BOSTON, Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Varden Technologies, the provider of eReportal, an auditable and workflow-based client communications platform, announces that Michael Kendall has joined its product management team from Chicago-based Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc. where he served as the head of client reporting.
Michael is the latest addition to the team of client reporting experts that Varden, a buy-side data integration consulting and client communications software firm, continues to grow. He joins others such as Don McLeod, the former Vice President of Client Reporting at Bank of America/Columbia Asset Management, to progress Varden's eReportal, eReportalDeck (pitchbook production software), Matrix (data governance and operational risk software), and erCore platforms (internal reporting and information shaping software).
"To guide and to qualify our technical advances in areas such as institutional client reporting, data governance, workflow management, pitchbook production, and investment client and advisory portal publication, we recruit not only business-oriented technologists but also leaders who have accomplished operational and strategic successes at major investment and financial institutions," Perry Harris, Varden's President, shares.
At Mesirow, Michael managed all aspects of the reporting production cycle from content strategy, data enrichment, to quality control. He holds Series 6, 7, and 63 licenses and was instrumental in contributing to client servicing operations and change management at the firm. A recognized voice on the buy-side space, Michael often shares his updated ideas and best practices at such annual industry events as TSAM. Prior to Mesirow, Michael spent the earlier half of his career at Deutsche Asset Management as a client servicing manager, contributing to the efforts that resulted in the team's Dalbar Award for servicing excellence.
Minh Nguyen, Varden's Director of Relationships, contributes, "Implementation success is just the qualifying start to a Varden relationship for each of our 90+ clients. Continuous product innovations that enable competitive advantage are expected and Varden invests heavily in research and development to deliver. Michael will be an additional asset to our practice of gauging best practices to find differential values that will enable our clients to positively stand out in how they service and communicate externally."
"While our implementations and relationships teams interact across our client community, Michael, Donald, and others in product management go beyond to engage the industry at-large, in order to learn, to share, and to qualify ideas that may convert to functional and strategic power. Whether it is through Varden's earned industry affiliations, heavily invested annual conference series, or specific market research projects, our product managers seek to maintain an active pulse on industry trends to enhance the breadth and relevancy of our products. My development teams don't work in a technical vacuum and Michael's work will enhance our own technical research," Ron Pagliuca, Varden's Head of Development, adds.
Varden Technologies is a contributing member of major industry affiliations such as Money Management Institute (MMI), the National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA), and the National Society of Compliance Professionals (NSCP). The firm also sponsors leading think-tanks and events such as the Professional Association for Investment Communications Resources (PAICR), the Association of Investment Management Sales Executive (AIMSE), Performance Measurement, Attribution & Risk (PMAR) and the Risk Management Association (RMA).
About Varden Technologies, Inc.
Varden Technologies, headquartered in Boston MA, is a leading provider of specialized client communications software and consulting within the financial services industry. Varden's eReportal enterprise platform provides a centralized and auditable platform for statement production, pitchbooks, client reviews, and online client portal publication. Varden Consulting specializes in systems integration and custom development in the financial services industry in the specific areas of portfolio accounting, trading, compliance, performance, and analytics.
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