Global marketing director is a new role at ITRS and McVeigh brings over 20 years' sales and marketing experience in the banking and finance industry to the position. McVeigh has extensive specialist knowledge of the industry which has been gained in sales and marketing roles held at both regional and head office levels within Reuters (now Thomson Reuters), notably in the market data (RMDS) and risk businesses (Kondor product lines). Since leaving Reuters McVeigh has led the marketing practice of Blazon Consulting, a strategic marketing consultancy based in the City of London.

On joining ITRS McVeigh said: "I am delighted to be joining ITRS at an exciting time in the company's expansion; they have a very impressive global client list and this year have achieved international recognition with the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 and industry awards for customer service and growth. It is also a time of great change within the financial markets, highlighting the need for firms to be both competitive and cost conscious. I have been aware of the success of ITRS for many years and have always been impressed that their technology is so often at the very centre of an institution's critical systems. With the increase in national and international regulatory requirements additional pressures are placed on clients: ITRS's ability to address core objectives and assist institutions in ensuring that their trading and risk systems are robust and effective makes this a fascinating time to join the company."

Stephen Bates, ITRS CEO, said: "We are happy to have Patrick joining us and look forward to his experience being brought to bear on our business. Patrick's track record will be highly valuable to ITRS and will help to focus and expand our marketing as well as provide support to our global sales operations. Throughout this year we have been adding senior members of staff to help us drive the rapid growth at ITRS."