Torstone Technology, a software as a service platform for post-trade securities and derivatives processing, has made a number of senior hires within its business development and product development teams.
Donal O’Brien has joined Torstone in the UK, to manage the global pre-sales function, working closely with sales, product management and professional services teams.
O’Brien has 30 years of experience in capital markets building post-trade solutions in Europe, North America and Asia, most recently with firms including GBST and Broadridge.
Alvaro Del Pino Aguilera has joined Torstone as head of sales for Iberia. Based in Madrid, Aguilera has 25 years of experience working with financial technology firms, including AxiomSL and SunGard/FIS, covering the wholesale and institutional market.
In North America, Suki Dewan has been appointed as Torstone’s head of sales for Canada. Suki has 20 years of experience in capital markets, gained through his previous roles at Iress, Fidessa, SS&C and State Street.
In Asia, the sales team has been further expanded, with Hidetoshi Kobayashi joining Torstone as head of sales for Japan to accelerate the firm’s continued growth in the region.
Kobayashi joins Torstone from Finastra where he spent approximately 12 years working with banks and brokers in the region.
These senior appointments follow the appointment of David Pearson earlier this year. Pearson joined the firm’s London office to help strengthen Torstone’s product focus and delivery, following his long tenure at Fidessa.
Pearson represents Torstone as the co-chair of the FIX Global Post-Trade Working Group.
Brian Collings, CEO, Torstone Technology, commented: “We are excited by the significant growth we have been able to achieve in 2020, and our increased investment plans for 2021. We plan to build on this success in the coming year to bring new products and solutions to our existing clients, as well as enter new markets.”
Collings added: “We are mindful of the unprecedented pressures faced by financial services firms and their employees across the globe and we remain committed to helping our clients reduce costs, minimise risk, and drive efficiencies as we adjust to a new operating environment that is increasingly suited to cloud-based solutions.”
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