FactSet Announces Chief Technology and Product Officer
November 14 2017 - 7:00AM
FactSet (NYSE:FDS) (NASDAQ:FDS), a global provider of integrated
financial information, analytical applications, and
industry-leading services, today announced that Gene Fernandez will
join FactSet as the Chief Technology and Product Officer (CTPO),
reporting directly to FactSet's CEO, Philip Snow.
Mr. Fernandez joins FactSet from J.P. Morgan where he was most
recently the Chief Technology Officer, New Product Development. In
this role, he developed the strategy and built the engineering
function responsible for new product innovation. During his decade
at J.P. Morgan, Gene held various other roles, including Chief
Technology Officer for Client Technology and Research and Banking
Information Technology. Prior to J.P. Morgan, he worked at Credit
Suisse and Merrill Lynch.
In the newly created CTPO role, Mr. Fernandez will oversee
FactSet’s Engineering, Product Development, and Quality Assurance
functions.
"Gene’s technical and industry experience make him uniquely
suited for this new role at FactSet," said Phil Snow, CEO, FactSet.
"We believe his global experience and deep understanding of the
financial technology and data business will help drive the next
phase of FactSet's growth."
FactSet also announces that Mark Hale, Chief Operating Officer
is leaving FactSet effective on December 31, 2017, to pursue other
opportunities. Throughout his 22 years at FactSet, Mark led
transformation at the Company including the transition from a
centralized to distributed technology architecture. Mark was also
instrumental in the growth of FactSet’s content and technical
centers of excellence in Hyderabad, India and Manila, Philippines.
Prior to his role as Chief Operating Officer, Mark led the Content
Organization as Senior Vice President and Director of Content
Operations. Earlier in his career, Mark held leadership roles in
Software Engineering and Quality Assurance.
“Mark has played an important role in building FactSet’s
product, technology, and content capabilities. He has been a strong
advocate for our products and our people, including the strength
and diversity of our culture. We offer Mark heartfelt thanks for
his significant contributions to FactSet and wish him continued
success,” said Mr. Snow.
About FactSet
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service, content, and technology to help more than 88,000 users see
and seize opportunity sooner. We are committed to giving investment
professionals the edge to outperform, with fresh perspectives,
informed insights, and the industry-leading support of our
dedicated specialists. We’re proud to have been recognized with
multiple awards for our analytical and data-driven solutions and
repeatedly ranked as one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work
For and a Best Workplace in the United Kingdom and France.
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