Previsico, provider of a flood forecasting and real-time flood risk intelligence platform, has appointed Mark Pinkerton as chief technology officer (CTO).
In his new role, Pinkerton will oversee the company’s global technology strategy, product development and engineering operations, playing a key role in Previsco’s expansion of its global forecasting capabilities.
The executive joins the company from Risilience, a sustainability intelligence platform incubated by the University of Cambridge’s Center for Risk Studies, where he currently serves as senior vice president of software engineering.
In this role, he leads the software development team and oversees the technical direction and management of the Risilience analytics platform.
“Mark’s extensive experience leading complex software and analytics platforms, combined with his deep expertise in risk modeling, make him the perfect person to drive our technology vision forward,” said Jonathan Jackson, CEO of Previsico. “We are excited to welcome him to our team.”
Pinkerton specializes in leading technology teams building advanced analytics and risk modeling platforms, with deep expertise in flood, climate and disaster recovery and extensive experience in cloud-based software development and engineering strategies.
With my experience leading senior software engineering and analytics teams in the risk and sustainability areas, I am excited to bring my expertise to Previsico,” he said.
Adding: “This is a key time in the company’s history and I look forward to using my background to enhance our flood forecasting technology and extend our support to help businesses across the UK and US become more resilient to floods.”
Pinkerton has held several senior technology leadership positions during her career, including: Director of Advanced Analytics at Guidewire Software and Chief Technology Officer at Oasis Loss Modeling Framework Ltd.
The executive also spent more than a decade at Risk Management Solutions (Moody’s RMS), working on catastrophe modeling, portfolio management and underwriting applications.