Philip Anklin has been promoted to the position of Chief Growth Officer. In this role, Anklin will be responsible for managing the business development, client relations and client success teams.
Zurich, Switzerland – January 12, 2023 – Fides Treasury Services Ltd., the global leader in multibank connectivity, payments and transaction communications, has announced that Philip Anklin has been promoted to the position of Fides’ Chief Growth Officer. In this role, Anklin will be responsible for managing the business development, client relations and client success teams, reporting to Fides CEO Andreas Lutz.
Anklin has been with Fides for five years, in a variety of customer-facing roles with increasing responsibility. His career began at UBS, where he spent 13 years in a variety of leadership roles. After a two-year stint heading an account management team at Equatex Global, he joined Fides in 2017 as a senior sales and relationship manager. He was quickly promoted to Vice President within Client Relations and Marketing and spent two years focusing on strategic business development and client acquisition. Anklin took on the newly-created role of Head Business Development in April 2021, where he has been focused on identifying and bringing potential new business opportunities to fruition.
“I am honored to be named Chief Growth Officer,” said Anklin. “I look forward to leveraging further my extensive network and using everything I have learned about the Fides business, partners, and clients over the past years to further contribute to the company’s growth.”
“Philip Anklin is the clear fit for the Chief Growth Officer position,” said Lutz. “His years of leadership and industry expertise combined with his years of experience with Fides client relations and business development are the perfect foundation for continued business expansion.”
The firm continues to actively hire staff across all departments to provide the highest level of support to its growing global client base. In the past year, Fides has expanded key customer-facing teams including the creation of new senior roles for sales and business development in the Americas and client success management.