Wednesday 10 November 2021

Good morning

No, hang on! That's the wrong bit. 'What do you mean, the wrong bit?' It's the start of the email, Voice. I need the title. 'Well -' Ah, never mind!

Good morning,

Yes, yes. We've done that. Christ!

Please see below from Charles River, a State Street company, which today announces the appointment of Caroline O'Shaughnessy as Head of EMEA.

Oh, okay. 'Boss, the title should be - Who on earth is Caroline O'Shaughnessy?! ... yeah?' Yeah, I'll do it later.

Anyway ...

If you would like any more information or a photo of Caroline, please get in touch.

Jesus! Can we just get to all the info, please? Or is that too much to ask for?

London - November 1, 2021 - Charles River Development (CRD), a State Street Company, has appointed Caroline O'Shaughnessy as Head of EMEA, where she will be responsible for all business oversight within the region and collaboration with State Street Alpha℠, State Street's global front to back-office platform. Charles River, provider of the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS), was acquired by State Street in 2018. 

Yes, thank you! About time. 'Don't blame them.' Shut up, Voice.

Caroline joins CRD from The London Stock Exchange Group where she was Chief Client Officer and Global Head of Sales and Marketing of its Information Services Division, and Group Head of its Global Strategic Account Programme. Caroline has over 25 years' experience in high revenue growth businesses including senior global commercial roles with DTCC (Depository Trust Clearing Co), Thomson Reuters and Interactive Data. 

Okay, okay. Well, that's all right. I suppose.

Anyway ...

Spiros? Come on, mate!

"We are excited to have Caroline lead our Charles River team in EMEA," says Spiros Giannaros, president and chief executive officer of Charles River.  "Caroline's energy and experience will bring our European organization to the next level and enable us to continue the growth we are seeing as State Street Alpha℠ enables our customers to develop innovative investment strategies, make better informed investment decisions and streamline business operations."

Fine.

Caroline?

Caroline O'Shaughnessy, senior vice president and head of EMEA at Charles River, says: "I am delighted to be joining CRD at a time of extraordinary demand and growth and am excited about working closely with our Charles River and State Street Alpha℠ customers in EMEA to continue the honest and open partnership model that has brought our success to date. I look forward to working with my new colleagues to build on its strong growth in EMEA."

And, er ...

Caroline holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of Birmingham.

Nice one!

ENDS

Oh, shit! Sorry ...

About Charles River, A State Street Company

Investment and wealth managers, asset owners and insurers in 30+ countries rely on Charles River's front and middle office investment management platform to manage US$35+ Trillion in assets. Charles River technology powers State Street Alpha℠, a complete front-to-back solution for risk analytics, portfolio construction, trading, compliance, post-trade, middle- and back-office services and data management. The Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS) is designed to automate and simplify the investment process. Our partner ecosystem enables clients to seamlessly access external liquidity, analytics, data and application providers to meet the demands of their product and asset class mix. Headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, we serve clients globally with more than 1,000 employees in 11 regional offices.

Yeah, yeah. Whatever. Thanks for letting us know, anyway.

ENDS
ENDS
ENDS

...

Music?

I've been looking at some big stars from the Eighties and Nineties on YouTube. Guys my own age. When they release a single now, they might get 250,000 views after a few months, BUT(!) ... Ed Sheeran got seventeen million views in one week recently. / Well, I can't live like that, man. I mean, like the guys my own age, you dig? It doesn't appeal to me. 'So, what are you going to do about it, Mikey?' Er ... I'll just have to forget about being a prolific songwriter, I suppose. 'Yeah.' That new fragment of tune I received from the cosmos the other night has got the potential to be like Mighty Soul - a song that could get millions of views. That's what I need.

Anyway ...

Is it a blessing or a curse ... my situation?

Bye.