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Westpac’s Putnam Joins QuIC to Head Biz Dev and Support in Asia

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QuIC Financial Technologies, a global solutions provider of risk management, pricing and financial analytics, has appointed Mark Putnam to manage business development and support in the Asia Pacific region. Based in Sydney, Australia and reporting to the sales director North America and Asia, Putnam will focus on driving sales and forging strategic business relationships for the company’s Asia Pacific sales operations.

Putnam will leverage his years of expertise in market risk, credit risk and treasury balance sheet management in the diverse Asia Pacific region to drive QuIC’s growth plans, provide regional support for existing and new customers and strengthen its industry leadership position worldwide.

Liam Cuddy, sales director North America and Asia for QuIC, says: “QuIC will continue to expand its regional presence by building long term partnerships and strategic business relationships in this growing market.”

Putnam has more than 25 years of experience in the risk management and banking industries. He joins QuIC after a career with Westpac, where he held numerous senior executive roles including the head of ALM Group Treasury and head of Trading Risk Management. Putnam has also held leadership positions at the Industrial Bank of Japan and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, as an executive in Trading Risk Management.

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