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Arachnys Strengthens Sales & Marketing Team

Published by Gbaf News

Posted on May 3, 2018

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Last updated: January 21, 2026

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Veteran Marketing Executive, Steve Mann, joins as Chief Marketing Officer, Robert Lloyd-Watts and Bill Bennett Lead Sales in EMEA, APAC and North America

Arachnys, the leader in Customer Risk Decisioning solutions for KYC, AML and EDD, has appointed Steve Mann as Chief Marketing Officer. Steve will focus on developing the Arachnys brand and driving demand for its financial crime solutions.

Steve has over 25 years’ experience in B2B enterprise marketing, product strategy and brand development. He has served in a variety of roles ranging from CMO, product strategist and global marketing head for market-leading companies such as LexisNexis, SAP and Computer Associates.

Robert Lloyd-Watts joins Arachnys as Regional Sales Director for EMEA and APAC. Rob will focus on solving complex AML, CDD & KYC operational investigation requirements for financial institutions. He has over 20 years’ experience successfully delivering financial crime solutions and most recently worked at BAE Systems focusing on AML, KYC and fraud detection solutions.

Also joining the Arachnys team is Bill Bennett as Regional Sales Director, North America. Bill brings over 20 years’ experience working with financial institutions to reduce risk and improve performance. Prior to joining Arachnys, Bill was at SAS where he delivered risk and compliance analytics solutions for their global accounts. Earlier in his career he worked at Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Credit Suisse, Bloomberg &HazelTree.

“Steve, Rob and Bill join our team at a key inflection point as financial services firms face increasingly complex investigatory and operational challenges,” said Ed Sander, Arachnys President. “These highly experienced individuals will play a key role in delivering comprehensive customer risk decision solutions to our clients.”

Steve and Bill are based in the Arachnys New York City office and Rob is based out of the London UK headquarters.

Veteran Marketing Executive, Steve Mann, joins as Chief Marketing Officer, Robert Lloyd-Watts and Bill Bennett Lead Sales in EMEA, APAC and North America

Arachnys, the leader in Customer Risk Decisioning solutions for KYC, AML and EDD, has appointed Steve Mann as Chief Marketing Officer. Steve will focus on developing the Arachnys brand and driving demand for its financial crime solutions.

Steve has over 25 years’ experience in B2B enterprise marketing, product strategy and brand development. He has served in a variety of roles ranging from CMO, product strategist and global marketing head for market-leading companies such as LexisNexis, SAP and Computer Associates.

Robert Lloyd-Watts joins Arachnys as Regional Sales Director for EMEA and APAC. Rob will focus on solving complex AML, CDD & KYC operational investigation requirements for financial institutions. He has over 20 years’ experience successfully delivering financial crime solutions and most recently worked at BAE Systems focusing on AML, KYC and fraud detection solutions.

Also joining the Arachnys team is Bill Bennett as Regional Sales Director, North America. Bill brings over 20 years’ experience working with financial institutions to reduce risk and improve performance. Prior to joining Arachnys, Bill was at SAS where he delivered risk and compliance analytics solutions for their global accounts. Earlier in his career he worked at Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Credit Suisse, Bloomberg &HazelTree.

“Steve, Rob and Bill join our team at a key inflection point as financial services firms face increasingly complex investigatory and operational challenges,” said Ed Sander, Arachnys President. “These highly experienced individuals will play a key role in delivering comprehensive customer risk decision solutions to our clients.”

Steve and Bill are based in the Arachnys New York City office and Rob is based out of the London UK headquarters.