"The reason for doing this is simple -- I want more direct contact with the financial services teams," Mr. Immelt said.
The first one is called Salesforce Financial Services Cloud and it has been tuned specifically to the needs of a financial services sales team.
At FICO, the financial services company, teams are always interdisciplinary, says Scott Zoldi, chief analytics officer, who holds a doctorate in physics.
AARP and Genworth, the financial services firm, have teamed up to offer a new service aimed to provide caregiving support services for members.
FactGem is currently working with a number of clients, including in the retail and financial services space, though the team notes that it is also in the process of setting up a number of proof-of-concept projects for new clients.
Mr. O'Neil would add his restructuring and capital markets expertise and years of experience working with clients in the financial services industry to U.K.F.I.'s team.
"He brings extensive experience of change management and financial services to our senior management team and his appointment is a clear example of the changes we're making at Wonga".
"We believe we have the very best leadership team in financial services today, and a key to retaining that talent for the long term is to compensate our senior leaders competitively and to align their interests with those of our shareholders," Stephen W. Sanger, who leads Wells Fargo's compensation committee, said in a statement last December.
Pretty much my first action when I joined the FT in 1991 as head of financial services was to tell the team that they would be in serious trouble if I heard them talking on the phone to a corporate PR rather than a chief executive or chairman.
Putting on a tie and his best manners, Deutsch touted his team's financial services expertise, concluding humbly, "we'd love to go to work for you".
