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Former NICE CEO Barak Eilam to Chair British Fintech Firm Wise

Barak Eilam, former CEO of NICE, has been appointed as the designated chairman of the British fintech company Wise, which specializes in international money transfers. Eilam will take over from current chairman David Wells in April 2027. Wise is valued at approximately $12 billion and has about 9,000 employees.

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  1. 01Barak Eilam, former NICE CEO, will become the designated chairman of British fintech Wise.
  2. 02Wise, a company specializing in international money transfers, is valued at approximately $12 billion.
  3. 03Eilam is scheduled to replace current chairman David Wells in April 2027.
  4. 04Wise has about 9,000 employees and generates $2.5 billion in annual revenue.
  5. 05Eilam has accumulated several board positions since leaving NICE two years ago.

Since leaving NICE, Eilam has taken on multiple board positions in various tech and financial companies.

Translated and summarized by baba from Calcalist, the latest report. Read Calcalist’s original

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