Ben Westlake

Ben Westlake has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Ben is currently serving as the Chief Information Officer at Pepper Money UK since July 2023. Prior to this, they worked as the Director of Narra Property Limited from March 2020 onwards. Ben also held the position of Head of Technology and Development (Asia) at Pepper Advantage from February 2022 to August 2023. Ben served as the Director of Engineering at Pepper Financial Services Group from June 2021 to March 2022. Before that, Ben held the role of Head of Technology at Optimum Credit Ltd. from November 2013 to June 2021. Ben also worked as an Application Architect at Principality Building Society for a brief period in 2013. Earlier in their career, Ben worked as a Development Manager and MI and Development Consultant at Nemo Personal Finance. Ben also gained experience in desktop/infrastructure support during their Service Desk and Desktop/Infrastructure Support contract position at McGrathNicol. Ben began their career as an Industrial Trainee at IBM in 2004.

Ben Westlake attended the University of South Wales from 2002 to 2006, where they obtained a BSc(Hons) degree in Information Technology. Ben also holds additional certifications, including the ISEB Intermediate Certificate in Solution and Enterprise Architecture from BCS, which they obtained in November 2010, and the MCTS .Net 2.0 Web Application Development certification from Microsoft, which they obtained in June 2009. Furthermore, they have some educational experience at the University of Surrey, though specific details such as the degree name and field of study are not provided.