Fidessa group plc appoints Martin Hakker as country manager of its Canadian branch. Hakker will retain his position as EVP marketing of the companys North American region.
Hakker will be responsible for driving Fidessas continued rapid growth and building strong demand for the companys enterprise and hosted trading platforms, as well as positioning Fidessa for other strategic initiatives in Canada.
Hakker has held a variety of senior management positions at Fidessa since he joined the company in 2001. Prior to joining Fidessa, Hakker was a principal at AVTEC Systems and TCAM Systems.
We are extremely fortunate to have someone of Martins calibre who can now build upon our success in meeting clients complex needs in this evolving market, says Chris Aspinwall, chief executive of Fidessa group plc.
Martin brings a considerable wealth of industry relationships, experience, knowledge and insight that will give Fidessa a significant advantage in providing Canadian firms access to fully integrated, state of the art technology and global connectivity solutions.
I am extremely excited by this new appointment and look forward to helping drive further innovations in electronic trading in Canada, says Hakker. Fidessa allows firms to consolidate their software applications, realize efficiencies and cost savings and ultimately help them to grow their business into new areas.
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