Previsico, a flood forecasting and real-time flood risk intelligence platform provider, has appointed Mark Pinkerton as Chief Technical Officer (CTO).
In his new role, Pinkerton will oversee the company’s global technology strategy, product development, and engineering operations, playing a key role as Previsco scales its forecasting capabilities around the world.
The executive is joining the company from Risilience, a sustainability intelligence platform incubated at the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Risk Studies, where he currently serves as Senior Vice President of Software Engineering.
In this role, he was responsible for leading software development teams and overseeing the technical direction and management of the Risilience analytics platform.
Jonathan Jackson, CEO of Previsico, stated: “Mark’s extensive experience leading complex software and analytics platforms, combined with his deep expertise in risk modelling, makes him the perfect fit to drive our technology vision forward. We are delighted to welcome him to the team.”
Pinkerton specialises in leading technical teams to build advanced analytics and risk modelling platforms, with deep expertise in flood, climate and catastrophe resilience, alongside extensive experience in cloud-based software development and engineering strategy.
With my experience leading advanced software engineering and analytics teams in the risk and sustainability sectors, I am excited to bring my expertise to Previsico,” he said.
Adding: “This is a pivotal moment in the company’s journey, and I look forward to leveraging my background to enhance our flood forecasting technology and expand our support, helping businesses across the UK and US become more flood resilient.”
Pinkerton has held a number of senior technical leadership positions through his career, including: Senior Director of Analytics at Guidewire Software, and Chief Technology Officer at Oasis Loss Modelling Framework Ltd.
The executive also spent over a decade at Risk Management Solutions (Moody’s RMS), working across catastrophe modelling, portfolio management, and underwriting applications.
