Carlton Hopper
Heading up the UK
Carlton joined GFT after gaining over 30 years experience in the banking, technology and consulting sectors. He has an established reputation earned through years of success with cross-sector blue chip firms including Accenture, Barclays, Ernst & Young and most recently IBM Global Business Services.
This varied resume gives him a unique 360 view of all aspects of the Fintech sector, both from the financial and technological side, making him a perfect ambassador for GFT’s holistic mission to transform businesses into streamlined, 21st century entities.
Carlton is an energetic, results-driven business leader, with a passion for leadership which will drive his team forward to exceed GFT clients’ exacting expectations, not just at his UK base, but around the world.
His reputation for energy, enthusiasm, his outstanding commitment to delivering positive change to a client's business across manufacturing, retail, and automotive industries, and in providing innovative cloud solutions, technology modernisation projects, data-powered AI programmes make him a key figure in the sector, and a huge asset to the GFT Leadership team.
