Odyssey Strengthens InvestmentManager™ Team with New Sales Appointment

Odyssey Financial Technologies, a global provider of front- and middle-office software for the Private Banking, Private Wealth Management and Asset Management industries, announces that it has appointed Chris Dawson as New Business Sales Executive for its InvestmentManager™ product with immediate effect. Chris will focus on expanding the global client base for InvestmentManager™, Odyssey’s leading institutional asset management front-office solution for enhanced portfolio management and decision support.

Chris joins Odyssey Financial Technologies from Fidessa LatentZero, where he was formerly Head of Pre-Sales. His extensive experience in the asset management industry also includes working on the buy side, as a portfolio manager with JP Morgan, as well as across the specialist software sector, including a previous position with Odyssey. Commenting on his appointment, Chris Dawson said, “I am delighted to join Odyssey, and regard InvestmentManager as one of the most sophisticated offerings currently available. InvestmentManager's fixed income capabilities in particular are without parallel, and I am looking forward to introducing this compelling solution to a wider client base that can benefit from its advanced facilities."

Jon May, Odyssey Financial Technologies’ VP for InvestmentManager™, expanded, “Chris brings an exciting new dynamic to our team. He has excellent knowledge of our core market, and fully understands the benefits that software solutions like ours can deliver. Having worked with Chris in the past, I know that he shares my enthusiasm and energy for developing business partnerships - his contribution will help us take InvestmentManager to a new level."

InvestmentManager™ is an advanced, analytical front office decision support solution covering the full range of multi-asset, multi-currency portfolio management requirements. It is designed to give portfolio managers control, enabling faster and easier tracking of the investment process from historical performance and attribution through what-if and portfolio modelling to forward-looking scenario analysis.

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