Andrew Miller, CEO of Arcontech said "Darren has years of experience and particular knowledge and specialism in our area of sophisticated real-time market data systems. I am looking forward to the added success his combination of technical detail and business acumen will bring."

Simons's appointment is in response to the increasing success and opportunities identified for the latest versions of Arcontech's vendor independent technology: Excelerator, a high performance real-time Excel add-in that can replace "bundled" vendor products and CityVision Cache, a highly functional last-value cache which can be used to replace, add-value to and cross connect vendor platforms, have both seen particular interest during the past 12 months.

Darren Simons said "I am delighted to be joining Arcontech at this exciting stage of the company's growth. Arcontech has a great reputation, not only as a company delivering proven reliable technology to meet business needs, but also for a business ethos that firms respect and trust"

Simons has a notable track record in the Market Data technology industry, stretching over 15 years, starting with several roles at Caplin Systems dealing with vendor connectivity and e-commerce trading portals. He subsequently worked for RTS Realtime Systems specialising in exchange trading solutions. He joins Arcontech from Object Trading, a provider of exchange trading and market data solutions.