Mr. Chris Beck reports

CALDWELL STRENGTHENS FINANCIAL SERVICES AND FINTECH CAPABILITIES WITH ADDITION OF ALEX LANGRIDGE IN LONDON

The Caldwell Partners International Inc. has added Alex Langridge as a partner in the firm's financial services practice. Based in London, Mr. Langridge advises clients across financial services and fintech on senior executive and board appointments, succession planning, organizational design, and transformational leadership hiring.

Mr. Langridge brings more than 20 years of executive search and leadership advisory experience, partnering with banks, insurers, fintechs and private equity- and venture-backed businesses across the United Kingdom and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). He is particularly known for placing P&L, operations, commercial, product, technology and digital leaders into high-impact transformational roles, as well as for helping clients build diverse, future-ready leadership teams in fast-evolving markets.

"Alex is a highly regarded advisor with deep expertise at the intersection of financial services, technology and fintech," said Paul Heller and Glenn Buggy, global managing partners of Caldwell's financial services practice. "His ability to advise clients on transformational leadership needs across banking, payments, insurance and digital financial services makes him an exceptional addition to our team. Alex combines strong sector knowledge with a thoughtful, strategic advisory style that aligns closely with the way Caldwell partners with clients globally."

Over the course of his career, Mr. Langridge has advised FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies, global financial institutions, and high-growth investor-backed businesses on executive and board-level hiring. He has built fintech and digital leadership practices within multiple executive search firms, and has completed searches spanning technology, operations, product, cyber, commercial and general management leadership functions. His work includes advising later-stage growth businesses, challenger banks, insurers, exchanges, payments platforms and private equity-backed organizations on leadership succession and organizational effectiveness.

Prior to joining Caldwell, Mr. Langridge led the financial services practice at a leadership advisory firm focused on banking, fintech, insurance and investor-backed businesses. Earlier in his career, he built and led technology, digital, and fintech search capabilities within specialist executive search firms and also served in-house with a high-growth fintech company. He began his career in research roles supporting financial services and executive search clients in London.

Mr. Langridge holds a master's degree in modern languages from the University of Oxford and speaks French and German. He is also an associate partner at The fintech and payments advisory network and an active investor and adviser within the U.K. fintech ecosystem.

"Alex's appointment reflects our continued investment in expanding Caldwell's financial services and fintech capabilities globally," said Chris Beck, chief executive officer. "The convergence of financial services, technology and digital transformation is reshaping leadership needs across the industry, and Alex brings the experience, market connectivity and perspective that spans the board to the start-up to help clients navigate that evolution. His addition further strengthens our position in London and across key international markets, and we're delighted to welcome him to the team."

About The Caldwell Partners International Inc.

Caldwell is an elite executive search firm trusted by established and growth-focused companies alike. For more than 50 years it has partnered with clients to design and build extraordinary teams. Its partners do not just place leaders -- they challenge assumptions, enable strategy and prioritize long-term fit. Built through repeat clients and referrals, Caldwell delivers clarity and results without arrogance or shortcuts. For clients seeking substance over scale, the company is the confident voice that listens -- and leads. At Caldwell, our purpose is your mission.

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