The new year continues to bring C-level changes to the leadership of Finovate alums large and small. Today we learn that Gremln has hired former SirenGPS founder, Paul Rauner to be its new Chief Operating Officer.

Rauner said in a statement: “I am excited to leverage my experience to accelerate Gremln’s effforts to provide secure, compliant social media to our clients.”

Previous to founding SirenGPS, Rauner was Insurance Agency General Counsel for The NASDAQ Stock Market and Assistant Legal Director for Aon Risk Services. His responsibilities for Gremln will include forging strategic partnerships to help the company enter new markets. 

Founded in 2009 and based in St. Louis, Missouri, Gremln raised $500,000 back in November. The company’s total funding is $2 million. Last year, Gremln was endorsed by the New York Bankers Association, and also participated in the SixThirty Accelerator Program.

Gremln was last on the Finovate stage as part of FinovateFall 2014 in New York.