Calypso Appoints Chief Product Officer

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Calypso Technology, Inc., the standard for treasury and capital markets software, has appointed Pedro Porfirio as Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer. In this role, Porfirio will be responsible for overall product strategy, driving product development and innovation across Calypso's solutions.

Prior to joining Calypso, Porfirio spent 15 years in leadership roles in Europe and the Americas in FX and rates trading in both cash and derivatives. He was previously at State Street, Dresdner Kleinwort and Lehman Brothers. Most recently, Porfirio was Managing Director, Head of Interest Rates Derivatives Trading at Jefferies International Ltd in London where he was instrumental in setting up the interest rate derivatives operations front to back.

"We are thrilled to have Pedro join Calypso. He is an accomplished leader with deep experience in capital markets trading and technology," said Charles Marston, Executive Chairman. "Pedro will drive further innovation and standardization in our product offering as we continue to provide greater value for our customers in capital markets, treasury, investment management, central banking and clearing."

"Calypso has tremendous depth and has earned an excellent reputation as the supplier of cross- asset front-to-back technology to financial institutions," said Porfirio. "I welcome the opportunity to continue to drive the product strategy and innovation to deliver the next generation solutions for consolidation and growth."

Calypso continues to make significant investments in the product with over 50% of its staff dedicated to research and development. Porfirio will be based in Calypso's London office, with the global team reporting to him.

Calypso is a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Trading Platforms, and 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 22 global offices. www.Calypso.com

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