First Derivatives PLC Appointment of Kx Chief Revenue Officer
July 20 2020 - 2:00AM
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First Derivatives PLC
20 July 2020
20 July 2020
First Derivatives plc
("FD" or the "Group")
Appointment of Kx Chief Revenue Officer
FD (AIM: FDP.L, Euronext Growth: FDP.I) announces the
appointment of Alan Coad as Chief Revenue Officer for Kx, the
Group's ultra-high-performance analytics software business. He will
report directly to Seamus Keating, FD's Chief Executive
Officer.
In this role, Alan will have global responsibility for Kx sales
with a focus on accelerating the expansion of the Kx streaming
analytics platform into other industries, building on its strength
in financial services. He brings a track record of growth and value
creation at large, publicly-traded technology companies as well as
early-stage, venture-backed businesses. Alan has been at the
forefront of digital transformation and cloud journeys for many
Fortune 500 companies, which is highly relevant to FD's growth
ambitions.
Alan joins FD from Google where he was Managing Director for
Google Cloud in the UK and Ireland. Prior to this, he headed the
EMEA region for Pivotal Software, a cloud native and data
modernisation platform pioneer. In both roles, Alan was credited
with building exceptional teams and a customer-centric sales
culture. He also helped shape many important global client
partnerships and delivered significant growth - evidenced by
Pivotal's successful IPO in 2018 and subsequent acquisition by
VMware.
"It's a terrific time to be joining FD," said Alan Coad. "Over
the past decade I have had a front-row seat for many of the
transformational changes being driven in tier one enterprises
across various industries. Data has now come to the fore as a
differentiator and source of new value for many of these
businesses. With the Kx technology platform, we can unlock this
vast market opportunity, helping organisations across many
industries transform into intelligent enterprises leveraging the
power of real-time and historical data."
Seamus Keating, CEO of FD, commented: "We are delighted to
welcome Alan to the FD leadership team. He brings almost three
decades of enterprise software experience, including important
domain expertise in cloud, SaaS, application and data modernisation
as well as digital transformation. He is an accomplished business
leader with an impressive track record for delivering revenue
growth while also demonstrating a shared passion for nurturing an
open, inclusive culture that values our people, our customers and
our partners."
Enquiries
For further information please contact:
First Derivatives plc +44(0)28 3025 2242
Seamus Keating, Chief Executive Officer www.firstderivatives.com
Graham Ferguson, Chief Financial Officer
Ian Mitchell, Head of Investor Relations
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser
and Broker)
Andrew Pinder
Carlton Nelson
Sebastian Lawrence +44 (0) 20 7597 5970
Goodbody (Euronext Growth Adviser and
Broker)
David Kearney
Don Harrington
Finbarr Griffin +353 (0)1 667 0420
FTI Consulting
Matt Dixon
Dwight Burden
Darius Alexander +44 (0) 20 3727 1000
About FD
FD is a global technology provider with more than 20 years of
experience working with some of the world's largest finance,
technology, automotive, manufacturing and energy institutions. The
Group's Kx technology, incorporating the kdb+ time-series database,
is a leader in high-performance, in-memory computing, streaming
analytics and operational intelligence. Kx delivers the best
possible performance and flexibility for high-volume,
data-intensive analytics and applications across multiple
industries. FD operates from 15 offices across Europe, North
America and Asia Pacific, including its headquarters in Newry, and
employs more than 2,400 people worldwide.
For further information, please visit www.firstderivatives.com
and www.kx.com
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