Stone-Goff Partners (“SGP”), a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on technology-driven business-to-business services companies active in the knowledge economy, today announced the appointment of John Deignan as Chief Executive Officer of SGP portfolio company FS Vector (the “Company”), a strategic consulting and reg-tech platform for clients in the innovative financial services ecosystem. He succeeds John Beccia, who has assumed the role of Chairman of the FS Vector Board.

John Beccia co-founded FS Vector in 2018 and has served as CEO since its inception. In that role, he scaled the Company through providing regulatory and compliance solutions that powered the sustainable growth of innovative financial services companies in payments, lending, digital banking, decentralized finance and other financial services.

John Deignan has more than 35 years of executive leadership experience, guiding global operations and driving profitable growth across public, private, and private equity-backed companies. Previously, he was CEO of Baker Hill, a Riverside portfolio company, which provides technology solutions to banks and credit unions to power loan origination. “I am excited to join FS Vector and contribute to a firm that is at the forefront of financial innovation and regulatory expertise,” said Deignan. “I look forward to working with our team to further our mission of guiding innovative financial services companies through complex challenges and helping them thrive in a dynamic market.”

“I’m proud of the brand we’ve built at FS Vector and deeply grateful to the employees, clients, and friends who have supported us along the way,” said John Beccia in a recent letter to the FS Vector community. “As part of our evolution, I’m shifting to the role of Chairman, remaining engaged and committed to the firm’s growth from a new perspective. I’m excited about the future of FSV and confident that John Deignan, with his deep business and financial experience, can effectively lead us into our next chapter.”

“We’re excited to welcome John Deignan to FS Vector,” said Hannah Stone Craven, co-founder and Managing Partner of SGP. “John Beccia and his team have built an exceptional business with a strong foundation. John Deignan and the FS Vector team will be helping to shape the next phase of the innovative financial services economy.”

FS Vector has a team of more than 50 professionals and offers a full complement of services including business strategy, regulatory, compliance, licensing, bank charters and partnerships, training, data analytics, government relations and public policy matters.

The full letter from John Beccia to the FS Vector community can be found here.

About Stone-Goff Partners

Stone-Goff Partners is a lower middle market private equity firm investing in technology-driven business-to-business service companies. Our companies combine service offerings with technology, focus on clearly defined end markets, and are active participants in the growing knowledge economy. Core verticals include business services, consulting services, marketing services, IT services, human capital and training, and outsourced services. We partner with company founders and executive leadership teams to provide capital, M&A origination and execution, and value-creation expertise to our portfolio companies. Since the firm’s founding in 2010, Stone-Goff’s sector knowledge and deal experience has helped drive successful outcomes for company founders, limited partners, and portfolio management teams. For more information about Stone-Goff Partners, please visit stonegoff.com.

About FS Vector

Founded in 2018, FS Vector is a strategic consulting and reg-tech platform that delivers a range of solutions to innovative financial services clients, including business strategy, regulatory, compliance, licensing, bank charters and partnerships, training, data analytics, government relations, and public policy matters. The Company’s employees are driving mission-critical outcomes for 100+ active clients in key financial services sub-verticals such as lending & payments, decentralized finance, business services, digital banking, trade associations, and personal finance. FS Vector is headquartered in Washington, DC. For more information about FS Vector, please visit fsvector.com.

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