TS Imagine, the global, cross-asset provider of trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for sophisticated investors and their teams, announces two key sales hires in North America to support the firm’s growth.
James Muench joined “as Sales Director, where he will contribute to the development and growth of TS Imagine’s Fixed Income business in North America.”
James reportedly “brings more than a decade of Institutional Credit Sales experience to TS Imagine.” He most recently “led U.S. Credit Sales at Tradeweb, and prior to that, he spent 9 years at Barclays Capital, covering Investment Grade, High Yield, Treasury and Derivatives sales.”
Jake Elkins joined as Sales Director, where he will “contribute to TS Imagine’s growth across North America.” Jake claims he “brings extensive capital markets technology experience to TS Imagine, joining from IHS Markit, where he managed Equity sales for large asset managers and sell-side clients.” Prior to IHS Markit, Jake was responsible for “driving sales for risk management and trading analytics solutions at State Street.”
Andrew Morgan, President and Chief Revenue Officer of TS Imagine, said:
“North America is a key region for TS Imagine, as we see strong demand for our superior cross-asset class trading and risk management solutions from sophisticated financial institutions in the U.S. and Canada. Jake and James bring deep, complementary experience that will contribute to our sustained growth, and we are thrilled to have them on board.”
The expansion of TS Imagine’s sales team in North America “follows its recent launch of RiskSmart X, a risk management solution for banks and prime brokers, and the company’s announcement of strong growth in 2022 marked by a 72% surge in global recurring bookings.”
As noted in the update, TS Imagine delivers an SaaS platform “for integrated electronic front-office trading, portfolio management, and financial risk management tools to the buy-side and sell-side.”
Formed following the merger of Trading Screen and Imagine Software in 2021, TS Imagine innovates “by drawing on nearly thirty years’ experience serving the world’s most sophisticated financial services firms through changing markets and a shifting regulatory landscape.”
The TS Imagine team is “focused on developing technology that empowers its clients to succeed every day, in every asset class.”
TS Imagine “employs the best technology talent, alongside former senior traders who understand first-hand their client’s pressure points and how to address them.”
This complementary expertise, unique to the industry, “enables TS Imagine to dive deep in areas such as data science, automation, and development.”
As a result, clients can focus “on what they do best: generating and protecting alpha within fast evolving markets.”
By offering a range of purpose-built solutions developed from the ground-up, TS Imagine technology has “become an essential tool for the modern investor, working seamlessly across asset classes and geographies. With greater transparency, better efficiency, and infinite scalability,”
TS Imagine clients are “empowered to circumvent distractions and avoid unnecessary tasks so they can maintain their focus on driving returns.”