Sharegain appoints Maate and Smith
04 March 2026 UK
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Sharegain has welcomed Ronny Maate as chief product officer and has appointed Ben Smith to chief AI officer.
Maate brings more than 20 years of experience in leading B2B and B2C fintech platforms to the role, having most recently worked at Vertice as chief product officer.
She will own product strategy, design, and delivery, with AI integration being a core part of that remit.
Commenting on her appointment, Maate states: “The market is choosing platforms that pair enterprise-grade resilience with relentless iteration.
“Sharegain already has the stack; my job is to compound its impact for our clients and the millions they serve, and I’m excited to work with Ben to continue meaningfully embedding AI within our product.”
Smith has over a decade of building the company’s securities lending technology, and will embed AI across revenue optimisation, liquidity, and operations, grounded in governance, explainability, and responsible deployment.
Smith states: “AI should amplify expertise. We’re putting it to work where it moves the needle most: revenue optimisation, operational automation, and an elevated client experience, built into the platform, not bolted on.”
According to Boaz Yaari, CEO and founder of Sharegain, clients are rolling out retail-ready securities lending at “serious scale”.
He continues: “That demands a modern stack and AI that is native to the platform. Ronny and Ben sharpen our edge as we set the benchmark for how institutions launch, scale and run securities lending programs globally.”
Maate brings more than 20 years of experience in leading B2B and B2C fintech platforms to the role, having most recently worked at Vertice as chief product officer.
She will own product strategy, design, and delivery, with AI integration being a core part of that remit.
Commenting on her appointment, Maate states: “The market is choosing platforms that pair enterprise-grade resilience with relentless iteration.
“Sharegain already has the stack; my job is to compound its impact for our clients and the millions they serve, and I’m excited to work with Ben to continue meaningfully embedding AI within our product.”
Smith has over a decade of building the company’s securities lending technology, and will embed AI across revenue optimisation, liquidity, and operations, grounded in governance, explainability, and responsible deployment.
Smith states: “AI should amplify expertise. We’re putting it to work where it moves the needle most: revenue optimisation, operational automation, and an elevated client experience, built into the platform, not bolted on.”
According to Boaz Yaari, CEO and founder of Sharegain, clients are rolling out retail-ready securities lending at “serious scale”.
He continues: “That demands a modern stack and AI that is native to the platform. Ronny and Ben sharpen our edge as we set the benchmark for how institutions launch, scale and run securities lending programs globally.”
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