Wall Street Systems Hires Longden as European Head
Wall Street Systems has hired Chris Longden as regional managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, with responsibility for the company’s sales and delivery operations. Longden was previously head of global risk management products at Misys International Banking Systems.
New RDUG Chairman Plom Joins REDAC Committee
John Gubert of HSBC has stepped down as chairman of the Reference Data User Group, and has been replaced as chair by Alan Plom of Gartmore Investment Management. Plom has also been appointed to sit Steering Committee of the U.S. Reference Data Coalition and is keen on “the continuation of the strong working relationship between...
Hillier-Brook Quits MoneyLine
Ian Hillier-Brook, director of MIS at MoneyLine Telerate, has left the company, which he joined in April last year when MoneyLine acquired Market Information Services, a specialist in time-series database technologies that he had founded six years ago. Hillier-Brook is now working on establishing a new venture aimed at providing marketing and management services to...
SmartStream Technologies Hires Vernon to Product Management Role
SmartStream Technologies has appointed industry specialist Neil Vernon from PaceMetrics to the role of product manager, for its TLM (Transaction Lifecycle Management) solution, a component of its STP Control Architecture. Vernon was product director at PaceMetrics where he was responsible for implementing STP solutions at HypoVereinsbank, ABN Amro, Deutsche and Lehman Brothers among others. Prior...
… Smith Moves On from Reuters
Christopher Smith, Kirby’s erstwhile colleague at Reuters and another RDUG stalwart, left the vendor at the end of June to pursue other interests. He is understood to be currently considering a number of options. His former responsibilities at Reuters are to be taken over by Rowland Jones, director, Enterprise Information Products.
Former Reuters STP Chief Kirby Reappears at Deutsche Borse …
Tony Kirby, former head of Reuters’ global straight-through-processing (STP) strategy, and driving force behind the Reference Data Users Group, has resurfaced at Deutsche Borse, as head of the STP Design unit. In his new position, Kirby will be responsible for the design, specification and implementation of the exchange’s projects concerning STP, as well as overseeing...
Soliton Promotes Mahoney to Head U.K. Sales Effort
Soliton has appointed Carole Mahoney as director of UK sales, replacing Carl Jones who left the company at the end of May. Mahoney joined Soliton in 2002 from Reuters where she spent over a decade in sales, marketing and product management.
Screen Consultants Expands Consultancy and Sales Teams
Dutch data technology vendor Screen Consultants has appointed Bart Aerssens and Denis Nohar to its market data consultancy team and has hired Fons Richter to support sales in Europe and the Middle East. Both were previously market data managers with Netherlands-based banks: Aerssens with F. van Lanschot Bankiers and Nohar with Staal Bankiers/Achmea. Screen says...
Soliton Lays Off London Sales Head Jones
Toronto-based software developer Soliton has made the head of its UK sales operation redundant after just over a year in the job. Carl Jones, a former sales manager with Reuters, was hired to run the Soliton in March last year. The departure comes less than two months after the company announced equity financing from Covington...
Xcitek Targets Europe With London Office Opening, Burgess Hire
Corporate actions automation specialist XcitekSolutionsPlus has formally opened a London office to serve as a hub for its European expansion. To support European clients, the firm has hired Nick Burgess as XSP product specialist to help provide pre- and post-sales client service and manage XSP implementations. Burgess brings 15 years of securities processing experience to...