Mr. Goulbourn assumes responsibility for all marketing and communications activities. He will focus on increasing Electra's market exposure and will help drive the company's growth globally by rolling out creative marketing programs. The appointment reinforces Electra's growth strategy and further underscores Electra's leadership position within the financial technology industry.

Prior to Electra, Mr. Goulbourn was consulting at a leading PR agency, specializing in the financial technology industry. Previously, he was managing director and publisher at Screen Markets, a new media business focusing on the global market data and financial IT industries. He was also publisher of the market data group at Incisive Media, where he oversaw the commercial strategy for leading brands such as Inside Market Data and launched Inside Reference Data. He has worked in North America, Europe and Asia and has run business development and marketing efforts at Thomson Financial and at other companies.

Ian Danic, Managing Director of Electra, said, "Adrian comes to us with a wealth of industry experience and contacts and a long track record in the financial technology industry. He will be instrumental in our efforts to bring more exposure to Electra by introducing integrated and strategic marketing programs, as well as increasing our global communications efforts significantly. His past achievements reflect his understanding of the financial technology industry and I look forward to seeing the results of that same level of enthusiasm and passion in this important new role. We are delighted to have Adrian on our team."