Roger Chandler joins Streets Consulting as Business Development Director as the business gears up for its next phase of growth

London, 6 September, 2023 – Streets Consulting, the financial services and technology business development, marketing and communications consultancy, today announced the appointment of Roger Chandler as Business Development Director. Roger has worked in Financial Services for the past 35 years, with extensive experience in a variety of technical, sales and management roles.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Clare Black, Roger joins the senior leadership team of Streets Consulting and will be responsible for driving the growth of the organisation as it enters its next phase of strategic development. 

Streets Consulting encompasses an impressive and continually growing team of professionals,  led by its founder and CEO Julia Streets, MD Clare Black and a team of four practice leads covering capital markets and investment management; fintech, regtech, crypto and digital assets; payments; ESG and big data/AI. Streets Consulting also has experts in diversity, equity and inclusion, helping firms embrace and embed these principles in their workforces and talent strategies. Clients range from early stage fintech startup firms, to scale-ups, to some of the world’s largest financial institutions and leading industry bodies and associations. 

Most recently, Chandler was Director, Partner Management at Glue 42, a desktop integration platform. Prior to this he was Senior Sales Engineer at Eventus Systems and before that Technology Sales Manager for Bloomberg LP based in London, responsible for enterprise technical sales for global multi-asset sell-side clients in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Before joining Bloomberg in 2018, he spent nearly 11 years at technology vendor Fidessa PLC in London. He began his career at Trading Technologies (TT) in London in 2002. 

Commenting on Roger Chandler’s appointment, Managing Director Clare Black said: “We are delighted that Roger is joining us. His hire is a key part of the next chapter of our growth strategy and I am looking forward to working closely with him as we continue to build our thriving business. Roger’s varied skill set and deep network equip him to work closely with our wider management team to bolster our existing services as well as pursue new opportunities.”

Julia Streets, founder & CEO added, “We are immensely proud of our work with our innovative and pioneering client base and never take lightly the trust they place in us to support their growth. For fifteen years now, nearly all our work has resulted from referrals. As part of our next chapter of growth, we have empowered our leadership team under the direction of Clare Black. Roger’s hire is the next step in our strategy to propel the business forward.  Roger brings industry insight, a strong business development track record, a clear appetite to be part of the leadership team and we believe he is a great fit for the business.”

Chandler said: “I am truly honoured to be joining Streets Consulting and look forward to working with such a strong and impressive team. I have witnessed the tremendous impact of their work on raising the public profile of the companies they represent, and I am inspired by their commitment to shaping the wider industry debate in areas such as diversity and inclusion, mentoring and innovation. This is an exciting time within the business and the industry overall, and I look forward to driving our growth as we continue to make inroads into new market segments.”

About Streets Consulting
Streets Consulting designs and delivers business development and integrated marketing communication strategies for financial services and technology organisations. We are proud to work with some of the world’s most innovative startups, scale ups, industry associations and listed businesses. We help them build influence and grow, bringing new ideas that communicate the difference and make an impact in both their domestic and international markets.

By creating and executing campaigns aligned with business objectives, we unlock commercial growth opportunities and potential for our clients, anticipating and responding to ever-shifting market dynamics. Drawing on experience and insight from work across many segments of the financial services and technology industry, we deliver strategic advice, coaching, messaging, campaign planning and execution, fit for the digital age. 

Entrenched in the industry, our team of energetic and creative thinkers are committed to collaborating with clients and stakeholders, working tirelessly to earn their confidence as true trusted advisors. Our vision is to drive, inspire and contribute to a sustainable, successful financial services system. For more information, visit streetsconsulting.com.