SmartTrade Taps Michael Henssler as London-based President and COO

smartTrade Technologies, a multi-national financial software company, has named Michael Henssler as its London-based President and Chief Operating Officer. In this new role, Henssler will be responsible for all of smartTrade's field operations including sales, pre-sales and client engagement.

Henssler has more than 20 years of experience in enterprise software and capital markets. Prior to Joining smartTrade, he served as Senior Director Product Management of Capital Markets in Misys, a financial operations software provider. Henssler then joined financial software company Finastra, which was formed in 2017 by the combination of Misys and global payments and lending technology provider D+H, as CPO of Treasury Capital Markets & Risks. Earlier, He spent more than a decade at Thomson Reuters to lead its product and risk management.

"Henssler will be an invaluable addition to the Executive Leadership Team. He is a proven technology executive with a unique depth of operational experience and a firm commitment to customer success. I am confident that he brings the skills required to meet smartTrade's growth ambitions as we build on our recent success." said David Vincent, co-founder and CEO of smartTrade Technologies.

In addition to Henssler, smartTrade had announced the appointment of three new managers to its Executive Leadership Team in April —— naming Elise van der Schans as Chief Human Resources Officer, Carine Denis as Global Head of Business Operations, and Renaud Kerspern as Chief Financial Officer.