Earnix selects insurance and fintech veteran as new CEO
In his most recent role at insurtech innovator Salty, Gilthorpe was chief operating officer (COO), generating a nine-figure profit in sales to CDK Global.
“I am delighted to be joining Earnix at this crucial time in the global economy,” said Gilthorpe. “Financial services around the world are seeking intelligent operations to ensure they can provide real-time, dynamic solutions to better serve customers, allowing them to be more agile, nimble, attentive and responsive.
“Today’s end customer demands a unique experience together with highly personalized and customizable solutions. Earnix solutions serve as the best platform for financial companies to meet the growing demands of the world’s leading financial and insurance companies.”
Erel Margalit, chairman of Earnix, welcomed Gilthorpe to the management team and added: “[We] believe that his experience in building global, international companies, together with the growing demand for Earnix’s suite of real-time, dynamic, composable intelligent InsurOps solutions, will lead Earnix to significant growth over the next few years and bring Earnix to international market leadership with its real-time operating platform for the largest insurance companies and banking institutions.”
Outgoing CEO Udi Ziv
Gilthorpe takes over the role from outgoing CEO Udi Ziv, who had been with Earnix since 2017. His six years at the company had led to consistent growth, achieving Unicorn status and significant strategic alliances, including recently forming a strategic partnership with Guidewire and engagements with USAA , MAPFRE, IAG, Liberty Mutual, US Bank and Lloyd’s Banking Group, among others.
Looking back on Ziv’s service to Earnix, Margalit said: “We want to thank Udi for his important role over the last few years. With its growing presence in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Israel, Earnix will continue to strive to become a category leader in the real-time AI application-based insurance and banking industry.”
Ziv built a solid team of leaders positioned to drive the company’s continued growth. Going forward, he will act as one of the industry experts on the Earnix board.
Ziv commented: “I have thoroughly enjoyed my tenure at Earnix, leading the company to steady year-over-year growth, and strongly believe in our people and products as a financial services change agent.
“I believe now is the time to move on to my next endeavor as the company prepares for the next stage of international expansion. I am confident that I am leaving the company in very capable hands with Robin and expect the company to continue its rapid global the growth Earnix has experienced in recent years.”
