DUBLIN, September 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

CR2, a leading provider of multichannel banking software, has announced the recent strategic appointments of senior managers and an increase of headcount within their Development, Quality Assurance and Customer Service departments.

Andrew Robertson joins CR2 as Vice President of Product and a member of the CR2 Executive Team. Andrew holds responsibility for all aspects of product management and product marketing. Andrew brings with him over twenty years of experience within the Telecoms and IT industries, having held senior management positions in Product Management, New Product Introduction and Strategic R&D. Andrew's previous roles include Vice President of Marketing at iQuate, Senior Manager at Tektronix Communications, and Vice President of Product Management with both Cibenix and XIAM.

Jim Hannibal joins CR2 as Head of European Sales with a proven track record in Sales Management and New Business Development and over 17 years' experience in wholesale and retail Banking. Jim has previously held senior positions with Reuters in Luxembourg, Misys Asia and Europe, and has most recently held the role of Regional Director for Europe and CEE with Smartstream.

Indranil Basu Roy, having joined CR2 as Vice President of Sales, Asia, brings his wealth of experience from the Asia Pacific region to CR2. He has previously worked with Misys holding responsibility for Core Banking Sales in Asia Pacific and has successfully sold banking solutions in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Roy will be based in Singapore with CR2, driving and growing sales within the Asia Pacific region.

CR2 has established a growing presence across Europe and Asia Pacific. Jim and Roy will continue to build on CR2's expansion into these to strategic markets.

In addition to these senior managers, CR2 has also increased their team of highly qualified engineers within the Development, QA and Customer Service teams. Over 30 engineers have been recruited over the recent weeks with the aim of continuing CR2's pursuit of innovation, respond to increasing market demand and strengthen CR2's preparation for entry to new markets.

Mike Brady, Chief Operating Officer, CR2 announced that "These recent appointments of senior managers are strategic and in line with CR2's continued commitment to product innovation and growth into new markets. These recent appointments are in addition to a significant increase in headcount within our Development, Quality Assurance and Customer Service departments to continually improve and enhance our range of multichannel banking solutions."

About CR2 

CR2 assists banks to reduce costs and increase revenues through best of breed self service delivery. BankWorld, CR2's multichannel platform delivers a complete suite of integrated channels including ATM, Internet, Mobile, Kiosk and IVR through one single unified self-service platform. As a result, it provides a single, consolidated view of all of a customer's accounts at every point of client contact. Headquartered in Ireland, CR2 has a network of offices and representatives across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The company has more than 100 customers in over 60 countries worldwide.

http://www.cr2.com

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