Tequity adds John Armstrong, ICD.D as Strategic Executive Advisor in Fintech

John Armstrong comes to Tequity with over 30 years of experience in the financial IT market

TORONTO, 12 October 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Tequity Advisors, a leading North American M&A advisory firm specializing in global Enterprise B2B SaaS, Cloud and IT company transactions, welcomes John Armstrong (LinkedIn profile) as a strategic advisor with a focus on the financial IT market.

“I have had the pleasure of knowing John for decades since he was at Accenture and I was at SAP. He is a great talent addition to Tequity’s reach in FinTech,” shared Alex McKaypresident and co-founder of Tequity.

“After decades of consulting in the fintech sector, I look forward to using that knowledge to help fintech entrepreneurs achieve success in M&A,” said John.

John is a highly respected senior leader in the BFSI market and most recently served as National Industry Lead for Financial Services at KPMG Canada where he was responsible for industry leadership in Canada of all services – audit, tax and advisory – across all segments – Banking and capital markets, insurance, asset management, private equity and pensions. Since taking up this role in 2016, John has overseen strong revenue growth with Canada be the fastest growing geography in KPMG’s global FS business.

John also served on KPMG’s Global Financial Services Leadership Team as well as the Global Banking and Capital Markets Leadership Team. He was a member of Global Fintech’s management team and one of the authors of KPMG’s highly regarded, semi-annual, Pulse of Fintech release.

John has worked as an advisor and consultant for the financial industry in Canada and globally for over thirty years. His focus during that time has been in the banking sector, with experience also in insurance, asset management and capital markets.

John’s expertise includes corporate and business unit strategy, including pre- and post-deal M&A support. John has deep experience in technology development and implementation and has led a number of large technology programs for his banking clients. He is also very experienced in cost transformation and customer analysis.

John also has deep experience in competitiveness and innovation and recently served on the Ontario Panel on Economic Growth and Prosperity. The panel focused on issues of competitiveness i Ontarioincluding innovation and policy-related analysis and recommendations.

Prior to joining KPMG, John served as Canadian Managing Director of Capco and prior to that as Managing Director of Financial Services at Accenture Canada. In both of these roles, John drove significant revenue growth relative to both the Canadian market and his global peers.

While Canadian CEO of the Monitor Company, John co-led with Professor Michael E. Porter of Harvard Business School, Canada At the crossroadsa comprehensive study of Canada’s competitiveness, co-sponsored by the government of Canada and the Canadian Council of CEOs. This was one of the first studies of the role of clusters in Canada and the opportunity to drive innovation and productivity growth by strengthening them.

John has served on several NFP boards including the United Way of Oakville (where he was chairman for three years and led the merger of four United Ways into the United Way of Halton and Hamilton), Oakville Galleries and the Audit Committee of University of Toronto.

John received his Master of Business Administration from Harvard University with High Distinction, graduated as a Baker Scholar and received his Bachelor of Commerce, with Distinction from University of Toronto. He also has the ICD.D designation.

About Tequity

Tequity assists Enterprise B2B SaaS, Cloud and IT companies with business growth and exit strategies. Our mission is simple: achieve the best result for our clients. With decades of combined experience as executives, consultants and owners of software and technology companies, we leverage our deep industry knowledge across technology ecosystems and our relationships with strategic, growth-focused buyers worldwide to drive successful M&A transactions. Learn more at www.tequityadvisors.com.

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