Daniel Meere is Head of Banking & Financial Services Consulting for UK and Ireland at Cognizant. In this role he leads transformation initiatives with financial services clients, integrating Cognizant’s service lines and solutions to deliver tangible business outcomes. Prior to joining Cognizant, Daniel was Managing Director, UK at Axis Corporate, and helped the firm to establish a strong market presence as a challenger advisory firm to financial institutions. He has also held executive positions in CSC and Barclays, and was a Partner at PA Consulting Group leading the firm’s banking, wealth management and private equity work. Through his extensive consulting career, he has worked across financial services subsectors including helping to launch two pioneering marketplaces for UK FinTechs – in deposits and mortgages – and supporting several start-up and scale-up firms to create growth plans and secure funding.