Trade automation solutions provider Portware announced the appointment of Chris Sorensen as FX Product Manager. Sorensen mission is to drive Portwares growth in the FX space with a focus on execution and automation tools for tier one global asset management firms.
Sorensen will be based in the Boston office of FactSet, Portwares parent company, and will partner with both the existing Portware team and the buyside. Prior to joining Portware, Sorensen was the global head of strategic alliances and technical account management at FX Connect. Earlier in his career he held roles at State Street as vice president for client implementation and technical account management and at BNY Mellon as a fixed income trading systems analyst.
Hiring Chris Sorensen is a testament to Portwares continued ability to attract both premier buy-side clients and top industry talent, said Alfred Eskandar, CEO of Portware.
Eskandar added, Chriss appointment demonstrates Portware and FactSet’s continued commitment to building smart automation across all asset classes for the buy side, and we continue to build on our momentum by expanding our FX team with strategic hires on both the engineering and business sides.
