• Abacus Group, a global managed IT, multi-cloud and cybersecurity service provider to the financial services industry, has appointed Elizabeth Kubycheck as chief people officer (CPO) and chief of staff (CoS). Kubycheck brings over 20 years of leadership and executive programme management experience to drive Abacus Group’s people strategy. As CPO, Kubycheck will oversee all people programmes, functions and systems across the business, including HR, benefits, recruiting and talent management. As CoS, she will take charge of co-ordinating and governing strategic initiatives across the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), ensuring alignment with long-term business goals and enterprise value creation.

Kubycheck joins Abacus Group from ATSG, where she served as executive vice-president and chief people and brand officer. She has also held senior roles at Bell Techlogix, CIBER and DTAG T-Systems, developing global marketing, communications and people engagement strategies, international M&A activities and business continuity management.