Regulatory reporting and risk management solutions provider AxiomSL anounced the appointment of Patrick Ward as Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Business and Partnership Strategy.
Ward will leverage his deep business and technology experience and strong network to accelerate AxiomSL’s growth plans and identify further development opportunities, including strategic global relationships.
AxiomSL was awarded the “Reporting Product of the Year” prize at the Asia Capital Markets Awards 2017, jointly hosted by Futures & Options World (FOW) and Global Investor Group in Singapore.
Patrick Ward joins AxiomSL from JP Morgan Chase, where he spent 39 years of his financial career and was most recently Managing Director. Most recently, he led JP Morgan Chase’s Global Regulatory Technology Strategy and Programme Delivery across more than 60 jurisdictions in the US, EMEA, APAC and LATAM. Bringing extensive experience setting strategy and delivering large complex global finance transformation initiatives, he will be in charge of creating and exploring new opportunities for the business in the EMEA region.
Ed Royan, Chief Executive Officer at AxiomSL EMEA commented: “We are thrilled to welcome Pat on board. At AxiomSL, we are continuously working to add the best of breed from both IT and banking to our firm and Pat brings with him invaluable banking experience and knowledge that will greatly support our growth and expansion plans. We are confident this appointment will boost our presence in existing and new markets, continuing to empower our clients to meet their regional and global regulatory requirements.”
On his appointment, Patrick Ward said: “I am delighted to join AxiomSL with whom I have had a strong relationship over the last seven years in my previous role heading Global Regulatory Strategy. For me, AxiomSL’s differentiators are its impressive products, people and potential. I look forward to leveraging my global finance experience, relationships and network for the benefit of this well-established, exciting and thriving regtech company.”
Having prepared its trade and transaction solution ahead of the release of the MiFiD II module in early 2018, AxiomSL has extended its services to the Energy and Commodities Sector. The company has also developed a FINMA compliant solution in partnership with Integration Alpha.
