Summit Systems has appointed Kathy Perrotte, who is returning to the firm after a year-long sabbatical, as Chief Operating Officer at its New York headquarters. Perrotte, a co-founder of Summit in 1990, previously served in a wide range of technical and business capacities, most recently as Managing Director of Consulting Services. “We are delighted to have Kathy back with the company after some well-deserved time off,” says Summit’s CEO Herve Baulme. “Her business acumen and experience with all aspects of Summit’s business and market environment will prove invaluable as Summit enters a renewed period of growth.”
Perrotte adds only that “the decision to continue my career at Summit was easy. As a group, Summit continues to reinvent itself by investing in state-of-the-art technology as well as the highest caliber of financial and technical professionals. As COO, I’ll participate in charting new business strategies as well as improving our day-to-day operations and making sure Summit takes full advantage of a pool of very talented people.”
Tom Dalglish joins Summit as Director of Technical Services for the Americas. Charged with responsibility for technical pre-sales, client support, and training, Dalglish’s background includes a ten-year stint at Merrill Lynch in New York and London, where he served as a developer, program manager, and VP. Dalglish brings particular expertise in distributed systems, analytic processes, and market data, and says he “enjoys being part of a company where innovative ideas are quickly translated into software that benefits customers.”
Dalglish assumes the role formerly held by Jane Foo, the newly appointed Director, Release Management Group. Her new duties include responsibility for all product release planning and management tasks, quality assurance, documentation, and software deliveries. Says Foo, “As our products become ever more sophisticated, I’ll be busy ensuring that new functionality is made available to our clients in a seamless and responsive manner. I am excited about this new position because I can leverage my earlier development management experience at IBM and JPMorgan along with the client support experience I gained at Summit.”
Tim Hudson is the newest Sales Executive joining Summit’s New York office. Hudson’s broad sales background includes particular expertise in the credit markets. During four years at RiskMetrics, Hudson opened and successfully developed the Italian market for that firm. Prior to that position he worked for three years at the Investor Services division of S&P’s Ratings Group. “There are many exciting business opportunities at present, the credit market among them,” Hudson maintains. “I joined Summit because I believe it has the best overall set of software solutions for the global treasury and capital markets sector.”