Company Debuts New Chief Capital Markets
Officer, Appoints Chief Privacy and Information Security Officer,
and Announces Successor to Chief Information Officer
Lendmark Financial Services (Lendmark), a leading provider of
household credit and consumer loan solutions, has initiated two new
roles on its Executive Leadership Team with the appointment of
Mark Lawrence as Chief Privacy and Information Security
Officer and promotion of Kent Tuholsky as its new Chief
Capital Markets Officer. Succeeding Lawrence is Zaheer Khan,
who has been promoted to Chief Information Officer. All
appointments are effective immediately.
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Kent Tuholsky, Chief Capital Markets
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“Now more than ever, it’s imperative that we have the depth and
breadth of expertise on our executive leadership team to ensure we
remain well-positioned for future growth. The appointments of Kent,
Mark and Zaheer demonstrate not only our bench strength but how
their talents will enable expanded and more strategic oversight of
our capital solutions, technology, and privacy and information
security measures – all of which are paramount to our continued
successes,” said Bobby Aiken, founder and CEO of Lendmark.
Chief Capital Markets Officer:
Tuholsky, an industry veteran with more than 30 years of
corporate finance and management experience, joined Lendmark in
2016 as executive vice president of Corporate Treasury. In his
promotion to the newly created role of Chief Capital Markets
Officer, Tuholsky is responsible for funding a $3 billion-plus
balance sheet and providing liquidity for a business growing at
more than 10% per year through the development of a strategically
reliable financial roadmap.
He will implement long-term working capital solutions that
provide critical funding growth, as well as ensure adequate
financial compliance and oversight. Additionally, Tuholsky will
provide leadership and executive oversight for various finance
teams, including Treasury, Capital Markets, and Financial
Planning/Analysis.
An alum of California State University – Northridge, Tuholsky
holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He also
completed a Strategic CFO Series on Finance and Financial
Management Service from The Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania.
Chief Privacy and Information Security Officer:
Lawrence, who has served as Lendmark’s Chief Information
Officer since 2013, will now lead our newly formed, enterprise-wide
privacy and information security practice – a critically important
component of our business as fraudulent activity remains prevalent
across varied industries.
Lawrence will be responsible for ensuring the continued
confidentiality and adequate protection of highly sensitive data,
minimizing risk to customers, partners, employees, business
practices and operations, and enterprise IT systems. He also will
have oversight of the organization’s privacy practices in
accordance and compliance with all applicable local, state, county,
federal, and industry-specific laws and regulations.
With more than 35 years of professional IT experience,
Lawrence also has spent 21-plus years of it within the
financial services industry. He's a Certified Information Systems
Security Professional (CISSP) and has a proven record of
accomplishment in key areas including IT management, mergers and
acquisitions, voice/data infrastructure, operations, and facilities
management. Lawrence earned a Bachelor of Science degree
from The University of Georgia.
Chief Information Officer:
Khan has been promoted to Chief Information Officer,
succeeding Lawrence. With over 20 years of experience in the field
of information technology, Khan possesses expertise in IT
infrastructure, security, data platforms, and system
integrations.
In his new capacity, Khan will lead the development and
integration of technological solutions across the company. His
responsibilities include ensuring the smooth operation of
information technology, including the uninterrupted functioning of
IT systems and introduction of new tools aimed at empowering both
employees and customers. Additionally, he will oversee all
technology budgets and expenditures.
Khan joined Lendmark in 2013 and has progressed through
various leadership positions, most recently serving as Chief
Technology Officer, where he led IT infrastructure, data services,
and the security team. He earned a bachelor’s degree in computer
engineering from the National Technical University of Ukraine and
completed a master’s degree in business administration at Emory
University’s Goizueta Business School.
About Lendmark Financial Services
Lendmark Financial Services provides personal and household
credit and loan solutions to consumers. Founded in 1996, Lendmark
strives to be the lender, employer, and partner of choice by
protecting household wealth, offering stability, and helping
consumers meet both planned and unplanned life events through
affordable loan offerings. Today, Lendmark operates more than 525
branches in 22 states across the country, providing personalized
services to customers and retail business partners with every
transaction. Lendmark is headquartered in Lawrenceville, Ga. For
more information, visit www.lendmarkfinancial.com.
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