Pirum announces hire of seasoned securities finance expert Jonathan Hodder, who will join the global fintech’s EMEA origination sales team.

London, UK, 19 September, 2024 – Pirum, a trusted automation and connectivity partner for securities finance and collateral management, today announced the hire of Jonathan Hodder, to join the company’s origination sales in EMEA.

Hodder brings over 25 years of securities finance experience. He joins from Transcend, where he led EMEA Sales & Business Development. Previously, at FIS, Hodder was responsible for leading securities finance and collateral sales in Europe. Hodder’s prior roles also include Co-Head Sales & Marketing at Equilend, where he played an instrumental role in expanding the firm’s European presence.

Jonathan Hodder, Head of EMEA Origination at Pirum, said: “I am excited to join Pirum, at this very special time in the company’s journey. I have for a long time admired the company’s ethos, innovative approach and successful product launches, based on exceptional delivery and always building solutions from the user’s perspective. And joining Pirum this week, just as the company’s offering is extending to cover the full equities and fixed income securities lending life cycle, is a privilege and thrilling prospect.”

Jacob Koopmans, Chief Revenue Officer at Pirum, said: “It is a great pleasure to welcome Jonathan to the team. He has exactly the right know-how and mindset to strengthen our EMEA origination sales team. Jonathan will play a key role in bringing the benefits of our full product suite to market, including Pirum TradeConnect. These are indeed exciting times at Pirum and more to come soon.”

About Pirum

Pirum was founded in 2000 with the objective of automating the securities finance and collateral management industries. The Software as a Service (SaaS) platform has since become the industry gold-standard, globally, for automation and connectivity solutions. Today, the Pirum product suite, which uniquely covers pre- and post-trade as well as collateral management, is used and trusted by over 150 leading financial institutions around the world, covering both buy- and sell-side activities. Pirum delivers automation, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, resilience, and reduced cost for its network of clients, who use Pirum’s solutions to connect, communicate, optimize and process their trades in global financial markets. By connecting market participants around the world, the Pirum dynamo sits at the heart of a complex multi-party financial markets eco-system, all the while increasing transparency and resilience, streamlining operations and fostering collaboration. www.pirum.com

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