Gomez Named as New CEO by ISS STOXX

ISS STOXX has named Virginia Gomez as its next chief executive effective on August 3.

Gomez has more than 20 years of leadership experience and served as president of North America at Dun & Bradstreet, executive vice president of product and portfolio management at TransUnion and in leadership positions at LexisNexis and PeopleFluent.

Gomez will replace Gary Retelny and oversee 4,000 professionals across 34 global locations.

Precisely Appoints New Executives

Precisely has appointed Vinesh Vis as chief revenue officer to drive sales execution and customer growth, and Jane Gilson as chief business officer to manage commercial growth frameworks.

Vis joins from Smarsh, where he worked as chief revenue officer and general manager, following revenue leadership roles at Oracle and other private and public technology companies; Gilson previously held executive leadership roles at Microsoft and Google, served as chief executive at CloudSphere and brings more than two decades of technology growth experience.

Both executives will join the Executive Leadership Team, report to chief executive Walid Abu-Hadba and oversee global commercial operations across sales, customer success, channel ecosystems, strategic services, and revenue operations.

Gresham Names Spiros Giannaros to Replace Mark Hepsworth as CEO

Gresham has appointed Spiros Giannaros as chief executive to succeed Mark Hepsworth at the enterprise data automation company for financial services firms.

Giannaros previously spent more than 25 years in capital markets software, serving as chief executive at Charles River Development and partner at Markit, where he led the business that Gresham acquired in 2026.

The role will involve leading the company through its next phase of growth following the recent acquisition of S&P Global’s enterprise data management business.

Giannaros said the company will leverage artificial intelligence within its products to deliver data automation capabilities for critical investment and regulatory operations.

Fenergo Names Lekshmi Nair as CRO

Client lifecycle management specialist Fenergo has appointed Lekshmi Nair as chief revenue officer to lead the global go-to-market organisation and commercial operations.

Nair previously worked at Finastra, formerly Misys, where she held roles in software development, delivery, platform sales and enterprise leadership before serving as global chief revenue officer for lending.

Based in London, Nair joins the executive leadership team and reports to the company’s executive structure to oversee growth and customer relationships.

Former Quantexa Risk Head Patel Hired by AI-Specialist Galytix

Galytix, an AI firm for financial institutions, has hired former Quantexa leader Roshni Patel as chief growth officer, charged with accelerating global expansion.

Patel previously worked at Quantexa as global head of risk solutions, following more than 20 years at KPMG, Lloyds Banking Group and Moody’s Analytics.

As chief growth officer, he will manage global expansion across sales, partnerships and market development in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Gulf Cooperation Council and Australia.

Chief executive Raj Abrol said the new leadership team brings enough depth and relationships to accelerate operations in major markets.

Xceptor Names Former Pershing Leader Dalla Brookshire as New CPO

Xceptor has appointed former Pershing and Vanguard leader Sareena Dalla Brookshire to the newly created position of chief product officer to help the capital markets data automation specialist advance its artificial intelligence product programme.

Dalla Brookshire, who has almost two decades of experience working in capital markets, is based in New York and will focus on “delivery of high-impact, client-led innovation across mission-critical capital markets workflows”, the company said.

“I’ve seen first-hand the challenges capital markets firms face when modernising within a highly regulated environment, and data plays a critical role,” she said in a statement. “Xceptor has built a powerful platform that enables operations teams to deliver trusted data across the trade lifecycle.”

Michiel Verhoeven, Xceptor’s chief executive, said Dalla Brookshire was well placed to help the company take on the “complex, mission-critical needs” of its customers.

Finastra Governance Chief Elected to DAMA International Leadership Team

Finastra’s global head of data governance, Peter Vennel, has been elected vice president at data management professional group DAMA International.

Vennel will serve a three-year term focusing on global strategy and member support for the association. The position involves chairing the Governance and Nominations Committee and participating in the Finance Committee to provide organisational oversight.

The role incorporates leadership in enterprise data governance to support industry best practices across various sectors.

GLEIF Appoints Former Finoa Chief to New COFO Role

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation has appointed Michaela Fleischer as its inaugural chief operating and financial officer.

Fleischer previously served as COO at Finoa and held leadership positions at Deutsche Bank, N26, Holvi and Revolut.

Based in Frankfurt am Main as managing director of GLEIF Germany, Fleischer reports to the chief executive and oversees financial planning, sustainability and day-to-day operations.

Innovative Systems Appoints London-Based Revenue Chief

Data quality and AML compliance technology provider Innovative Systems appointed Ben Sher as chief revenue officer to lead global revenue strategy and commercial expansion.

Sher previously spent more than 20 years in fintech and enterprise software roles, most recently serving as managing director and head of sales for EMEA at SimCorp.

Based in Innovative Systems’ London office, he reports to the chief operating officer and manages sales, go-to-market operations and partnerships.

The company said that Sher has experience scaling international go-to-market operations and leading enterprise sales.

GRI Names New Chair of Standards Board

The Global Reporting Initiative has appointed Susanne Stormer as chair of the Global Sustainability Standards Board to oversee the setting of GRI Standards. , GRI provides sustainability reporting standards for companies.
Stormer previously served as a Partner at PwC Denmark for four years and as Vice President of Corporate Sustainability at Novo Nordisk for 13 years.

The three-year term begins on April 1 when she will begin leading the 15-member voluntary body responsible for the technical development of global reporting requirements.

Stormer said her focus is to promote consistent and comparable data for management reporting and transparency regarding environmental, social, and economic impacts.