Premium Credit is pleased to announce the appointment of Rohit Ghai as its Chief Risk Officer. This new role highlights the significant, ongoing investment Premium Credit is making to enhance its finance and regulatory solutions business models and to build capabilities for the future.

Rohit will lead Premium Credit’s Risk, Compliance and Legal functions as the business proudly supports its community of customers and partners in creating opportunities through convenient payments.

Rohit joins Premium Credit from PayPal UK, where he was most recently the interim Chief Risk & Compliance Officer. Prior to PayPal, Rohit held multiple Risk and Compliance leadership roles at Visa Europe and GE Capital across a range of geographies. Rohit began his career with GE’s Corporate Leadership programmes.

Tara Waite, Premium Credit’s CEO comments: “I am delighted to welcome Rohit to my executive team in this important role. He will be proactively engaging with regulators and industry bodies, providing guidance on the changing regulatory environment and demonstrating Premium Credit’s regulatory expertise through engaging thought leadership.”

Mrs Waite adds: “Rohit will be responsible for building on the excellent work our existing risk team has driven to date. This key appointment will strengthen our current capability, ensuring we are highly proactive at this critical point of our journey, delivering on our purpose, strategy and growth ambition and navigating the rapidly changing regulatory landscape.”

Commenting on his appointment, Rohit said: “I am pleased to join Premium Credit at such an exciting time in their growth plans. I look forward to playing my part in the next stage of the business’s development.”