Riaan Postma

Riaan Postma is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in architecture and engineering within the financial services sector. Currently serving as Group Head of Architecture and Platform Engineering at Barclays since September 2022, Riaan has held significant roles at Westpac Group as Head of Architecture for Core, Customer, and Payments, and at ANZ as Chief Architect and Head of Strategy & Enterprise Architecture. Previous positions include Chief Architect at Lloyds Banking Group and a Senior Solution Consultant at IBM, where Riaan contributed to the industry models and assets practice. Riaan's career began at Standard Bank, where Riaan held roles such as Chief Architect and Head of Development. Riaan holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from the University of Pretoria, obtained between 1991 and 1993.