New CEO Appointed at Hexaware

Hexaware Technologies has appointed Vivek Jetley as CEO Designate to assume the CEO role at the IT services company on October 28.

Jetley worked at EXL for 20 years, serving as partner at Inductis before its 2006 acquisition and holding leadership roles including president of analytics, insurance, healthcare and life sciences businesses.

Jetley replaces outgoing CEO Srikrishna Ramakarthikeyan, who steps down to become Senior Adviser at the company, which derives half its data revenue from the financial sector.

Jetley brings the ability to scale businesses, deepen enterprise relationships and build data and AI-led growth platforms, Board Member Sandra Horbach said.

SimCorp New Appointments Charged with Advancing Portfolio Management Platform

SimCorp has named Gareth Morris as Head of Portfolio Management and Trading, charged with leading development of the company’s SimCorp One’s portfolio management and trading capabilities.

Morris, who previously worked on BlackRock’s Aladdin business for 16 years, will be joined by Kate Ryan, who was appointed Head of Product Design to drive the design system and provide a bridge between product and engineering teams. Ryan takes her new post after joining SimCorp from S&P Global.

The appointments are part of SimCorp’s programme of making SimCorp One a “technology that brings together portfolio intelligence, AI-powered decision support and execution in a single, connected experience”, said Iyan Adewuya, Chief Product Officer.

Former Barclays Leader Appointed President of AI Software Firm 73 Strings

73 Strings, a provider of artificial intelligence software for private capital valuation, has appointed former Barclays leader Eamon O’Dwyer as president to oversee execution and operational capabilities.

O’Dwyer previously spent more than 10 years at Barclays in roles spanning digital strategy, product development, sales, partnerships and innovation. He later co-led several financial technology companies.

Based in London, O’Dwyer will report to chief executive Yann Magnan and manage product, engineering, data, client operations and go-to-market teams.
O’Dwyer’s background spans nearly 30 years of experience across financial services and fintech.

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.