International WealthTech firm GBST has appointed Simon Clare (pictured) as Head of Product Innovation.
On this newly created world function based mostly out of London, Simon will take accountability for GBST’s innovation program, main the cost in defining and shaping the corporate’s visionary technique together with its flagship Composer wealth administration platform, the digital wealth platform Catalyst, its rising vary of interactive monetary instruments and calculators, and the newly acquired WealthConnect advisor follow administration system based mostly on Salesforce.
Simon has labored in monetary companies know-how for greater than twenty years, in each Chief Expertise Officer and Chief Product Officer roles in wealth and asset administration. He has expertise throughout the UK, South African, Australian and continental European markets. Earlier than becoming a member of GBST, Simon was Chief Product Officer at FE fundinfo. Previous to that, he spent 9 years working for Bravura and eight at DST International Options (now SS&C Expertise).
Robert DeDominicis, CEO at GBST, commented, “Simon brings an unlimited quantity of business data and expertise to GBST, in addition to a confirmed monitor report in delivering know-how imaginative and prescient inside the wealth administration sector. We’ve spent the previous few years remodeling the underlying tech stack of our Composer platform, however innovation in wealth administration doesn’t stand nonetheless. As a part of our development technique, we’re dedicated to the continued growth of our merchandise, companies and know-how to fulfill the evolving wants of our purchasers, finish buyers and the broader market.”
Simon added, “GBST’s dedication to innovation is obvious from its concentrate on making a digital-first expertise by means of its vary of wealth administration know-how from the back-office administration platform to its front-end portals and interactive calculators. I’m excited to hitch this dynamic, passionate workforce and construct on the prevailing tradition of innovation. I’m wanting ahead to supporting enterprise development by means of the enlargement of services delivered to new and present territories.”
Simon commenced his function yesterday.
