Thomas - Business Unit Director - USA - iCEO #84844

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Thomas's Profile

iCEO #84844

Position: Business Unit Director

Nationality: USA

Experience

A business leader in analytics platform buildouts with extensive experience in the financial services industry. A practitioner, as institutional equity trading desk head, and architect of technology and analytics that provide insights and a competitive advantage. The bridge between business and technology, able to speak both languages, and distill complex mechanisms into simple, actionable ideas.

Major Achievements

Delivered a global analytics platform, with embedded and exploratory functionality, at the institutional bulge bracket level • Developed a multi-user, cloud-based SaaS application marketed to asset managers and family offices • Constructed a machine learning predictive model to forecast future trading volume • Installed managerial analytics tools to optimize allocation of resources and significantly improve client servicing

Industry Sector Competencies

Software

Financial Services

Data Analytics

Transaction Cost Analysis

Professional Objectives

Function: Chief Data Officer, Chief Analytics Officer, Head of Business Intelligence

Sector: Financial Services, Shipping/Freight

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time, part time, coaching on demand

Prefered Locations: New York, Tokyo, London

Additional Professional Interests

Operational coaching on demand

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Japan

USA

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Expert)

Business development (Expert)

New product or service launch (Expert)