Satsuma Technology PLC has appointed Andrew Smith to its board and as CFO.

He will join the company, a provider of AI-based conversational technologies, on 1st November 2025.

Smith was previously CFO of FTSE 250-listed technology company Playtech PLC from 2017 to 2022. During his time there, he led the corporate, finance and treasury functions, raising billions in funding in the public markets and building relationships across the world’s leading banking and financial institutions.

He started his career in 1999 at Ashurst – including an 18-month secondment at the Financial Conduct Authority – before working as an investment banker for 10 years with ABN AMRO and Deutsche Bank, specialising in fundraisings and M&A for UK listed PLCs.