Portware, on the 18th September, revealed that two high profile appointments have been made to spearhead the company’s global operations and support its new Product Strategy Group.
Jim Feingold joins from Progress Software, where he was head of North American Sales for Progress Apama’s algorithmic trading products. Jim has also worked at firms such as Merrill Lynch, Laidlaw Capital Management and Bloomberg Financial Markets.
Harrell Smith joins from Celent, where he managed the firm’s global Institutional Securities and Investments Practice. At Celent, Harrell advised financial services firms, exchanges and technology vendors on various initiatives.
Both have been appointed as co-heads of the Product Strategy Group and will be responsible for Portware’s product direction.
“The newly established Product Strategy Group, under the experienced leadership of Jim and Harrell, will ensure we effectively manage our clients’ needs,” says Eric Goldberg, chief executive officer of Portware.