HelioGraph, the Straight Through Processing (STP) and Financial Messaging specialist, today announced the appointment of two key individuals to support the company’s continued growth. Richard Jinks has been appointed EMEA Sales Director and Ulrik Lorentzen joins as Director of Professional Services.
Jinks previously held senior positions at Thomson Financial ESG, Bloomberg LP and, most recently, Omgeo, where he was responsible for all EMEA sales. With 13 years of experience in the securities industry, Jinks brings with him an invaluable insight into the crucial issues faced by practitioners. In particular, his knowledge of leading-edge initiatives such as Omgeo’s CTM will be a great asset to HelioGraph clients.
“I am convinced that HelioGraph’s product offering is second to none. The potential benefits for clients using pioneering products such as the event corporate actions solution and the TradeFlow STP platform are immense.” said Jinks.
Lorentzen, the second strategic appointment announced today, will be managing and building a newly expanded Global Professional Services team. Lorentzen has a wealth of experience in IT implementations, he formerly worked for Danish banking systems provider, Sparekassernes Datacenter, and prior to joining HelioGraph he created and managed UK-based EAI vendor Viewlocity’s EMEA Professional Services team.
“HelioGraph continues to enjoy a reputation which is the envy of the industry and this is due in no small part to the quality of the people we employ. We make a very deliberate effort to hire some of the sharpest, most experienced people in the industry and these latest appointments are no exception.” Comments Amery Thomas, CEO, HelioGraph “Ulrik will be instrumental in ensuring that, as our business grows, we continue to deliver the very high levels of support and services which our clients rightly demand. Richard’s appointment reflects our commitment to expanding our position Europe-wide, with an experienced sales team offering genuine insight into the challenges faced by our clients.”
HelioGraph’s global expansion continues in the face of challenging trading conditions across the industry. Recent announcements have included sales of the corporate actions automation solution, eVent, to ABN AMRO and KBC Asset Management in addition to the German Bundesbank choosing HelioGraph ISO Converter to implement ISO 15022 message types.