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Fiona François
Born (1980-05-22) 22 May 1980 (age 44)
York, England
Alma materNorthumbria University
OccupationCFO at Communify Fincentric
Years active2001–present
SpouseEric H François (2006–present)
Children2

Fiona Jane François (born Fiona Jane Mackay, 22 May 1980) is a British diplomat who is the Chairman and former President of the British American Business Council, Los Angeles Chapter.[1] She was formerly HM Consul and Director for the Western Region of UK Trade & Investment's US Network.[2]

Early life and education

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Born in York,[1] she studied economics, politics and sociology at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle upon Tyne where she graduated with honours.[citation needed] In 2009, François was appointed HM Consul and Director for the Western Region of UK Trade & Investment's US Network. Based at the British Consulate-General in Los Angeles,[3]

Career

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François has been Chief Financial Officer since the acquisition of Fincentric by Just Build It (JBI) company led by the former founders of InvestCloud, in partnership with Stellex Capital Management. Communify Fincentric, unifying the communication of market (Fincentric) and client data (Communify), delivers unique, high quality digital experiences for the financial industry.[4]

François is Operating Partner at JBI. The JBI mission is to design, build and renovate companies to be best in class. JBI’s focus is on a) Marketing and b) Innovation to automate and scale the financial sector.[5]

François joined the board of charity Cinemagic in May 2024.[6][7]

François is the former President of Sales Operations at InvestCloud, a California-founded financial technology platform.[8][9][10]

François is a Member of the Board of BritWeek,[1][11] a not for profit organization focusing on the British contribution to business, film, fashion and music in Southern California. Through Britweek, Francois supports various charities including, LA's BEST, Malaria No More, Save The Children, Virgin Unite.[12]

François created the first UKTI / Britweek Business Innovation Awards in 2010 for Businesses with joint operations in the UK and California to be recognized for their achievements in innovation before an audience of elite international commercial players, as well as the wider California business community. François shortlists finalist in each category to be judged by renowned business leaders. Past judges were, Andy Bird Chairman of Walt Disney International, Ian Callum Design Director for Jaguar,[13] Carlos Amezcua, Co-Anchor Fox 11 News[14] and Sir Ken Robinson Internationally Renowned Creativity Expert.[15] Past honored speakers were Simon Cowell,[16] Nigel Lythgoe[17] will.i.am[18] and Frank Mottek.[19]

Francois is the Chairman and former President of the British American Business Council (BABC) and actively supports the chapters in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, the Pacific North West, Chicago and Houston[20]

Awards

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In 2013, François was one of the top 5 finalists for the L.A. Business Journal's "Women Making A Difference" Awards. Fiona was one of 252 nominees for the 2013 Awards in the "Rising Star" category.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Fiona Francois". Brit Week. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Department for International Trade USA". GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Stellex Capital, in Partnership with Communify, Has Acquired Fincentric (Formerly Known as Markit On Demand) from S&P Global". businesswire. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  5. ^ https://www.justbuildit.com/team/ [self-published source]
  6. ^ https://cinemagic.org.uk/our-story/
  7. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-francois-6a85a019/
  8. ^ Wenik, Ian (18 April 2023). "InvestCloud CEO, two other execs exit in 'sudden' management shakeup -sources". Capital Group. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  9. ^ Muhn, Julie (2 February 2021). "InvestCloud Becomes Fintech's Newest Unicorn". Finovate. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  10. ^ Breen, Oisin (22 January 2024). "After three years -- and $2.5 billion -- trying to make an Envestnet killer out of InvestCloud, Motive Partners goes owner-operator when CEO search comes up empty". RIABiz. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  11. ^ "BritWeek UKTI Business Innovation Awards 2013 Were Presented to Five Outstanding Companies Creating Business Ties between the UK and California - Yahoo! Finance". finance.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Mission Statement". Brit Week. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  13. ^ "BritWeek UKTI Business Innovation Awards 2013 Were Presented to Five Outstanding Companies Creating Business Ties between the UK and California". Business Wire. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Fox Anchor Carlos Amezcua Joins Judging Panel as BritWeek and UKTI Launch 2013 Business Innovation Awards - MarketWatch". www.marketwatch.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  15. ^ "BritWeek UKTI Business Innovation Awards 2012 Now Underway". Marketwire.com. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Simon Cowell Talks 'American Idol' Exit; Nigel Lythgoe Hopes To 'Trample All Over' Paula". Access Hollywood. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Simon Cowell and Nigel Lythgoe attend the BritWeek UKTI Business Innovation Awards at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 4, 2010 -- Getty Images | View photo - Yahoo News". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Will.i.am, founder and CEO of i.am+ to be honored by BritWeek and UK Trade & Investment as Entrepreneur of the Year".
  19. ^ "News about Frank Mottek". Frankmottek.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017. [permanent dead link]
  20. ^ "BABC Los Angeles". Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  21. ^ "Women Making a Difference" (PDF). Cbjonline.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  22. ^ "Fiona Francois Makes top 5 Nomination as Rising Star for LA Business Journals Women Who Make a Difference". Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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