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Kx Names Quill Global Head, Sales Engineering
Tick database provider Kx Systems has promoted Fintan Quill from senior engineer to global head of sales engineering, expanding his prior role beyond just North America and to cover more technical sales and support the vendor's push into new industries,…
MDSL Taps Ex-Deutsche Bank Data Exec DeMaio as COO
UK-based cost and inventory management software vendor MDSL has hired Lou DeMaio, former global head of market data service delivery at Deutsche Bank, as Americas chief operating officer to spearhead growth of the vendor's MDX (Market Data Expert)…
Société Générale Names Jacquemin CEO of German Unit
Pascal Jacquemin, an executive at Société Générale Securities Services who has worked at the firm since 1998, takes over as chief executive of SGSS Deutschland
BGC Partners Taps Hirschhorn as CIO
Brokerage BGC Partners announced Eric Hirschhorn will take over as the firm's chief information officer immediately.
Nomura Research Builds Mumbai Unit
The Japanese consultancy has hired Chiragra Chakrabarty, formerly a director at Deloitte and PwC, to lead its NRI FinTech unit in India
Kiseleva Joins Russian Repository From UBS
The National Settlement Depository appoints Anastasia Kiseleva as managing director, following two other director-level appointments made in August
Jonathan Rose Joins Capco UK as Partner
Global technology consultancy Capco has appointed Jonathan Rose as a partner, joining the UK office.
VWD Names Chief Product, Sales Officer; Expands Board
German data vendor VWD has hired Udo Kersting as chief product officer and chief sales officer, and appointed him to the company's board of directors, in a move to boost innovation and product development.
Bent Takes Over SS&C GlobeOp's Fund Administration Operations in Asia
SS&C Technologies Holdings announced Stewart Bent will lead SS&C GlobeOp's fund administration business in Asia as its managing director in the region.
Ex-Harco Execs Reunite at Datactics
Datactics, a Belfast, Northern Ireland-based provider of data quality software, has appointed former NYSE Technologies managing director Steve Cowler chief technology officer, replacing Sarah Bearder, who has served as CTO since 1999 and will remain as…
S&P Boss Eccleston Resurfaces as TMX CEO
Canadian exchange group TMX has appointed former S&P and Bloomberg exec Lou Eccleston as chief executive, effective Nov. 3, replacing Thomas Kloet, who announced his retirement earlier this year.
Estimize Taps Former S&P Research Director for PR, Research
New York-based crowd-sourced earnings estimates provider Estimize has appointed Christine Short──former director of earnings research at S&P Capital IQ──vice president of media and public relations, with additional responsibility for content generation,…
Nasdaq Index Head Jacobs Announces Retirement
John Jacobs, executive vice president of global information services at Nasdaq OMX and head of the exchange's index business, has announced he will retire from his current role effective Jan. 2, 2015.
Fitch Hires Ex-Thomson Reuters' Mattinson to Grow Biz
Fitch Solutions, the data vendor arm of ratings agency Fitch, has hired Ian Mattinson as head of product delivery and execution, responsible for accelerating the growth of the vendor's business and delivering new products to market.
Guggenheim's Joseph Lodato Pulls Tech, Compliance Together
Anthony Malakian sits down with Joseph Lodato, chief compliance officer at Guggenheim Securities, to discuss the need for compliance and technology to work together in the current regulatory environment. Photos by Timothy Fadek
Datactics Adds CTO, Board Member
Dale Richards, a financial industry operations consultant, has joined the data services provider in its new push into the industry
Bill Gross Departs Pimco, Joins Janus
The chief investment officer and co-founder of the Allianz-owned bond giant left today in a surprise move, and will join Denver-based asset manager Janus Capital.
Born Taps NYSE's Dimtsis for Canada Sales
Born Technology, a Chicago-based exchange connectivity and co-location technology provider, has hired Paul Dimtsis as managing director of sales, based in Toronto.
Groetch Lands Top US Role at Lombard Risk
Lombard Risk Management, the London-based provider of regulatory reporting, compliance and collateral management technology to the capital markets, has promoted John Groetch to MD for the Americas.
StatPro Taps Thompson for Client Integrations
Data and portfolio analytics provider StatPro has hired Ian Thompson as client integration director, responsible for helping the vendor's product development teams to smoothly transition clients to its cloud-based StatPro Revolution analytics platform…
Voltaire Keeps Up with the Jones
London-based valuation risk advisory firm Voltaire Advisors has appointed Peter Jones senior partner, with responsibility for creating and growing its online community of valuations and risk professionals, and for producing its Valuation Risk Briefing…
Teknometry Names Howland as Director
Performance analysis vendor Teknometry has appointed Anthony Howland as a director.
Cost Optics Taps Ex-Arcontech Exec Dass for Growth
Singapore-based expense management specialist Cost Optics, which provides a software-as-a-service platform for large expense categories, including market data, has hired Chandra Dass as global head of business development, responsible for building the…
SR Labs Names ex-NYSE Exec McIntyre European COO to Drive Wombat Growth
New York-based low-latency data platform and feed handler provider SR Labs has appointed former NYSE exec Ian McIntyre as chief operating officer in Europe, to spearhead the rollout of new capabilities as part of ongoing changes to the vendor's…