Omgeo Sharpens Asia-Pac Focus with Dagdag Hire

Omgeo has appointed Cornelia "Nellie" Dagdag executive director for sales and solution delivery. The 30-year industry veteran joins Omgeo with a career that mostly spans the post-trade industry.

Dagdag will be responsible for providing senior leadership at Omgeo for the Asia-Pacific region, and for driving strategic initiatives to accelerate the growth of Omgeo's community of investment managers, broker-dealers and banks located in the region.

She will also have oversight of the Omgeo Asia advisory boards, comprising Omgeo clients who provide guidance to the firm on evolving client and industry needs. Dagdag is based in Manila and reports to Tim Keady, managing director for sales and solution delivery at Omgeo.

Before joining Omgeo, Dagdag was the president and COO of the Philippine Securities Settlement Corp. (PSSC), the clearing and settlement entity for the Philippine currency and fixed-income markets. Prior to that, she was the president and CEO at the Philippine Central Depository, where she was responsible for spearheading the establishment of the Philippine Central Securities Depository, which supports both the equities and the fixed-income markets.