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.

Rimes Names New Executive to Helm Commercial Development

Rimes has appointed Kieran Kennedy as Chief Revenue Officer to oversee commercial evolution at enterprise data management and investment intelligence provider.

Kennedy previously served as Global Vice President of Data Cloud Product Partnerships at Snowflake and spent 30 years at FactSet in roles across global sales, product development and strategic partnerships.

The position involves managing client requirements for governed data across artificial intelligence models and cloud ecosystems within the Rimes team.

Kennedy said that he provides the data intelligence expertise needed to deliver transformation at scale as firms shift toward activating intelligence.

“Rimes is at the centre of one of the industry’s most important transformations, as firms shift from merely managing data to activating intelligence,” Kennedy said. “As clients navigate unprecedented complexity across diverse data sources, AI models and cloud ecosystems, they need trusted, governed, interoperable data to deploy AI safely and effectively.”

Sustainability Software Firm Diginex Appoints Deputy Chair to Lead Governance, Mergers

Lorenzo Romano has been named Deputy Chair of sustainability software provider Diginex Limited to oversee corporate governance and mergers.

Romano previously worked at EFG Bank as head of private banking for Geneva and spent several years at Syz Group in senior leadership roles.

Based in the expanded leadership team, he will report to the board and manage strategic planning and the acquisition agenda.

Romano stated that he provides experience in leading international teams through growth phases and advising on governance structures and transactions.

“Lorenzo’s strategic insight and operational acumen have already proven invaluable, and his appointment as Deputy Chairman reflects our commitment to robust leadership as we accelerate growth and deliver greater value to stakeholders,” said Miles Pelham, Chairman and Founder of Diginex. “Diginex is strategically poised to lead in the booming sustainability RegTech sector, where innovative tools are essential for navigating increasingly stringent global regulations.”

SimCorp Appoints Iyan Adewuya as Chief Product Officer

SimCorp has appointed Iyan Adewuya to the newly created position of Chief Product Officer (CPO). Based in New York, Adewuya will report directly to Marc Schröter, the Chief Product and Technology Officer. He brings over 20 years of experience in product strategy and innovation to the company, with a career that covers both public and private markets.

Most recently, Adewuya served as Head of Product for Enterprise and Private Markets Solutions at S&P Global Market Intelligence. There, he managed product strategy across lending, regulatory compliance, capital markets, and enterprise data management solutions. Previously, he held the role of Head of Product for Aladdin Portfolio Management and Compliance at BlackRock, where he led strategic initiatives for private markets, following a 12-year tenure in research and product leadership at Bloomberg.

Rimes Names New APAC and EDM Sales Leaders

Data management and investment intelligence solutions provider Rimes has appointment Ross Allen as head of the Asia and Pacific region and Bill Blythe as global head of EDM sales.

Allen previously held senior leadership roles, including head of financial markets APAC, during 25 years at IHS Markit (now S&P Global) and was chief commercial officer at Vyzrd.

Blythe has more than 25 years of leadership experience in financial technology and data management, most recently as global head of sales, enterprise data management at S&P Global Market Intelligence. He will report to the chief revenue officer and be based in the US, while Allen will report to the chief executive and be based in Australia.

SimCorp Appoints New Sales, Engineering Leaders in Singapore

SimCorp, a global financial technology company, has appointed Jesper Tyrer as head of sales, APAC, and Medi Tuku as head of solutions engineering, APAC.

Tyrer and Tuku previously worked at BlackRock, where Tyrer spent eight years, most recently as head of APAC Aladdin Business Development, and Tuku served as head of pre-Sales for BlackRock Aladdin in the APAC region.

Both leaders will be based in Singapore and report to Edward Bee, head of APAC, with Tuku leading a team focused on delivering end-to-end investment and risk management solutions.

Bee said both appointees “bring extensive experience and a proven track record of driving innovation and delivering outstanding outcomes for clients”.

JMAN Appoints Kaushik Ravi as Chief of Staff to Chief Technology Officer

JMAN Group, a data provider for private-equity funds, has appointed Kaushik Ravi as Chief of Staff to the CTO.

Ravi previously co-founded TODAC, a management consulting firm for technology-based products and services, and has experience with firms including Cognizant and Agilisium.

Ravi will work with CTO Leo Valan to drive strategic planning and operational execution of JMAN’s data and AI offerings.

Private Markets Tech Provider Inveniam Names Two New Senior Hires

Private markets data infrastructure provider Inveniam has named former Moody’s Analytics leader Michael Salk as chief customer officer of its data management platform. Former AirWave Lease Insights executive Christopher Ward has been appointed managing director for strategic solutions and partnerships.

Salk, who has more than 25 years experience in finance and media is “a proven leader who has scaled customer-facing teams while driving measurable growth through product innovation and enterprise partnerships”, said Inveniam chief executive Patrick O’Meara.

He added that Ward “understands how to translate complex data platforms into real business outcomes for asset owners and capital providers”.

Finbourne Names New Chief Product Officer

Finbourne Technology has appointed Gareth Evans as its chief product officer, bringing more than 20 years of fintech expertise to the investment management platform.

Evans held senior roles in UBS, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley before moving to Finbourne, where “he will be responsible for driving the company’s product vision and accelerating innovation across its investment management technology platform”, the company said.

NeoXam Names New Product Manager to Drive Asia Growth

Investment management technology provider NeoXam has appointed Parasuraman Nurani as its new product manager with responsibility for growing business across the Asia-Pacific region.

Parasu is based in the company’s Singapore office and has 20 years of experience in capital markets data and technology, NeoXam said.