In this role, Mr. Thekkenmar will be responsible for the Global Customer Services organization that provides all post-sales services to customers, including the Professional Services and Product Support groups. Mr. Thekkenmar will report directly to Kishore Bopardikar, President and CEO of Calypso.

"Suresh is an instrumental addition to our leadership team," states Mr. Bopardikar. "His proven experience in developing and delivering a world-class customer experience for financial institutions will help further differentiate Calypso as a consummate solution provider to the global capital markets - from onboarding to production and beyond."

Suresh brings to Calypso over 20 years of experience in financial services. Prior to joining Calypso, Suresh served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Institutional at SS&C Technologies, Inc., a provider of highly specialized software, software enabled-services and software as a service (SaaS) solutions to the global financial services industry. In that role, he was responsible for support services for all institutional and hedge products including implementations, consulting and training. Mr. Thekkenmar's career at SS&C was highlighted by numerous strategic and team building initiatives that resulted in significantly increased global exposure, improved margins, product innovation and increased market share across several products. He has a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Calicut and an MBA from the University of Hartford.

"I'm pleased at the opportunity to leverage my experience to further the company's growth. Calypso is in an enviable position of strength in the markets that it serves," states Mr. Thekkenmar. "I am excited to join the excellent team here. I look forward to the challenge of working for a company with such impressive innovations in the industry, particularly at this point of its growth trajectory."