Keith Todd, veteran fintech executive, announced the establishment of a new London-based company, Sapphire Technology Group Ltd., focused on two initiatives to drive sustainable high growth and profitability in technology businesses globally. The foundation of the new company is "The Sapphire Doctrine," a set of principles Todd and his team have developed and implemented over the years to transform multiple technology businesses.

The Sapphire Doctrine is agile and based on clarity of vision, authentic leadership and culture reflecting the axiom that business is "a team game," and where optimal results are achieved when all stakeholders win. Todd said that over the past 30 years, largely in capital markets technology, the Doctrine has evolved to a point where it is repeatable as an approach for driving success.

The company's two primary initiatives include an intensive leadership program and an investment company that will serve as a vehicle for fueling transformation and growth in capital markets technology firms.

The first initiative, Sapphire Leadership, will guide C-suite executives in the understanding and implementation of the Sapphire Doctrine, beginning with its inaugural, invite-only, event, Sapphire Transform 2026, in Boulder, Colorado, Sept. 21 - 25. The immersive event is aimed at helping CEO and other C-suite executives enhance their skills, knowledge and understanding of how to optimize their business activities in the pursuit of sustainable, scalable growth and profitability.

The second initiative within Sapphire Technology Group will be a partnership with Charlesbank Capital Partners, a leading U.S. private equity firm. The initiative will seek to invest in high-growth opportunities within capital markets, applying the Sapphire Doctrine to help support operational improvement and drive long-term value creation.

Todd said: "As capital markets participants continue to invest heavily in technology to improve efficiency, resilience and outcomes, they face the headwinds of rapid advancements in technology and increasing market and regulatory complexity. Firms must navigate transformation with both precision and discipline, and Sapphire, alongside Charlesbank, will bring deep operational experience, a history of high-performance transformation and tangible culture change, and an established doctrine for stakeholder-aligned growth."