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Lind Leaves Industry Analyst Role for Vendor Side
Tim Lind has left The TowerGroup to join enterprise data management company GoldenSource. In his new role, Lind is senior vice president for product strategy, responsible for strategic planning, market research, competitive intelligence and product positioning. He will report to executive vice president Mark Zill, and will operate from both New York and Boston. Lind…
Xcitek Hires Sheppard as COO
Xcitek has appointed Neil Sheppard as chief operating officer with responsibility for managing the company’s corporate actions software XSP in Europe, in support of the European growth strategy. Prior to joining Xcitek, Sheppard has held a variety of project management, product and business development roles in corporate actions at Magenta One, UBS, Morgan Stanley, Dresdner…
Markit Hires Meldrum for Acquisitions & Strategic Direction
Markit Group has hired Will Meldrum as director of acquisitions and strategic development, pointing to further acquisitive activity by the credit markets pricing vendor. Meldrum previously worked at Deutsche Bank for four years as director and head of global markets strategic investments. In this role, he was involved in the original sale of the collaborating…
FISD Taps Alvarez for Securities Model Chairman Role
The Financial Information Services Division (FISD) has appointed Marc Alvarez as chairman of the Securities Model Working Group. Alvarez is executive vice president of products and marketing at data management firm Tap Solutions. As chairman, he will provide strategic direction for the group as it evaluates the administrative, technological, and taxonomy issues relating to market…
Dolan Joins GoldenSource Team in Sales & Marketing
Pat Dolan has joined GoldenSource as vice president EMEA sales and marketing. Here he will report directly to chief executive officer Mike Meriton. Dolan was previously global head of sales at Strategic Communications Software, and has previously worked at Cognotec, Dow Jones and Standard & Poor’s.
Yaron Takes Over from Esler at Bear Stearns
Bear Stearns’ managing director and principle Paul Yaron has become the new head of reference data services following the departure of Peter Esler earlier this year (RDR, May 2005).
Crammond to Spearhead Markit’s Asia Pac Development
Markit continues to expand its Asian practice, with a new office opening in Singapore to be run by David Crammond. Crammond joins from ABN Amro, where he was head of structured asset sales for the Asian region. Before then, he was based in ABN’s New York office, running structured credit sales. At Markit, he will…
S&P Further Boosts Securities Evaluations Group with Dooley Hire
Standard & Poor’s Securities Evaluations group has added Michael Dooley to its Interest Rate Swaps pricing team. Dooley has previously worked at firms including Prudential Securities, Sumitomo Bank Securities, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. He joins a growing team following more hires last month (RDR, May 2005). Prior to bringing Dooley on board, Standard…
Soliton for Sale in Early Sign Of Consolidation Of the Reference Data Management Industry
Reference and time-series data management provider Soliton is looking for investment from a strategic partner, or a potential outright sale of the company. Early signals, at the time of Reference Data Review’s press time, suggest the vendor has appointed an investment banker – Kirchner & Co. – to proactively contact potential suitors. The Canadian-based company…
Xenomorph Targets U.S. With New Subsidiary, Office
Derivatives data management specialist Xenomorph is establishing itself in the U.S. with a new subsidiary Xenomorph Software, and a new New York-based office. Greg Johnson, sales and marketing director of Xenomorph says, “We already have a number of investment banking clients in the U.S. as a result of contracts with their European offices, as well…