London-based climate risk analytics provider Climate X has appointed Andrew Ellam, formerly of Monzo, Amazon, and Facebook, as vice president of technology.
Ellam previously served as chief of staff to the CTO at Monzo and led technical program management efforts. His experience includes roles at major tech companies such as Facebook and Amazon, and he most recently participated on UK Finance’s board focused on digital, technology, and cybersecurity products and services.
Climate X’s Spectra platform assists organizations in becoming more resilient to climate change by quantifying the probability and severity of weather events up to decades in advance. In line with latest regulatory requirements, Spectra delivers clear and comprehensible data to enhance climate financial risk disclosures and support ICAAP, stress testing, origination, and TCFD reporting.
Ellam stated, “For me, climate change is the biggest threat facing our generation and future generations. I’ve joined Climate X with a shared vision to provide the insights firms need to help improve things – to build a climate-resilient economy that can withstand the challenges ahead.”
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