Mr. Thompson will now act across the Fidessa group in the Americas, where he has been COO of its sell-side operations for the last 14 years. This move is set to consolidate Fidessa's unique position serving both the buy- and sell-sides of the market while sustaining momentum across the region.

Mr. Thompson commented, "I look forward to bringing my industry expertise to our buy-side business to help drive growth and development in that area, particularly as we continue our investment in the LatentZero product suite. 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 shares Mr. Thompson's commitment, "Robert brings a wealth of experience from almost 17 years in the Fidessa group covering project management, account management and operations. We believe he is the right person to take our North American buy-side business unit forward from its current position of strength to a new level of maturity."