Leadership & board

The experienced team responsible for Plata's strategy, governance and the technology platform behind our lending.

Board of directors

Eleanor Whitby

Independent Non-Executive Chair

Over 25 years in financial services, including senior board roles at two FTSE 250 lenders. Chairs the board and the nomination committee.

Marcus Delgado

Chief Executive Officer

Founder-CEO. Previously led consumer-credit product at a major UK bank. Drives strategy, technology and growth of the loan book.

Priya Nair

Chief Financial Officer

Chartered accountant with a background in capital markets and treasury. Responsible for finance, funding and investor reporting.

James Okonkwo

Senior Independent Director

Former regulator and risk executive. Chairs the audit and risk committee and brings deep prudential expertise.

Executive leadership

Sofia Larsson

Chief Risk Officer

Leads credit risk, affordability and the real-time pricing models that underpin the lending engine.

Daniel Reyes

Chief Technology Officer

Built the Open Banking and digital-verification platform. Owns engineering, data and security.

Amara Boateng

Chief Compliance Officer

Oversees regulatory compliance, anti-money-laundering controls and the FCA relationship.