Elliot Gough Appointed as Head of Sales Engineering at Tookitaki
Elliot Gough joins Tookitaki as Head of Sales Engineering, bringing more than a decade of experience and a most recent role as Vice President at Nomura.
The Move
- New role
- Head of Sales Engineering
- Company
- Tookitaki
- Previously
- Vice President, Nomura
- Announced
- October 22, 2026
By the Numbers: Tookitaki
- Years of experience
- 12
- Employees
- 129
- Sales team
- 11
- Funding raised
- $40.7 million
Data: Crustdata, as of October 22, 2026
Tookitaki has appointed Elliot Gough as Head of Sales Engineering. The hire brings more than a decade of experience to the Singapore company, including a most recent post as Vice President at Nomura and years of solutions work across Asia at Quantexa.
Career Highlights
Gough began a 12-year career in 2014, according to Crustdata people data. At Quantexa, the new Head of Sales Engineering joined as Solutions Consultant in 2018 and rose to Solutions Lead, Asia in 2020, before moving to Nomura as Vice President.
Earlier, Gough worked as a Technology Consultant at Deloitte from 2016. The career started at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, with roles as Bid Coordinator and then Product Business Analyst. Gough holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from the University of Leicester.
Why It Matters For Tookitaki
Founded in 2015 and headquartered at Raffles Place, Singapore, Tookitaki helps financial institutions prevent, detect and stay ahead of financial crime. Its AI-native platform, FinCense, turns shared intelligence into controls for transaction monitoring, fraud prevention, screening, customer risk scoring and case management, serving banks, digital banks, wallets, payments providers and remittance businesses across APAC.
Crustdata company data shows Tookitaki employs 129 people, up 2.4% over six months, with an Engineering team of 38 that has grown 58.3% in a year. The company has raised $40.7 million, including a $20 million Series B backed by Thunes.
Built For APAC
Tookitaki counts 52 employees in India, 33 in Singapore and 13 in the Philippines. Hiring continues across that footprint, with 8 open roles posted since July 22, 5 of them in Engineering.
What's Next
Gough takes charge of sales engineering alongside a Sales team of 11, which has welcomed 5 joiners over the past 12 months. Recent leadership hires around the seat include a Sales Director, Australia & New Zealand who started in June 2026, a Head of Revenue & Customer Success, SEA who started in May 2026 and a Country Sales Head who started in November 2025.
Hiro News tracks leadership moves across go-to-market teams every day. People, company and job data in this story comes from Crustdata.
Questions and Answers
Who is the new Head of Sales Engineering at Tookitaki?
Elliot Gough joined Tookitaki as Head of Sales Engineering in October 2026. Gough comes from Nomura, where the most recent title was Vice President.
What is Elliot Gough's background?
Gough has more than a decade of experience, beginning at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence in 2014. The career includes roles at Deloitte and Quantexa, where Gough rose from Solutions Consultant to Solutions Lead, Asia.
What does Tookitaki do?
Tookitaki helps financial institutions prevent and detect financial crime through its AI-native platform, FinCense. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Singapore, the company serves banks, digital banks, wallets, payments providers and remittance businesses across APAC.
· people and company records, retrieved October 22, 2026. Source: Crustdata.