Financial Objects has appointed Peter Watts as global sales director. Based in Financial Objects’s London headquarters, Watts will head up international sales and commercial activities for the company’s activebank product. Watts joins Financial Objects from ABS, an international provider of banking software and services, where he was commercial director.
Before ABS, Watts spent four years as sales director at solutions provider Tantus. Prior to working at Tantus, he held business development positions at Inter$link, BT Syntegra and C-ATS Software.
“Peter has an impressive track record in developing international sales, thanks to his deep understanding of technology, his familiarity with global markets, and his ability to motivate and inspire the teams he works with,” says Roger Foster, CEO, Financial Objects. “Since joining Financial Objects, he has already proved himself to be a valuable addition to the Financial Objects management team. I am delighted to announce his appointment, and look forward to continuing to work alongside him on global business development for the activebank products.”
Watts says that he is pleased to be joining Financial Objects. “With its global partner programme and new release of activebank products, Financial Objects has made clear its dedication to meeting the needs of international banking clients,” he says. “Its ability to anticipate industry-wide trends, opportunities and challenges has enabled it to create one of the most advanced core banking solutions in today’s marketplace. activebank’s full functionality has a lot to offer within the retail and wholesale banking community, and I welcome the opportunity to introduce it to financial institutions around the world.”