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Netik Adds Another Ex-Deutsche Bank Exec Manaktala to Lead Expansion of Bangalore Operations

Following the exit of former CEO John Wise, former president Colin Close and long serving exec Keith Hale earlier this year, data management outsourcing solution vendor Netik had some serious management shoes to fill and, to this end, has added another ex-Deutsche Bank exec to its ranks in the form of Ishan Manaktala. Manaktala joins...

Omgeo Adds Financial Services Industry Veterans to Board of Managers

Omgeo welcomes Donald Donahue, chairman and CEO of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), as the new chairman of its board of managers. Richard Macek, former executive managing director Risk and Finance for DTCC, who has served as chairman of Omgeo’s board of managers since December 2004, retires from his position, having played a...

StatPro North America Expands Sales Leadership Team

StatPro, a global provider of portfolio analysis and asset valuation software for investment professionals, today announced the expansion of its North American sales team with the addition of Holli McCaffery and David Meister. Both McCaffery and Meister bring years of finance and technology experience to StatPro from leading companies such as Morningstar, Thomson Reuters and...

Euroclear Welcomes Ben Rais to its Single Platform Management Team

Euroclear announces today that Karim Ben Rais will join Euroclear as managing director and head of Euroclear’s Single Platform Modules division, one of four IT Project Delivery divisions within the Euroclear group. Effective 5 May, he will also become a member of the Euroclear Group management team. Prior to joining Euroclear, Ben Rais worked internationally...

Oracle Expands Financial Services Management Team Industry Veteran Frank Brienzi Joins Oracle’s Financial Services Global Business Unit

Oracle today announced it has expanded the leadership team of its Financial Services Global Business Unit (FSGBU) with the addition of Frank Brienzi, who will serve as general manager of the FSGBU. Brienzi has also joined the board of directors of Oracle Financial Services Software Limited (OFSS), a majority owned subsidiary of Oracle and an...

Thomson Reuters Strengthens Leadership of its Enterprise Business with Key Executive Appointments

Thomson Reuters today announced the appointments of industry executives David Kelly, Roseann Palmieri and Tanya Ezekiel to the leadership team of the Enterprise business. These strategic appointments demonstrate the investment Thomson Reuters is making to accelerate the existing growth of the Enterprise business and the delivery of its next generation solutions. Thomson Reuters is transforming...

Big Changes on the Cards for Netik?

Earlier this week, we revealed that Netik’s founder and CEO John Wise has exited the building and has been replaced by ex-global head of Autobahn Equity at Deutsche Bank Rob Flatley. This, in turn, follows the departure of long time Netik exec Keith Hale last month, who joined IGEFI Multifonds as its new global head...

DTCC Names Andrew Douglas Head of Public Affairs, Europe

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today announced that Andrew Douglas, a respected industry veteran, has joined the company to lead its Public Affairs efforts in Europe. In this position, Douglas will play a key role in representing DTCC’s public policy positions to officials of the European Union and its Member States. He will...

Markit Appoints Managing Director of Equities And Index Operations

Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, today announced the appointment of Paul Grimes as Managing Director of Equities and Index Operations. Grimes will be responsible for Markit’s equity and fixed income index operations and will also co-head Markit’s dividend forecast, index management and exchange traded fund (ETF) services, in partnership with Bernie Thurston,...

DST Global Solutions Strengthens Client Relationship Strategy with Key Hires

DST Global Solutions, a provider of business solutions and services to the global investment management industry, has enhanced its client relationship strategy with the appointment of two senior global account managers. Michael Walsh joins DST Global Solutions from State Street Corporation, where he headed up the company’s UK MEA Investor Services business. A qualified accountant,...