Aleph Alpha appoints Peter Heidkamp as Vice President for the Financial Services Industry
Aleph Alpha, a leading European artificial intelligence company, is excited to announce the
appointment of Peter Heidkamp as Vice President for the Financial Services Industry (FSI). In
this role, Peter Heidkamp will lead the further development of Aleph Alpha’s industry-specific
AI solutions and drive transformative innovation for the financial sector.
With more than 22 years of international experience in senior leadership roles, including
Partner at KPMG and Executive Director at Deutsche Börse, Peter brings unique expertise in
technology-driven business transformation, new technology, digital resilience, regulatory
compliance and cybersecurity. His new role will strengthen Aleph Alpha’s growing portfolio of
AI offerings for banking and insurance companies.
“Peter joining Aleph Alpha is a major step forward in our mission to provide innovative AI
solutions to the financial industry,” said Ramin Mirza, Chief Customer Officer at Aleph Alpha.
“His proven track record in managing digital transformation and navigating complex
regulatory environments will be invaluable as we expand our presence in this important
market.”
Highlights of his career include successfully managing large transformational projects to
digitalize banking and insurance, leading international client service teams, implementing IT
governance and risk management structures, driving cloud transformation initiatives and
overseeing critical IT and cyber security projects and operations. During his time at Deutsche
Börse, he successfully built the Group’s IT Governance, Risk and Transformation department,
and later established the new ICT Risk Function in the light of the Digital Operational
Resilience Act (DORA). At KPMG, he held leadership positions in IT audit, technology
consulting and cloud transformation, serving some of the largest financial institutions
worldwide. Peter was honored to lead KPMG’s technology center of excellence.
“I am thrilled to join Aleph Alpha at this pivotal time in the development of AI,” said Peter
Heidkamp. ” The economic potential of AI for the Financial Services Industry is gigantic. Aleph
Alpha’s commitment to breakthrough innovation and real-world AI solutions is impressive
and very exciting. I look forward to supporting the financial services industry in this
groundbreaking transformation, tackling the most pressing challenges while capturing value
and increasing resilience.”
Peter holds a degree in Business Administration with a focus on Computer Science and
Technology Management from the University of Cologne. Throughout his distinguished
career, he has received several awards for innovation and excellence, including for revenue
growth and technology transformation.
About Aleph Alpha
Aleph Alpha was founded in 2019 with the mission to research and build the foundational technology for an era of strong AI. The team of international scientists, engineers, and innovators researches, develops, and deploys transformative AI like large language and multimodal models and runs the fastest European commercial AI cluster. Its generative AI solutions are the prime choice for enterprises and governmental institutions seeking to retain independence, secure their data, and build trustworthy solutions.
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