Fenergo Makes Senior Appointments

Fenergo, a provider of client lifecycle management software solutions for institutional banks, has announced a number of senior appointments to its global management team as it pursues global growth and scaling.

The company has appointed Eimer McGovern as chief financial officer with overall responsibility for shaping Fenergo's global financial strategy to capture growth. With more than 25 years' experience, Eimer joins Fenergo from Openet, a supplier of business support systems to communication service providers, where she was CFO. Prior to this, McGovern served as finance director of The Electric Paper Company and as CFO of MindLeaders ThirdForce. A chartered accountant, McGovern has also held various accounting positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Edward Sweigart has joined the firm as vice president Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), with responsibility for managing Fenergo's growing EMEA division. Sweigart arrives from Jive Software, a provider of communication and collaboration solutions for business, where he was responsible for customer success in EMEA. Previously, he was director of EMEA and emerging markets for Adobe Global Services and consulting director for emerging markets with EMC, with responsibility for building, leading and growing the emerging markets divisions of these companies.

Fenergo has also made four business development appointments in Europe, Middle East, Singapore and Tokyo.

Russell Taylor has been appointed account director responsible for developing business in London, The Netherlands and Scandinavia. Russell's previous sales experience includes working for data companies specializing in the areas of know-your-customer/anti-money laundering compliance, as well as experience on the buy side.

Simon Leighton-Porter has been appointed head of business development for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. He has held a range of senior positions in the wholesale financial sector, including 11 years with Citigroup, and has served on a number of industry committees dealing with international securities regulation and data governance.

Struan Lloyd has been appointed head of business development, Asia, based in Singapore. Lloyd joins from the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, where he was head of trade repository account management. Previously, he spent a significant amount of time working in a senior capacity for Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, HSBC and Citigroup.

Masana Seki assumes the position of head of business development for Japan. With more than 20 years' experience in financial services, Seki has held a number of senior positions with organisations such as Citibank, Reuters and CATS Software, and was managing director of Japan for Algorithmics. More recently, Seki served as an independent business development consultant for various companies in the data management software space.