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Brussels, Belgium, Be

I lead and manage the Commercial Team that sells, supports, manages and distributes our Data Products globally across the following product sets:• Reference data: new issues alert, securities master data, corporate action data • Liquidity information: new insights via liquidity and price indicators• Settlement efficiency: assessing risks of settlement failsIn my role I focus on 4 key areas for the Business I run:Data-Driven Sales Strategies: Orchestrating sales initiatives rooted in comprehensive data management and market insights to identify untapped opportunities.Financial Optimization: Implementing data-driven approaches to streamline financial processes and drive profitability.Sales Team Leadership: Guiding and mentoring my team to surpass sales targets, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and success.Strategic Partnerships: Cultivating robust relationships with key stakeholders, fostering mutually beneficial partnerships to drive business growth.

New York, Ny, Us

West Highland Support Services, LLC is the leading international market data support services firm dedicated to providing system architecture/design, remote monitoring and support solutions to the financial community. I led and managed all business and operations outside of the Americas, focussing on optimising our clients' market data environment by offering efficient and effective solutions resulting in overall savings and smarter Market Data usage within Trading environments.

San Francisco, California, Us

Advisor to VendEx Solutions, a Californian based Fintech Start up with seed capital to create the definitive Vendor Management Platform. I helped to design, build and launch this exciting new suite of products created to re-engineer market data and vendor management, helping financial services firms better service KYV, Regulatory control, Fintech Vendor engagement, Cost Management and Market Data Compliance.

New York, Us

Hired to manage all client facing activities within Market Data teams, covering Buy & Sell Side – Banking, Investment Management Firms, Hedge Funds, Partners and Integrators, Trade and Industry groups. I was responsible for Business Development, Partner Onboarding, Client KYV and 3rd Party facing activities.

London, Uk, Gb

Built and led the Market Data function for Lloyds Bank with group wide responsibility and the Accountable Executive for all external data costs, technology delivery and services. Setting, directing and building a strategy for choice and use of vendor data and architecture for appropriate control, compliance and delivery of the data to business functions. Manage control of vendor data sourcing – of costs, data compliance and use – and create an efficient platform & process for vendor data handling and distribution. Bring control and governance to the internal Pricing Infrastructure, and direct the development of a Market Data Service technology platform.

New York, New York, Us

Market Data Management Dedicated vendor contract and service management focusing on the key strategic Vendor relationships and managing all vendor products and services across business lines within Goldman Sachs.Procurement strategy and management of all data projects within the user environmentStrategic Market Data lead for global data rationalisiation and optimisation for expense management

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Interim at WestLB Dusseldorf and London to analysis usage of Market Reference Data and develop a business and user case and possible requirements specification for a global EDM system

Provided Contract & Consultancy Services within the Financial Sector for Market Data Strategy and Cost control, Trader Profiling, Project Management, System Implementations and Market Data Cost Audit expertise.Market and Reference Data management specialist for Banks, Brokers and Vendors including Operational and Strategic Management, Business Planning, Project Management and Marketing and channel development. Consultancy, Project Management and Interim Management assignments completed during these years at - Tullett Prebon, CounterpartyLink, Greener Consulting, avantage Capita, ASPone, Emsure, Exmplary, WestLB, Bank Austria and The Roberts Group.Worked in areas including Sales, Bank Operations, Project,Technical, Market Data and Management at all levels.

London, Gb

Skyler software addresses specific low latency trading needs. Directing and project managing Skyler Aggregated Data products for Level 1, Level 2, and Consolidated Tape feeds to UK and European Banks, Hedge Funds and Investment firms. Providing Low Latent Data distribution and technology solutions to front office trading infrastructures and working with Hedge Funds and Brokers to reduce TCO on Market Data by providing hosted market data delivery solutions

Business Development and Project Manager for New Products and Services at CounterpartyLink the Legal Entity Reference Data supplier selling and managing new business and developing business relationships in key financial service institutions in The City and UK markets.I sold to Buy & Sell sides our highly respected data content for KYC, AML, MLD and MiFID requirements plus consulting and services around assisting Banks and Financial services firms maintaining compliant data and outsourcing the maintenance and management of low-risk data

New York, Ny, Us

Financial Information Trading Solutions for market data inventory management system (FITS). I set up and ran the European operation based in London, opened a 5 man office and grew 15 new customers – Tier 1 & 2 Investment banks and buy-side investment firms. I built a Market Data consulting operation to advise clients on Cost Saving initiatives

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Hired to run global front office dealing room market data and strategic cost initiatives. Restructured technology, implemented new Market Data Trading Room system and Inventory management database. Managed all market data services globally and saved $2.5m a year in running costs in Year 1.I successfully completed a major comparison of various web-based user applications with an objective of replacing some of the more expensive user terminals across the global operation

Toronto, On, Ca

Reporting to the UK Board I was responsible for all Client facing Sales, Delivery and Marketing activity within the top 100 UK based Global Accounts. I directed Sales and Account teams of multi-functional staff and Marketing Department, who manage the day-to-day and strategic business relationships, with a targeted annual budget of £3.5m and revenue under management of £230m pa.

Toronto, On, Ca

Tech Sales, Key Account Manager, IMS Sales Manager & Divisional Sales Director