Bi-Sam Appoints Ex-Reuters Exec Xavier Piquot as Regional Sales Manager for Continental Europe
Analytics software, client reporting and data management solution provider Bi-Sam has appointed ex-Reuters executive Xavier Piquot as its new regional sales manager for continental Europe. The vendor hopes Piquot’s experience within the financial markets and contacts book will allow it to strengthen its presence in the region. Piquot has been in the financial technology market...
Omgeo Appoints Coughlan, Higgins and Meenaghan for European Product Support Roles
Post-trade specialist Omgeo has appointed three new executives its European product team: State Street’s Bill Meenaghan and Janet Coughlan and Steve Higgins, both from UBS. Coughlan is now in charge of strategic initiatives for the vendor’s web-based global database for the maintenance and communication of standing settlement and account instructions (SSIs), Omgeo Alert. Higgins and...
Fiserv Appoints ex-Bank of America Exec Drummond as New EVP
Fiserv has appointed ex-Bank of America executive Lance Drummond as its new executive vice president in charge of strategic growth initiatives in areas including data analytics, consulting and wealth management. He will report to Jeffery Yabuki, president and CEO of the recently rebranded vendor. Drummond joins Fiserv after more than six years at Bank of...
TowerGroup’s Hegarty Joins DTCC as Managing Director to Focus on Front Office
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed ex-TowerGroup executive Robert Hegarty to the newly created position of managing director of market structure. In his new role, Hegarty will be spearheading the vendor’s efforts to identify new market and growth opportunities focused on the front office and trading communities. Hegarty joins DTCC from TowerGroup,...
Swift’s Church Joins XBRL US Board of Directors
In keeping with its current work on mapping XBRL to ISO standards for corporate actions, Swift’s Americas CEO and global head of securities, Chris Church, has joined the board of directors for XBRL US. Church says his participation on the board of the non-profit consortium for XML business reporting standards reaffirms Swift’s commitment to the...
Smith Rejoins Fiserv’s Investment Services Division
Following a nine year stint at Thomson Financial, Charles Smith has rejoined Fiserv as vice president of client services for its Investment Services division. Smith previously worked at CheckFree Investment Services for seven years (now under the Fiserv banner) as vice president of product development. In his new role, Smith will act as a client...
Asset Control Poaches Misys’ McGranaghan for Product Management Role in NYC
Ex- head of development for Misys’ Treasury and Capital Markets division, Donal McGranaghan has joined Asset Control as senior vice president of product and development. Based in New York, he will lead product management and software development of the EDM vendor’s financial data management solutions. McGranaghan has also previously worked at Kindle Banking Systems, BIS...
Fitch Appoints Ex-Fidelity MD Hale as Head of Asia Pacific in Hong Kong
Credit ratings specialist Fitch has appointed ex-Fidelity executive Evan Hale as its new head of Fitch Asia Pacific in Hong Kong. He replaces Andrea Mueller, who left the firm in May 2008, and will report to Bernard De Lattre, group managing director at Fitch Ratings, who is based in Paris. Prior to this appointment, Hale...
New York Federal Reserve Poaches Citi’s Bottega as Chief Data Officer for its Markets Division
John Bottega’s no show at last year’s FIMA London event was noted by many and there was much speculation at the event that he was soon to leave his post as chief data officer for Citi’s Institutional Client Group. Reference Data Review can now indeed confirm that Bottega has moved onto pastures new: he has...
D’Arcy Finally Takes Over from Clark at Helm of Interactive Data
Following the announcement of his selection as Stuart Clark’s successor in November, Raymond D’Arcy has finally stepped into the role of president and CEO of Interactive Data. After 13 years at the helm of the vendor, Clark is retiring but will stay on as advisor for the next few months to help D’Arcy adjust to...