Visionary Leadership. Proven Expertise. Smarter Lending.
At GDS Link, our leadership team brings decades of expertise in credit risk, fintech innovation, artificial intelligence, and financial services. With a deep understanding of lending, risk management, and data-driven decisioning, our executives continuously push the boundaries of what’s possible in modern lending.
From pioneering AI-driven fraud detection to optimizing complex credit risk models, our leadership is committed to empowering financial institutions with smarter, faster, and more precise decisioning solutions—delivering Modern Lending Made Simple.
Senior Leadership Team
Lisa Bonalle
Chief Executive Officer
With 30+ years experience within fintech, banking, and payments, Lisa has led business transformation and revenue growth. As CEO of GDS Link, she drives strategy, operations, and global expansion.
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Yves Duhoux
Chief Strategy and AI Transformation Officer and Co-Founder
As GDS Link’s inaugural Chief Strategy and AI Transformation Officer, Yves Duhoux leads the company’s AI strategy, governance, and enterprise-wide adoption, working to maximize the value AI creates for GDS Link and its clients.
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Aarthi Muthukrishnan
Chief Product Officer
Aarthi is a product and data science executive with expertise in fintech, risk analytics, and automation. As CPO of GDS Link, she leads product strategy, innovation, and data-driven decisioning solutions.
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Chris Wood
Chief Technology Officer
As Chief Technology Officer of GDS Link, Chris Wood leads the company’s technology strategy, guiding platform architecture, engineering, and the adoption of AI-enabled capabilities across GDS Link’s credit risk decisioning solutions.
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David McPhillips
President - SerTech
David brings over 35 years of experience in credit risk, data strategy, and digital marketing within financial services. As President of Ser Tech, he leads with a passion for delivering innovative, compliant, and results-driven solutions to U.S. credit unions and banks.
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Carolyn Cronin
President, North America Sales
Carolyn is a results-driven business development leader with a proven track record of leading sales, account management and partnership teams to deliver business strategy and drive strong, sustainable revenue growth in the information, financial services and payments industries.
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Maureen Kuehhas
Chief Human Resources Officer
With 30+ years in HR leadership, Maureen specializes in talent strategy, executive coaching, and workforce transformation. At GDS Link, she leads HR initiatives to support business growth and a strong company culture.
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Chris Clement
SVP, Global Professional Services
Chris leads Global Professional Services, focused on delivering exceptional client experiences, building scalable processes, and helping customers achieve measurable business outcomes.
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Earl Cartwright
VP, Global Technical Services
Earl leads GDS Link’s global technical operations, overseeing infrastructure, DevOps, and IT support across client and internal systems.
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Christelle Thimon
VP, Client Services
Christelle leads global client services at GDS Link, overseeing technical support, service delivery, and implementation success across North America, EMEA, and LATAM.
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Kate Bullman
VP, Head of European Sales & Global Partnerships
With over 20 years in fintech, SaaS, and payments, Kate specializes in sales, partnerships, and business transformation. As VP at GDS Link, she leads European sales and global strategic partnerships.
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Adam Taylor
Head of Customer Success
With over a decade in financial technology and pre-sales consulting, Adam helps financial institutions optimize risk decisioning. At GDS Link, he leads pre-sales strategy and solutions consulting.
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Matt Tepper
VP of Global Marketing
With over a decade of experience in financial services marketing, Matt leads GDS Link’s global marketing strategy, driving demand generation, brand positioning, and revenue growth across multiple global regions.
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Passionate about innovation and eager to make an impact in fintech? Explore career opportunities at GDS Link and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of lending.