# Monique Pettigrew Appointed as General Counsel of Neyber
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
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Published: 2017-04-06
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_**Specialist Finance Lawyer Joins Leading Financial Employee Benefits Provider**_

Neyber, the sector leading fintech financial wellbeing provider, today announces the appointment of Monique Pettigrew to the newly created role of General Counsel.

Monique has over 10 years of experience in the legal sector and has worked for leading international banks and law firms including J.P.Morgan and White & Case LLP.  She is qualified in three jurisdictions (England & Wales, New York and Ontario, Canada) and has practised in a broad range of legal [areas including finance](https://www.financedigest.com/4-areas-of-finance-you-should-be-watching.html "4 Areas of Finance You Should Be Watching"), debt capital markets, pensions and litigation. She will join Neyber’s senior [management team and advise on all legal aspects of the company’s](https://www.financedigest.com/big-companies-manage-to-pass-on-soaring-costs-to-cash-strapped-consumers.html "Big companies manage to pass on soaring costs to cash-strapped consumers") activities.

**Neyber CEO Martin Ijaha said:**“Neyber will greatly benefit from Monique’s expertise and understanding of the [legal and financial services sectors](https://www.financedigest.com/what-does-good-look-like-for-legal-sector-it-security.html "What does ‘good’ look like for legal sector IT security?"). She joins Neyber at a key point in its [development and will underpin our growth strategy](https://www.financedigest.com/homewares-market-recent-industry-developments-and-growth-strategies-adopted-by-players.html "Homewares Market: Recent Industry Developments and Growth Strategies Adopted by Players") with an expert focus on legal and risk management. Our senior [management team will be enhanced](https://www.financedigest.com/enhancing-credit-exposure-management-through-graph-analytics.html "Enhancing Credit Exposure Management Through Graph Analytics") by Monique’s arrival and we all look forward to the contribution that she will be bring to the company’s development over the coming months.”

_Monique Pettigrew said: “_ _I’m delighted to be joining Neyber. I believe that it will irrevocably change the UK’s consumer [finance landscape as a result of its revolutionary approach](https://www.financedigest.com/uks-finance-minister-sets-out-new-economic-approach-to-finance-bosses.html "UK’s finance minister sets out new economic approach to finance bosses") to financial well-being. This is born out of a business model that focuses on delivering fair finance to the UK’s 30 million-strong working population. This means that Neyber can [deliver loans at lower rates](https://www.financedigest.com/britain-lifts-rates-by-most-since-1995-latest-to-deliver-aggressive-hikes.html "Britain lifts rates by most since 1995, latest to deliver aggressive hikes") of interest, countering the punitive credit costs faced by families across the UK, and boost financial inclusion.”_

Neyber was founded by former [Goldman Sachs](https://www.financedigest.com/telefonica-hires-goldman-sachs-to-sell-uk-mobile-masts-stake-el-confidencial-says.html "Telefonica hires Goldman Sachs to sell UK mobile masts stake, El Confidencial says") investment bankers Martin ljaha and Monica Kalia along with financial technology expert Ezechi Britton. The founders joined together to deliver a genuine alternative to the solutions offered by financial service providers whose high borrowing [rates and low returns on savings have helped to create an unprecedented era](https://www.financedigest.com/ecb-goes-big-with-50-basis-point-hike-ending-negative-rates-era.html "ECB goes big with 50 basis-point hike, ending negative rates era") of financial stress.


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