Qonto appoints Natalia Williams as new chief product officer
Qonto, a Paris-based business banking fintech, has named former MailChimp exec Natalia Williams as its new chief product officer (CPO).
Qonto’s new CPO Natalia Williams (Image: Qonto)
In her new position, Williams will oversee the entire “product lifecycle” at Qonto, managing product strategy, development and innovation.
She is expected to work closely with Aymeric Augustin, Qonto’s chief technology officer (CTO), to “align product vision with technical capabilities”.
Williams brings 20 years of product experience to Qonto. She previously served as CPO at Hootsuite for over a year, and has also held roles as CPO at MailChimp and VP of product management and e-commerce operations at Bloomingdale’s.
Her appointment coincides with an eventful time for Qonto, with the company recently receiving a temporary ban on new customer onboarding in Italy, effective 25 July 2024, due to a Banca d’Italia order to strengthen AML measures in its Italian subsidiary.
This comes amid Qonto’s ongoing efforts to expand into four new European markets, namely Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal.
