Artificial intelligence (AI) firm TIFIN has appointed Sal Gagliano (pictured) as CEO of TIFIN AMP, which provides AI for the intelligent distribution of funds. Charlie Shaffer has been named as president and chief revenue officer.
Gagliano has 25 years of experience in the industry, the past 14 years of which have been spent with Broadridge. Most recently, he was senior vice president and general manager for regulatory and marketing communication solutions, preceded by a string of senior roles at the company.
Prior to this, Gagliano was vice president of technology and investment banking at Thomas Weisel Partners, and held a senior associate position at Grand Central Holdings.
Shaffer has three decades of experience in the industry and joins TIFIN from Russell Investments, where he was global head of distribution. Before this, he spent almost five years with Voya Investment Management in a number of directorial roles.
During his career, Shaffer has held positions at firms including Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank.
Commenting on his appointment, Gagliano says: “We strive to modernise distribution for the asset management industry. Our unique data, innovative AI capabilities and strong talent will enable us to help asset managers more effectively drive sales.”
Vinay Nair, founder and CEO of TIFIN, states: “[These] industry leaders [have] a deep background in driving the adoption of innovative distribution solutions in asset management. I am excited to work with them both as we build on AMP’s foundation to revolutionise how asset management firms make distribution decisions through AI.”
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