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PolarLake Opens German Office

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Today PolarLake, a global leader in applying Semantic Web and Big Data Technologies to the challenges of Financial and Reference Data Management, announced the opening of its office in Frankfurt, Germany.

Marcus Behrend has joined PolarLake as Business Development Manager for Central Europe. Marcus has over 10 years’ experience in the Financial Services industry and has joined PolarLake from RR Donnelley, formerly Bowne, where he held the position of Product Development Manager, EMEA.

Commenting on the opening of the German office, PolarLake CEO John Randles said “We see the German market as key to the development of PolarLake’s business. Central Europe represents a great opportunity for PolarLake and the demand for a next generation, modern Data Management platform to meeting the needs of Asset Managers, Investment Banks, Custodians and Administrators is as great in Central Europe as anywhere else in the world. Marcus’s experience, industry knowledge and impressive sales record will prove a great asset to PolarLake as we continue this expansion.”

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