Graham Umney

Graham Umney has a diverse range of work experience in various roles and industries. Graham is currently the Co-Founder and Commercial Director at Via Strada London Ltd, a position they have held since January 2022. Prior to that, they served as the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Qi starting in March 2021. In 2020, they worked as a Specialist Payments Consultant at QED Management Consultants Ltd.

In 2017, Umney held the role of Head of Commercial at annectoUK.co.uk, where they drove the commercial strategy to transform the company's core chip and PIN offer into a more comprehensive proposition. This included the introduction of annectoUK's own energy brokerage and expanding their payment services.

Earlier in their career, Umney served as the Managing Director at QED Management Consultants Ltd, working with various UK-based businesses to develop their business development and proposition strategies. Graham also held the position of Senior Vice President, EMEA at AMP Credit Technologies, where they facilitated loans to micro-small-medium enterprises (MSME's) through the company's financial technology.

Umney has also worked at WorldPay as the Head of New Business, Channel Partnerships, and Head of Sales, Third Parties, Streamline. Additionally, they have experience as the Head of the HSBC Relationship Team at HSBC Merchant Services (Global Payments UK LTD).

Overall, Umney's work experience spans roles in commercial strategy, consultancy, payments, financial technology, and sales management.

Graham Umney attended Kingston College from 1985 to 1987, where they obtained a BTEC National Diploma in Banking and Finance. Prior to that, they studied at Teddington Secondary Comprehensive from 1980 to 1984, but no specific degree or field of study is mentioned. Graham also holds a certification in BTEC National Diploma, Business and Finance from BTEC.