MackeyRMS hires for APAC expansion

Research management software provider MackeyRMS has announced the appointment of industry veteran Nathan Walker to the newly-created role of institutional sales manager, Asia Pacific.

Walker joins Mackey from Thomson Reuters, where he worked with asset owners and managers as head of market development, investment & advisory, Pacific. Before this, he oversaw the expansion of electronic trading provider, TradingScreen, to Singapore and Sydney, and also spent a number of years working with traditional asset managers, sovereign wealth funds and hedge funds as a Bloomberg sales team leader in Singapore and Sydney.

Commenting on his appointment, Chris Mackey, founder and CEO of MackeyRMS, said: "We are thrilled to have Nathan Walker represent our team in [the] Asia Pacific. His deep understanding of the workflow relationship between research and trading across APAC-based institutions is unrivaled, and I look forward to working alongside him as we expand our footprint in the region."