London, October 5th, 2026 – Aptitude Software, a leader in enterprise finance software innovation, has appointed Kenneth Paqvalén as Chief Financial Officer as the company scales Fynapse, the AI-native Finance ERP.
With nearly 15 years operating in the CFO position, Paqvalén joins Aptitude at an exciting stage of its growth. Fynapse is leading the next generation of Finance ERP, providing the real-time, finance-grade data enterprises need for strategic and governed AI adoption.
Paqvalén brings a strong track record of scaling SaaS and AI businesses. His three-year tenure at Matillion, the data pipeline platform for AI and analytics at scale, saw him grow the business from $150 million to $1.5bn, achieving tech unicorn status.
Alex Curran, CEO at Aptitude Software, says: “Kenneth joins Aptitude at a pivotal point in our journey. We have a significant opportunity ahead of us with Fynapse, and we’re focused on scaling the business to capture it.
“He brings deep financial leadership experience, a strong commercial mindset and a proven track record of helping SaaS and AI businesses grow. He also understands how the role of the CFO is changing: from steward of the numbers to a strategic co-pilot to the business. That perspective will be invaluable as we accelerate Fynapse, strengthen our commercial execution and pursue the opportunity we see in Finance ERP.”
Kenneth Paqvalén, new CFO for Aptitude Software, adds: “It’s an exciting time to be joining. Fynapse is what CFOs have been waiting for – a Finance ERP that gives them a real-time P&L, numbers they can defend to a board, and the data foundation their AI strategy depends on. That’s the difference between finance reporting on what happened and finance shaping what happens next.”
“I look forward to applying my experience with scaling high-growth companies to strengthen financial foundations and continue the development of the product base, while maintaining a focus on customers and their positive experience of the software.”
As Aptitude’s new CFO, he will also oversee the investment growth and capital allocation strategy in his role, as well as being a commercial partner to Curran and the board.
Paqvalén joins Aptitude Software from Napier AI, the London-based financial crimes compliance RegTech serving banking and insurance clients. He previously held CFO positions at R3, and MariaDB, as well as heading up the finance and control function of Nokia’s business development unit, playing a key role in the acquisition of Motorola Networks.
Paqvalén (born in Finland with Swedish as his mother tongue), has been working worldwide from a London base for the past two decades, where he lives with his wife and two children.
About Fynapse:
Fynapse is the AI-native Finance ERP that runs finance in real-time. Read more at: https://fynapse.app/
