Pico, a provider of mission critical technology, software, data and analytic services for the financial markets community, has named Stacie Swanstrom as chief product officer. The appointment strengthens Pico’s newly expanded executive team and will see the division deliver new product innovation through its ultra-low latency global network, PicoNet. Prior to joining Pico, Swanstrom spent 27 years at Nasdaq, where she served in a number of executive roles including executive vice president of global corporate solutions and global head of access services. She oversaw access to Nasdaq’s markets worldwide through colocation, connectivity, trade reporting, trading applications and risk management applications. Jarrod Yuster, chairman, founder and CEO at Pico says: “Stacie brings a wealth of experience in numerous areas including business development, executive leadership and financial technology. Her background across the financial markets landscape will greatly benefit Pico’s mission to be the leading globally comprehensive provider of infrastructure, connectivity, data, software and analytics to the financial services industry.” Swanstrom adds: “As a former client of mine, I have seen how Pico is at the forefront of enabling global borderless trading, market access and the ability to get data from anywhere to anywhere. “Pico is at an inflection point, poised for strong growth and we have an incredible opportunity to be the premier provider of global infrastructure, data and analytics to financial services firms. Together with the product management team, I look forward to driving innovation that further accelerates growth and helps realise Pico’s mission."
