Christina Hamilton is responsible for driving Western Union’s Digital business through integration with digital and FI partners, as well as leading global expansion efforts for WU.com.

Prior to taking this role, Christina was a founding member of Western Union’s core transformation team, driving a multi-year Change Management programme grounded in lean management principles.

Christina has been with Western Union since 2012, and has held roles of increasing responsibility during that time, including as Regional Vice President for Business Solutions in the UK and Ireland, Head of Commercial Development for Business Solutions, and Chief of Staff to the CEO.

Prior to joining Western Union, Christina was the Head of Relationship Management at Capita Asset Services in London, where she led a team of sales professionals and was responsible for third-party partnerships.  She started her career as an Operations and Technology professional at Citigroup Global Transaction Services in New York, and moved into Sales and Account Management roles when she was relocated to London in 2003.  She later joined UBS as CRM Director of a business division of UK Wealth Management.

Christina holds an International MBA summa cum laude from the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina.  She is a Dutch and US national, and speaks fluent Danish, Dutch, and French. She has two children, and her family recently returned to London after an 18-month assignment at WU’s headquarters in Denver.