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Itiviti Names Josh Monroe as Head of Americas
Itiviti has appointed Josh Monroe as managing director, head of Americas region. An accomplished sales executive and sales coach with more than 15 years of financial industry experience, Monroe joins Itiviti from Ned Davis Research, where he was global head of sales. He started his career at Morgan Stanley before joining SAC Capital Advisors where he was a VP in the global macro business. Monroe also has prior sales management experience from senior positions with FIS and SunGard. He will be part of Itiviti’s executive management team, reporting to CEO Rob Mackay.
Broadridge Appoints Chris Perry President
S&P 500 firm Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Chris Perry as President, effective March 2, 2020. Perry currently leads Broadridge’s Global Sales, Marketing and Client Solutions organization, and is taking over the role from Broadridge CEO Tim Gokey, who remains CEO and a Director of the Company. Following the appointment, Perry will expand his current responsibilities to take a stronger role leading Broadridge’s top clients and partners, overseeing Broadridge International, and coordinating Broadridge’s overall growth strategy. He joined Broadridge in 2014 and has more than 25 years of experience in banking, brokerage and financial information services. He oversees all client and market-facing activities globally and is responsible for delivering the company’s annual sales targets spanning all business units and product lines. Under his leadership the firm has posted six years of consecutive record-setting sales.
Gresham Technologies Gears Up with New Sales Appointment
Data integrity and control software provider Gresham Technologies has appointed Mark Bolton as its new Head of International Sales to spearhead its global growth plans. Bolton will be responsible for directing the firm’s sales strategy across Asia and North America, and identifying target market segments for expansion across the entire Clareti platform. Prior to joining Gresham, he held senior sales leadership positions at SunGard and FIS where he was instrumental in overseeing the growth of the reconciliation sales organisation in both Europe and the US. The announcement comes off the back of successful 2019 results in which Gresham reported a 30% increase in Group revenues to £25m and twelve new Clareti wins.
SteelEye Appoints Rob Bernstein as Chief Financial Officer
Compliance technology and data analytics firm SteelEye has confirmed the hire of Rob Bernstein as its new CFO. He joins from RegTek Solutions, which was acquired by Bloomberg in August 2019, where he was CFO since February 2018. Bernstein has more than 10 years’ experience as a finance executive, formerly with London-based tech firm TIM Group, where he held the position of CFO for seven years. In his new position he will lead SteelEye’s financial operations, reporting directly to CEO Matt Smith.
AxiomSL Establishes Business Operations Centre in Ireland
Regulatory reporting and risk management solutions provider AxiomSL is opening a new business operations centre in the National Technology Park in Limerick, Ireland, with plans to create up to 100 jobs over the next five years. The centre will initially house technical support and product management for AxiomSL’s RegCloud offering, and is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland – the agency responsible for the attraction and retention of inward foreign direct investment into Ireland.
Giles Nelson Departs MarkLogic
Giles Nelson, former Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, Financial Services at MarkLogic, has departed the firm as of December 2019. A-Team Group understands that MarkLogic will not be replacing him in the position. Nelson, who has not yet indicated his next move, joined the firm in August 2018. He previously held the role of Senior Vice President of Product Strategy and Marketing at Software AG, prior to which he was Vice President of Products at Progress Software.
Moody’s Named to the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Quality Index
Top marks to Moody’s, which has been named to the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the first time. The GEI tracks the financial performance of public companies committed to supporting gender equality and considers five pillars: female leadership and talent pipeline; equal pay and gender pay parity; inclusive culture; sexual harassment policies; and pro-women brand. The company has also received a score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2020 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The CEI is a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.
CloudMargin Promotes Armando Hernandez to Expand Presence in North America
London-based CloudMargin, provider of a collateral and margin management solution native to the cloud, has promoted Armando Hernandez to the new role of executive director, head of North America. Hernandez joined CloudMargin in September 2018 as director of new business development for North America. In his new role, reporting to CEO Stuart Connolly, Hernandez takes responsibility for the entire North American operating unit, including sales, relationship management, partnerships and client onboarding. He will also join the executive leadership team, heading up the company’s push into North America where it established a presence less than four years ago.
Finantix Hires in Singapore and London
Finantix, a technology provider to the wealth management, insurance and banking industries, continues to hire with a view to developing its Asian and European capabilities and building local teams to support client relationships. Michael Gantenbein joins as account delivery director in Singapore, having previously held senior roles at Flowable, Soreco and Itartis. Gareth Williams joins as business development director in the UK, with responsibility to grow Finantix’s presence, help R&D enhance the firm’s product suite, and provide account management to clients in the region. Williams has previous experience at Brewin Dolphin, Investec Wealth & Investment UK, and Hambros Bank.
New CEO For ACA Compliance Group
Global GRC specialist ACA Compliance Group has appointed Shvetank Shah as CEO, effective from today. Shah joins the firm from Gartner, where he spent 17 years, most recently as Senior Vice President of its Technology & Service Provider practice. Shvetank will be based in ACA’s Silver Spring, MD office, and will oversee all global operations and the corporate growth strategy. The previous Group CEO of ACA Compliance was its founder, Robert Stype, who oversaw the firm’s acquisition of Cordium last year and subsequently moved to the position of Executive Chairman in June 2019.