational hires that will define Ovanti's trajectory in North America. Wenham Carter understood the assignment and delivered the leadership team we needed to scale.
Bringing Ovanti’s differentiated BNPL infrastructure to the United States required more than filling senior positions – it demanded identifying transformational leaders who could architect our commercial engine and engineering foundation from the ground up.
Joe Dowd and the Wenham Carter team demonstrated exceptional understanding of our market positioning and the caliber of leadership required to execute against an aggressive timeline. We were entering the world’s most competitive payments market with a fundamentally different model: non-lending BNPL powered by real-time cash flow data, stablecoins, and AI – a proposition that required executives who could operate at the intersection of fintech innovation, regulatory complexity, and enterprise go-to-market.
Wenham Carter delivered precisely that. Barbara Badelt Ford, as SVP Commercial, brought 15+ years of payments and platform expertise across Nuvei, Adyen, and Global Blue, exactly the pedigree needed to build our commercial organization, partner ecosystem, and revenue infrastructure. Jacek, as SVP Engineering, provided the technical leadership to translate our Asia-Pacific payments architecture for the US market while integrating our stablecoin and AI capabilities.
Wenham Carter’s ability to move at venture pace without compromising on executive quality. Joe maintained complete transparency throughout both searches, navigating complex compensation structures and competing opportunities while keeping candidates engaged through our due diligence process.
These weren’t placements, they were foundational hires that will define Ovanti’s trajectory in North America. Wenham Carter understood the assignment and delivered the leadership team we needed to scale.
Peter Maher, Chief Executive Officer | Ovanti
