Nucleus appoints Dave Reynolds as Chief Technology Officer

Nucleus Financial Platforms, the largest independent adviser platform group in the UK, has announced the appointment of Dave Reynolds as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

Dave will join from Quilter at the start of January and will be part of the group’s Executive Committee.  He replaces Jenny Thorpe who will leave at the end of 2026 to take up a new opportunity.

Nucleus is extending the remit of the CTO role to include transformation and change, as well as technology, across the group.  

Dave has over two decades of senior-level experience working globally in the financial services sector. He’s currently Group Chief Information Officer at Quilter and was previously Group Chief Technology Officer for eight years. During his time at Quilter he’s driven the group technology strategy and was responsible for overseeing significant system modernisation and operational improvement.

Richard Rowney, Nucleus Group CEO, said: “The fact we can attract someone of Dave’s experience is a sign of how far our group has come. He’s an exceptional leader with the skills and acumen that will make a real difference to our operation, and his proven track record of delivering large-scale technology and transformation programmes will help drive our ambitious plans forward.  

“This is an exciting time as we continue to invest heavily in our technology so we can deliver improved service to advisers and better financial outcomes for customers.

“I’d like to thank Jenny Thorpe for her excellent leadership and contribution to our strategy and delivery over the past four years.  I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with her and wish her well for the future.”

Dave Reynolds, incoming Chief Technology Officer, said: “I’m pleased to be joining Richard and the wider Nucleus team at this exciting time. What they’re building is one of the success stories of the sector, a scale leader that’s growing, profitable and delivering for its stakeholders.  

“I look forward to getting started and to playing my part in helping drive the next phase of its journey.”

The appointment is subject to regulatory approval.

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About Nucleus
Nucleus Financial Platforms is one of the UK's leading independent groups for investment platforms, products and wealthtech software.
It’s the only large-scale group with a comprehensive range of bespoke platform solutions to meet the needs of advisory and investment management firms of all sizes.
It operates the Nucleus Platform and Nucleus Wrap retail investment platforms, and through Curtis Banks and Talbot and Muir is one of the UK’s largest administrators of SIPP and SSAS products.
With the wealthtech experience of Third Financial and Dunstan Thomas, Nucleus now powers some of the industry’s leading product providers, advisory firms and consolidators, discretionary investment managers, and institutions, with enterprise-wide, platform software solutions.
Working exclusively in partnership with over 5,000 financial advisory firms, the group now administers £117bn of investments on behalf of 251,000 UK customers, seeking to deliver great service and financial outcomes for them, and ultimately help make their retirement more rewarding.