m35 Enterprise automation Specialists recruits sales heavyweight -1st Oct 2007

m35, a leading edge financial software company and integration specialist, has appointed John Godfrey as Sales Director.   This new appointment marks the latest phase in the company's growth in the enterprise automation market.

m35 has achieved significant success with installations in major banks, asset management and securities trading institutions and is now gearing up for the launch of a major release of its solution, DataTrans, expected January 2008.

Godfrey has over 20 years' business experience within Financial IT Sales and Consultancy, including four years at Conchango, the business consultancy and systems integrator, where he was responsible for developing their financial market sector proposition and driving growth.

Commenting on this new appointment, Jason du Preez, Managing Director, m35 said: "John has a successful track record of selling software to financial services and this will be invaluable to m35 in its current growth phase that is driven by direct sales and alliances with key industry service providers such as Reuters.  We have invested in cutting edge technology to provide a robust solution for enterprise data distribution and integration that is normally only associated with tier one budgets and over-run projects.  Our product can be implemented faster than the competition and alleviates the need for large amounts of custom development to satisfy complex distribution and integration requirements."

John Godfrey said: "I am impressed with the technical purity of m35's solution, developed from the ground up for enterprise automation with a single code base. Unlike many other solutions in the market, DataTrans is quick to deploy, yet has the resilience and performance required to handle complex integration requirements. It enables enterprises to see deeper, know faster and adapt easier.  I am looking forward to leveraging my financial IT services experience with such a leading edge solution."