State Street has appointed Richard Irons as head of sales for global exchange in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Based in London, he will report to David Pagliaro, head of global exchange, EMEA.
In his role at State Street, Irons will be responsible for developing and executing the sales strategy for the global exchange’s product capabilities and solutions in EMEA, leading the regional sales team.
Irons has more than 30 years of sales and relationship management experience in financial services and technology.
Prior to State Street, Irons was recently at head of account management and customer support at Fenergo.
Before Fenergo, Irons held senior roles at BISAM, NYSE Technologies, Bloomberg, SunGard Global Trading and Thomson Reuters, formerly Thomson Financial.
Commenting on Irons appointment, Pagliaro said: “Richard Irons has extensive knowledge of both financial services and technology which will further strengthen our offering in EMEA.”
He added: “As we continue to develop our growth strategy in the region, Irons’ experience will be instrumental in helping build on the momentum we’ve achieved to date, and significantly contribute to our long-term and successful client partnerships.”
