Bank payments giant GoCardless has appointed two senior hires to its European team.

Borja Valiente has been named VP of sales and general manager, EMEA and Hamish Wood as the VP of customer success, EMEA.

The two will be part of a new, integrated go-to-market team responsible for driving the company’s expansion across the UK, Ireland and continental Europe.

Valiente has been at GoCardless since 2016, and in his new role he will be responsible for revenue growth and new customer acquisition across the EMEA region.

Wood, who joined GoCardless in 2019, will be responsible for building a customer-centric culture within GoCardless and helping businesses maximise the benefits of the global bank payment platform to fuel their growth.