# Gerry Gualtieri

> Gerry Gualtieri is a British technology executive, the co-founder and founding CEO of ClearCourse, CEO of IBA Group and chair of British Judo. His career includes Thomson Financial, Corvil, Fidessa LatentZero, Tradar and Eze Software Group. He helped establish ClearCourse in 2018 with Aquiline backing, handed over its CEO role in January 2023 and joined IBA in September 2023. He has practised judo since age six.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at IBA Group; Chair at British Judo Association
- **Organizations:** IBA Group, British Judo Association, ClearCourse, Eze Software Group, Tradar, Fidessa LatentZero, Corvil, Thomson Financial
- **Nationality:** British
- **Known for:** Co-founded ClearCourse and led it from its 2018 inception until January 2023., ClearCourse reported over 900 employees and nearly 40 acquisitions at the January 2023 CEO handover., Oversaw ClearCourse during the 2021 launch of ClearAccept; by October 2021 the platform reported over 300 merchants and more than £130 million in contracted payments flow.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2009** — Spent eleven years at Thomson Financial, rising to commercial director of its Investment Management Group; subsequently held roles including COO of Fidessa LatentZero and managing director of global sales at Corvil.
- **2009-11** — Named incoming CEO of Tradar, with duties scheduled to begin early in 2010.
- **2013** — Identified as executive managing director, EMEA and president of the Tradar PMS business at Eze Software Group.
- **2018-10** — Co-founded ClearCourse with Joshua Rowe and backing from Aquiline Capital Partners; served as founding CEO.
- **2019-10** — ClearCourse marked its first anniversary with 14 acquisitions and a central team of 19, up from four.
- **2021** — ClearCourse launched its proprietary payments acceptance solution ClearAccept.
- **2023-01** — Christina Hamilton succeeded him as ClearCourse CEO; the company announced his move to a non-executive board role.
- **2023-08** — British Judo announced his appointment as its next chair.
- **2023-09** — Joined IBA Group as CEO.
- **2023-11** — Took up the British Judo chair; Companies House records his director appointment on 11 November.
- **2026-04** — bd-capital announced its investment in IBA, partnering with Gualtieri and the management team.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ClearCourse and led it from its 2018 inception until January 2023.
- ClearCourse reported over 900 employees and nearly 40 acquisitions at the January 2023 CEO handover.
- Oversaw ClearCourse during the 2021 launch of ClearAccept; by October 2021 the platform reported over 300 merchants and more than £130 million in contracted payments flow.
- Became chair of British Judo after decades of participation and support for the sport.
- Led IBA at the time of its April 2026 investment from bd-capital.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Spoke as British Judo chair at the inaugural European Judo Championships of Uniformed Services, discussing his family connection to policing and his interest in hosting more European events.
- **2026-04** — bd-capital announced its investment in IBA Group on 14 April, partnering with CEO Gualtieri and the management team; Graham Elton became chairman.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/gerry-gualtieri-5111603

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Last updated: 2026-10-22