


Employees at Remitly rank Sebastian J. Gunningham in the Top 5% of CEOs in Seattle. Comparatively, employees at TransferWise rank Kristo Kaarmann in the Bottom 15% of similar sized companies. Employees rate their CEO differently based on the frequency of interaction, ability to affect company culture, and drive measurable results.

CEO of Remitly
BIO: Sebastian J Gunningham serves as Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors. Prior to joining Remitly, Sebastian spent more than a decade at Amazon as a Senior Vice President and member of the executive S-Team, where he led some of the company’s fastest-growing global businesses across marketplace, payments, search, and fulfillment. Most recently, he served as Chairman of Santander Consumer Finance and Vice Chairman of Openbank, helping shape Santander’s transformation into a digital and AI-enabled global financial group. He was previously CEO of Material Bank and Vice Chair and Co-CEO of WeWork, and earlier held senior leadership roles at Oracle and Apple. He holds a degree in Mathematical Sciences from Stanford University.

CEO of TransferWise
BIO: Kristo lived and breathed the world of finance from the inside. At PwC and Deloitte, he helped banks and insurers bring their processes and systems into the 21st century. But stunned by the inefficiency of financial institutions, he wanted to do more. At TransferWise, he is in charge of all operations activities, technology, development, compliance and regulatory issues.

Women at Remitly rated their CEO an A+

Women at TransferWise rated their CEO a C-

Diverse Employees at Remitly rated their CEO an A+

Diverse Employees at TransferWise rated their CEO a F

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At Remitly, employees in the Legal department rate Sebastian J. Gunningham the highest. According to employees, Sebastian J. Gunningham's ability to drive business results is Good.

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