Axxsys Consulting, part of the Alpha Group, and leading independent investment management consultancy is pleased to announce the appointment of Gaurav Jangid as Global Head of Data and Cloud Technology. Gaurav will lead the newly created service line and expand the range of services offered to investment management firms in the UK, Europe and North America.

The new service line will focus on supporting firms delivering data and cloud-based services working with partner firms and software such as InvestCloud and Snowflake. Gaurav will lead a team of industry professionals with extensive domain experience together with deep knowledge of the cloud-based platforms in the sector.

Gaurav joins from Cognizant a global business consultancy and outsourcing firm where he has worked for almost 20 years. His most recent role was as Client Partner where he focussed on Cloud Adoption and Data Modernisation, for large financial institutions in the US market.

 Philip Ritchie, Head of Investment Technology at Axxsys, said:

“This is another great milestone for our business as we expand our service offering and welcome a seasoned industry professional into our leadership team. We are seeing many opportunities in the Data, Cloud and Digital services space as organisations look to adopt these technologies to improve their business and deliver high class service to their clients. Gaurav brings a great deal of knowledge and experience of delivery of these services in the financial services sector and will be a great addition to the team”.

Gaurav Jangid said:

“I am very excited to join an organisation that has such a strong reputation for high quality delivery and support in the investment management industry. I am looking forward to expanding the team of data and cloud delivery experts to meet the growing demand for data and cloud-based technologies as firms look to improve data quality, and shift from on premise solutions. The market is changing rapidly and Axxsys is well placed to deliver high quality consultancy services to our clients in the data, cloud and digital space”.

For more information contact Paul Watthey at pwatthey@axxsysconsulting.com