Iress makes key board appointment
Financial services technology firm, IRESS, has appointed British-based executive, Niki Beattie to its board.
The company announced in late December that the former Merrill Lynch executive, member of the Regulatory Decisions Committee of the UK Financial Conduct Authority and current non-executive chairman of Aquis Exchange had been invited to join its board.
The announcement said that during a 14 year career at Merrill Lynch Beattie had held a range of senior roles including managing director, head of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) market structure, and director, head of MLX Market Edge and client facing technology.
Confirming the board appointment, IRESS chairman, Tony D'Aloisio said he believed Beattie's international expertise in financial technology and capital markets would be of direct relevance to the company.
Beattie will take up her board appointment from 1 February.
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