Nicola has 16 years' experience working in public relations, corporate communications and marketing, both in-house and with agencies.

Nicola joins Sophis from Temenos, where she was group marketing director. She joined Temenos when it acquired Financial Objects, where she was also group marketing director. Prior to that, Nicola was senior marketing manager for Northern Europe at TIBCO Software; senior programme director at marcoms agency Write Image; and senior marketing manager at Commerce One. Nicola began her career as a commercial executive with the British Embassy in Paris and is fluent in French.

Pascal Xatart, CEO of Sophis, said: "Nicola is an excellent addition to our team. Her wide experience of communications within the financial software sector and her knowledge of the full marketing mix make her the ideal candidate for Sophis as we continue to grow on a global basis. Nicola will work with the senior management team to build a sustained global communications programme that will include client events, marketing communications, public relations and corporate brand building."

Nicola commented: "I am very pleased to be joining Sophis at such an exciting time in its global development. The role is multi-faceted and will touch on every element of the business, from communicating with our customers to handling corporate reputation management. Sophis is a dynamic organisation that can react quickly to changing market conditions; it's an environment that will provide challenges as well as huge opportunities."