Anvil announced that IT industry veteran Kevin Ashby has been appointed to the role of Non-Executive Chairman.
Ashby was most recently CEO of Patsystems, a supplier of trading systems to the futures and options industry. During his three-year tenure, he steered the company to profitability. Previous posts include CEO at WISe, a developer of collaborative e-commerce platforms for the global insurance industry, and IT Partner at KPMG. In all Ashby brings over 25 years of experience in the IT industry.
“Anvil is a robust, profitable company with an impressive client base in the global financial community, and a talented and experienced staff,” Ashby said. “It has innovative, market-leading products such as the ARTS suite, unique in its ability to handle both repos and securities lending, and Denarius, the new multi-asset trading system.”