Milestone Group has appointed Paul Roberts as CEO and created the new role of president of North America for Geoff Hodge.
Hodge will be based in Boston, while Roberts will be based in London.
Roberts has previously worked for Milestone’s Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business for eight years.
As CEO, Roberts will be responsible for the company’s global software business, developing and deepening its presence in key markets, and expanding Milestone’s global expansion of solutions for fund managers, life companies and pension funds.
Geoff Hodge, co-founder and previously CEO of Milestone Group, will assume a dual role continuing as executive chairman and becoming president of North America.
According to Milestone, this role has been newly created to provide strategic support to the growth Milestone Group has seen in North America, and the potential it sees in the region.
Commenting on his new role as CEO, Paul Roberts said: “Around 70 percent of our business is now in EMEA and North America, while a strong focus remains in Australia and Asia Pacific, so it made sense to align the leadership team accordingly to best serve clients and support future growth.”
He added: “As part of my new role I will be overseeing the development of our core solutions, the global roll-out of our newer net asset value and multi-asset solutions, and in particular supporting our exciting ‘smart-sourcing’ initiatives, which deliver more intelligent, blended operating models.”
Hodge commented: “2018 is going to be a significant year for Milestone Group, and this change ensures we are correctly positioned to support that. We have had great success to date operating with a low profile supporting innovation in mission-critical functions for our clients and we are now layering on top of that a new level of relationships with organisations looking to achieve big things in new ways.”
