The public body has hired an experienced leader from the banking and insurance world, who joins with a remit to ‘use insights, automation, and emerging technologies to deliver better outcomes’

The Student Loans Company has appointed experienced financial services sector tech executive Kath Moore as its new digital leader.

Moore joined the organisation this month in the role of executive director, chief digital and data officer. She arrives at the Student Loans Company (SLC) –  which is owned by government, and operates as a non-departmental body, overseen by the Department for Education – from Alba, a specialised start-up bank based in Scotland and focused on lending to SMEs.

Earlier in her career, she held roles at various heavyweights of the finance and banking world, including HSBC, Barclays, Prudential, and Halifax.

According to her newly published profile on GOV.UK, she “brings extensive experience in leading digital transformation and building high-performing digital and data teams”. In her most recent post before arriving in government, she was responsible for “driving technology strategy and operational modernisation”.

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In her new role as the SLC’s chief digital and data officer (CDDO), she now “leads the organisation’s digital transformation and data strategy, driving innovation that enhances customer experience and operational efficiency”.

The profile adds: “As a member of the executive leadership team, the CDDO oversees digital platforms, data governance and analytics, ensuring that digital capabilities align with strategic priorities. [She] champions a data‑driven culture, enabling teams across the business to use insights, automation, and emerging technologies to deliver better outcomes.”

The SLC receives about 1.5 million applications for financing each year and issues loans collectively totalling £21bn annually. As revealed by PublicTechnology in October, the organisation uses algorithms to process hundreds of thousands of these applications – and to make entirely automated decisions about whether or not to provide financial support.