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Hard-working, self-starting technical leader with proven success with software/technology service companies in many countries including NZ, Australia, UK and USA.• Internationally experienced and comfortable interacting with senior level executive colleagues, suppliers and customers within multinational fortune 500 companies.• 20+ years leading financial markets technology companies, successfully identifying the need for and bringing innovative and relevant new products and services to market.• Proven ability to architect, design and deliver customer-driven software products and projects in fast paced, technology-first industries with rapidly changing requirements.• Strong interpersonal skills with proven leadership, influencing and negotiating capabilities within cross-functional teams.• Calm, systematic and highly effective while performing multiple simultaneous functions.• Exceptional problem-solving abilities using intelligence, initiative and a willingness to take ownership -even where there is ambiguity or vagueness.• Excellent judgment with an ability to rapidly incorporate business considerations into results-driven decision-making.• Strong entrepreneurial and opportunistic skills refined while establishing, acquiring and selling multiple companies.• Domain knowledge of financial markets, insurance and investment banking.

Listed skills include Electronic Trading, Trading Systems, Fx Trading, Financial Markets, and 38 others.