Fidessa appoints Thompson president of US buy-side business

London-based financial services software provider Fidessa group has appointed Robert Thompson as president of its North American buy-side operations.
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London-based financial services software provider Fidessa group has appointed Robert Thompson as president of its North American buy-side operations.

Thompson has been COO of its sell-side operations for the last 14 years. His new role will include managing the LatentZero front office suite, a buy-side order management system used by institutional asset managers.

Thompson said, “The combination of Fidessa's buy-side and sell-side operations provides unique benefits to our customers. As we continue to increase the level of integration between the two sides of the business, we will seek to enrich the customer experience by adding value, insight and innovation to all of our solutions.”

Fidessa's global buy-side CEO Paul Nokes added, “Robert brings a wealth of experience from almost 17 years in the Fidessa group covering project management, account management and operations.”

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