FinTech firm Mollie has named Koen Köppen as the company’s new chief executive officer to drive forward the company’s expansion.
Köppen – who previously worked as the chief technology officer at payments giant Klarna – will focus on supporting Mollie’s expansion into world-class financial services.
According to Mollie, Köppen will drive the firm’s mission to simplify complex financial services and level the playing field for small-and-medium-sized ecommerce firms in his new role.
His appointment is conditional on approval by the Dutch Central Bank and on the advice of Mollie’s Works Council. Shane Happach, Mollie’s current CEO, is leaving the company to take up a leadership role in Asia.
An important part of Koen’s new role will be to take an even more central role in developing and launching innovative products like Capital at speed.
Mollie chair Eli Leenaars said, “We’re delighted to be welcoming Koen into a new and elevated role. We’ve been very impressed by Koen’s achievements and drive over the last eight months. His promotion is richly deserved and we are confident in his ability to lead Mollie’s further growth and evolution.
“Shane can be proud of the company he leaves behind, leading our Series C funding round and our move into financial services. We wish him the very best in his new role.”
Payment service provider Mollie previously teamed with B2B payments firm Shieldpay to help the latter’s clients have their payment needs fully digitised.
