Asset Control, provider of financial data management solutions and services, has announced the appointment of Brooks Gibbins as VP Product and Strategy. Gibbins will report to Phil Lynch, Asset Control’s CEO and President, and is responsible for product management, corporate strategy and business development.

“Data is the foundation of financial organisations no matter what market you are in and this is precisely what drove me to join Asset Control,” said Gibbins. “Increasing data volumes and market volatility call for enhanced governance and oversight of the data management process, while a plethora of regulatory changes demand much greater transparency. With its impressive 20-year track record and an unrivalled understanding of how market participants use financial data, Asset Control delivers the perfect combination of technology, architecture and software to address the challenges not just of today, but also the future.”

Gibbons joins Asset Control from Microsoft and FAST, where he was Managing Director for Capital Markets, Banking and Insurance. Mr Gibbins was also a key executive at Multex, holding sales and product leadership roles through the firm’s early growth, IPO, and acquisition by Reuters. At Multex, Gibbins was instrumental in the development of solutions for the buyside to access proprietary and broker research over the web.

“This is a key strategic hire for Asset Control and Brooks’ impressive credentials make him a natural fit with our management team,” said Lynch. “We’re always exploring the most innovative ways to connect publishers and consumers of data and Brooks’ pedigree in the software and financial information industries directly supports this strategy.”