- Trio will drive growth strategy and play major part in delivering new services including 'Software as a Service' in the region
- Increased focus on Latin America will see lead office in Mexico City more than double in size this year
7 June 2007 - Misys, the global software and solutions company, has created three new senior positions in its Treasury & Capital Markets business in the Americas. They will deliver the company's new strategic objectives in that region, including a fresh drive into the Latin American market and the creation of a new services and consulting business.
Steve Mills has been appointed as Head of Latin America Business Operations in a new role that focuses on the delivery of solutions to financial institutions in the region. Misys Treasury & Capital Markets has a significant and growing customer base in Mexico, Brazil, Columbia and Suriname and Mills will oversee the expansion in the Mexico City office, which takes the lead for the region, doubling staff numbers and expanding the number of partners throughout South America. John Fryer has been appointed Head of Professional Services with responsibility for delivering the company's solutions services in the United States and Canada. Ralph Herdman has been named Head of Business Solutions Group to oversee all pre-sales activity around treasury and capital markets software.
All three executives are longstanding Misys employees with a wide range of experience from the financial services and technology industries and they will report into Steve Victore, Managing Director for the Americas, Misys Treasury and Capital Markets, who comments: "These seasoned executives all have previous experience of working at leading Wall Street firms and bring direct knowledge of capital markets to the table, as well as an understanding of the business drivers and needs of our banking customers. Ensuring we have the right experience and skills is critical to our goal of enabling financial institutions to capitalize on the major revenue opportunities across their business."
Steve Mills was previously Business Solutions Group Manager for the Americas, leading business development across two core software solutions - Misys Opics Plus and Misys Loan IQ - throughout North & South America and the Caribbean. Mills successfully expanded both products into new client and geographic segments gaining 13 new name clients in the last 18 months. He joined Misys 10 years ago as a Business Analyst.
Mills comments: "Financial institutions committing greater resources to the Latin American markets need comprehensive solutions for equities, fixed income and derivatives, and by adapting our cross asset platforms to local market requirements, we are enabling them to increase their international competitiveness. Our staff numbers our rising and we will also be partnering with market proven integrators and resellers in the future to further localize our solutions and provide real business benefits to banks throughout the region."
John Fryer was previously Executive Director for Consulting Services for Misys' trademark multi-asset class solution, Misys Summit FT, and will now be tasked with delivering Misys' full set of treasury and capital markets software & services to a diverse set of customers including Tier One sell-side firms, regional banks, GSEs, Administrators & asset service providers and asset managers. Ralph Herdman, previously a Sales Director with experience in a variety of business and product roles with leading derivatives solution providers, will provide an expanded focus on Misys Treasury & Capital Markets' biggest solution lines, Summit FT, Loan IQ and Opics Plus, as well as delivering Software as a Service offerings for all three.
Misys has over 17 years of Treasury & Capital Markets experience and unrivalled software development expertise. It creates integrated, comprehensive solutions for financial institutions to manage their capital market activities across multiple asset classes.
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For further information or to request an interview with a Misys spokesperson, please contact:
Stephen White
Misys Treasury & Capital Markets
t. +44 (0) 207 757 6134
stephen.white@misys.com
Adam Barber
Financial Dynamics
t. +44 (0)20 7269 7181
nick.parker@fd.com
About Misys
Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global software and solutions company, is one of the world's largest and longest-established providers of industry-specific software. Founded in 1979, Misys serves the international banking and healthcare industries, combining technological expertise with in-depth understanding of customers' markets and operational needs. In banking, Misys is a market leader, specialising in both the treasury and capital markets and core banking areas, having over 1,200 customers, including all of the world's top 50 banks. In healthcare, Misys is also a market leader, serving more than 110,000 physicians in 18,000 practice locations, 1,200 hospitals and 600 home care providers. Through Sesame, a wholly-owned subsidiary, the company is also a leading provider of support services to financial advisers in the UK. Misys employs around 6,000 people who serve customers in more than 120 countries. For more information, visit www.misys.com





