Finastra has appointed Jim Fiesel to managing director of capital markets and lending sales for the Americas.
Based in New York, Fiesel will drive sales momentum for these business lines across the US, Canada, and Latin America.
Fiesel joins Finastra from Calypso, where he was managing director for the Americas.
Chris Zingo, general manager, Americas at Finastra, said: “With the addition of Fiesel, Finastra has gained a seasoned industry expert to expand our market penetration throughout the Americas. His decision to join us shows recognition of and appreciation for Finastra’s unparalleled breadth and depth of product set and belief in our open banking vision as a driving force behind the next wave in financial services innovation.”
Commenting on his new appointment, Fiesel said: “Finastra’s cloud solutions and its FusionFabric.cloud open innovation platform both offer significant advantages to the banking and investment management markets.”
He added: “The breadth of capabilities that are available via the open strategy provide tremendous opportunity to access innovation for any buy-side or sell-side firm, and help deliver on their desire to improve usability, consolidate systems, and drive down costs.”
