Interview

October 3, 2019

London's Curve snags former Amex VP as chief operating officer, as it prepares to expand to US

Curve, the all-in-one payment service, has made a key hire to its C-suite. Sifted speaks to the new COO to find out who she is and her secret for recruiting top talent.


Isabel Woodford

3 min read

UK banking platform Curve is adding a dose of Wall Street to its C-suite, announcing Thursday that it has appointed Nathalie Oestmann as chief operating officer.

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Oestmann started at Curve this week
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