LMS has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Alexi Walsh as chief financial officer (CFO), as the business looks to accelerate its strategic and technology-led ambitions.

Walsh (pictured) joins LMS with a background spanning senior finance roles across SaaS, digital identity and high-growth, private equity-backed businesses. Her appointment reflects continued investment in leadership as the company seeks to support innovation across the home buying and selling process.

She brings experience in scaling operations, raising capital and building finance teams designed to support rapid growth while maintaining operational discipline. Her career has included launching and expanding digital identity and SaaS platforms internationally, with operations extending into more than 40 markets.

In 2016, Walsh served as general manager of the GOV.UK Verify programme, the government’s early initiative to tokenise digital identity, where she helped drive the development of a digital identity passport.

She has recently completed a Global Executive MBA with Distinction at Alliance Manchester Business School, specialising in Advanced Strategy and the Digital Economy.

FOCUS ON NPTN

At LMS, Walsh will focus in particular on the National Property Transaction Network, with responsibility for enhancing the proposition to support trust, collaboration and wider digital adoption across property transactions.

Drawing on her experience of working at the intersection of technology, regulation and data, she will support LMS’s aim of developing an interoperable, agnostic digital ecosystem built around authenticated and shareable data.

Commenting on her appointment, Walsh said: “My focus has always been on using finance to drive clarity of insight, enable decision-making, and support innovation, and now I look forward to building on my experience to help grow NPTN and future-proof property transactions within a mature industry that is long overdue for transformation.”

Nick Chadbourne, chief executive at LMS, said: “These last 18 months have been a significant period of expansion for us at LMS, particularly as NPTN continues to grow and make a positive impact within the sector.

“With over 20 years of experience, Alexi will be a valuable member of our team at a critical time, supporting the company’s next phase of strategic and operational growth. We look forward to seeing how Alexi helps shape our decision-making and supports us on our mission to make conveyancing easier and safer for all.”