Reuters Datascope’s Ken Barnes Appointed VP, Business and Planning, at Wombat

Ken Barnes, formerly of Reuters’ DataScope reference data product group, has joined Wombat Financial Software, a low-latency data delivery provider. Reporting to Danny Moore, COO, he assumes responsibility for global marketing and communications, competitor and market analysis, sales process management and channel development and management.

He will also manage several Tier 1 accounts in the U.S. from the company’s New York office. At Reuters America, Barnes managed tactical marketing activities for its DataScope reference data product and led channel sales, business strategy and communication for Reuters’ direct data feed product line. Barnes has also spent time at NextSet Software and Bridge Information Systems, where he was global marketing manager.