Calypso Appoints New Head of Professional Services

SAN FRANCISCO, June 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Calypso Technology, Inc., the standard for treasury and capital markets software, has appointed Mehdi Miri as Senior Vice President, Professional Services. In his new role, Miri will oversee the strategic direction of product implementation for Calypso's clients, as well as process improvement and new service offerings.

Prior to joining Calypso, Miri spent five years as the Global Head of Product Modeling and Analytics, Global Markets at ANZ Bank in Singapore. Before ANZ Bank, he spent 13 years at Murex split between two roles. First Miri served as the head of the FX Options team in Paris; he then spent the latter six years as Head of Front Office, APAC covering product, presales and development of the APAC Professional Services practice.

"Banks, regardless of size, are at a point where their front-office, risk and back office solutions need to undergo significant, enterprise-wide overhauls, to adapt to new business models and evolving regulatory requirements," said Miri. "Calypso is committed to accompany our customers and enable their strategic business and technology transformations."

"Mehdi's thorough understanding of banking technology, including risk, front and back office solutions and their implementation and support is invaluable," said Charles Marston, Chairman and CEO of Calypso. "We are excited to have him manage our professional services, ensuring that client relationships remain the top priority while maintaining a strategic, balanced approach with partners."

Calypso is a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Trading Platforms and is the #1 selling Treasury and Capital Markets Solution for the sixth year running in the 2015 IBS Sales League Table.

About Calypso

Calypso provides award-winning, enterprise-wide software solutions that empower capital markets, investment management and treasury professionals around the world. We have been setting the global standards for innovative, cost-effective financial markets software solutions since 1997. Now trusted by more than 34,000 financial market professionals in 60 countries, our integrated trading, risk and investment management solutions are leading the industry towards full systems consolidation.

We address rapidly evolving capital and regulatory challenges with robust, nimble and scalable technology. It's part of our commitment to facilitate operational and financial excellence throughout the workflow. From front-to-back office, our solutions are global, universal and future-proofed, and are relied on by more than 200 financial institutions, including over half of the top 25 banking institutions. Headquartered in San Francisco, we serve the world from 21 global offices. http://www.calypso.com 

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