Declan Agnew, who will report to Andrew Miller, managing director of Arcontech, brings with him extensive experience of European financial markets having developed his career with a wide range of organisations including Reuters, mpct Solutions and most recently with Blue Curve in senior sales and sales management roles. Agnew will drive Arcontech's business development initiatives in both existing and new business areas.

Miller says, "We're confident that Declan's skills and experience will enable us to get our message out to the market, which we believe is ready for our innovative, 'off-the-shelf' approach to market data re-engineering. Recent successes, like the Tullett Financial StarNet implementation and the opportunities presented by our alliance with Radianz support this view. I'm very pleased to have someone of Declan's calibre in this important new role."

Agnew comments: "I am truly delighted to be associated with such a well structured and growing company. Arcontech has great products, great clients, talented staff and clear ideas about where it wants to be in the future. I am very excited by the challenge Andrew and Arcontech have set me."