About Us

Laura Davis joined Rimes in October 2021 as Chief Marketing Officer, leading Marketing, Product Marketing, Corporate Communications and Analyst Relations  

Laura has more than 20 years’ experience building go to market, brand and growth strategies for fintech, SaaS, regulatory compliance, private equity, and institutional firms. Prior to joining Rimes, she ran a global marketing consultancy following her role as Global Head of Marketing for IHS Markit, where she led marketing for the organization’s Financial Services businesses.  

Laura holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University in Canada.  

Gus joined Rimes in September 2024 as Chief Operating Officer, responsible for global Operations, organizational transformation and client delivery excellence. Gus brings significant experience scaling fintech, financial data and financial services organizations globally, most recently at Barclays Group, where he led Vendor Transformation, Strategy, and Innovation during a period of significant growth. Prior to Barclays, Gus successfully led complex business operations at firms including Experian, Transcom and Sky.    

Gus served in the British Army and was educated at Edinburgh and Aberdeen Universities. He received the ‘Men for Gender Balance Rising Star’ Winner 2021 from WeAreTheCity and was a Finalist in the British ExForces Awards 2022.  

Stuart joined Rimes in December 2021 as Chief Financial Officer, bringing significant financial leadership experience in both private and public companies. Most recently at Thomson Reuters and Finastra, his sector expertise includes financial services, data, and technology.  

Stuart is an active member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). He mentors CIMA students with their careers and is an advisor to start-up companies focused on sustainable enterprise.  

Stuart is a BA (Hons) graduate of Kingston University and, most recently, specialized in Fintech at Imperial College London.

Kelly joined Rimes in 2025 and is focused on talent strategy, leadership development, and fostering an inclusive, high-performing workplace. She plays a key role in our mission to build a thriving workforce that supports the company’s long-term success. 

She joined Rimes from her previous role as Chief People Officer at Luno, where she successfully scaled global teams, enhanced culture programs, and drove significant improvements in employee engagement and retention. She has also held key leadership roles at WorldFirst and Stemcor, where she was instrumental in organizational transformations and talent development. 

Kelly holds a First-Class Honours BSc in Psychology from UCL.

Donal Smith joined Rimes in 2020 as non-executive Board Chair. Donal is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Credit Benchmark.  

 Prior to co-founding Credit Benchmark, he was CEO of Data Explorers and has previously held roles at Thomson Reuters, including CEO of Thomson Financial in Europe and Asia. He was CEO of FT.com and Director of Electronic Publishing for the Financial Times Group.    

 Previous non-executive roles include: Financial News; BISAM S.A.; Reach plc; and Selerity Inc.  

 Current non-executive roles are:  NED Pirum; Chairman; DeHavilland/Forefront Group.