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Syncsort Names Venkataraman as CFO [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Syncsort, a provider of Big Data software, announced that it has appointed technology and Wall Street veteran Krish Venkataraman to its leadership team as chief financial officer. According to a release, Venkataraman most recently served as chief financial officer and chief administrative officer of global information technology for NYSE Euronext, an S&P 500 company with a market capitalization of $11B and over $3.5 billion in annual revenues. "Krish has deep strategic acumen and a 20 year track record of consistent execution, including turning cost centers into profit centers and exceeding Wall Street's growth expectations quarter after quarter, even during a recession," said Lonne Jaffe, CEO, Syncsort. "His rare mix of expertise in both technology and finance will be invaluable as we build on our successes over the last year with concentrated organic investments and acquisitions in the Big Data segment." The company reported that Jaffe, who was recently appointed to Syncsort's board of directors, joined the company last July and quickly engineered an aggressive "Big Iron to Big Data" corporate strategy across platforms such as Apache Hadoop, cloud-based systems and the mainframe. Venkataraman will report to Jaffe. "Big Data is one of the most important secular growth opportunities in the technology industry today," Venkataraman said. "I'm thrilled to join the accomplished leaders at Syncsort, who have made the company a torch bearer in the Big Data revolution with its differentiated, high-value technology and unique market position." Additionally, before NYSE Euronext, Venkataraman served as chief administrative officer of equities liquid markets for Lehman Brothers, strategist for American Express's financial advisory practice and as a mergers and acquisitions expert at Deloitte Consulting. More information: www.syncsort.com/en/TestDrive. s.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130520/NY16823LOGO ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |