Investment Trends chief executive joins Iress

Investment Trends chief executive Michael Blomfield has joined the Iress leadership team in the newly-created role of chief commercial officer.

He'll report to Iress chief executive Andrew Walsh. "The new role reflects our focus on scale, consistency and delivery, particularly where clients have increasingly similar needs," he said. "We also continue to focus on improving the client experience and a focussed strategic approach to this is important to Iress and our clients."

Blomfield has been the chief executive of Investment Trends since early 2016. He joined the organisation as a board member in 2014. He came from CBA's operations in china, where he was a member of the China County Bank Supervisory Committee. Blomfield also held several roles in Asia, including managing director for MF Global.

"Michael is an experienced financial services leader with extensive international experience including in Asia Pacific, the United Kingdom and the US," said Walsh. "Michael will bring a strong focus to sales capability and client experience supported by his international and industry experience."