Sword Apak appoints James Powell as International Sales Director
Sword Apak is delighted to announce the appointment of James Powell as International Sales Director. James rejoins Sword Apak after spending two years working for Fimasys, a provider of financial services management software.
Commenting on the appointment, Business Unit Director for Sword Apak, Tony Allen said: “With over thirteen years’ experience of selling and implementing Wholesale Finance systems, James is welcomed back as a leading business specialist in Floorplanning technology. His in-depth knowledge of delivering and supporting customers’ software requirements for stocking finance gives Sword Apak an excellent platform to build our global business aspirations upon”.
James will be responsible for formulating and implementing an international sales strategy for Sword Apak’s products and services.
On his decision to rejoin Sword Apak, James commented: “My appointment comes at a significant point in the company’s history, now that it has become a subsidiary of the Sword Group. Following last year’s acquisition, Sword Apak today has access to an international infrastructure of offices and hosting facilities, providing financial institutions with a local presence as well as flexible On Demand and in-house delivery options to support their worldwide funding operations”. Powell added: “Combined with Sword Apak’s expertise and 30 years’ experience of supplying Wholesale Finance systems, this puts us in the enviable position of being able to provide an unrivalled product and service package for the global asset-based finance industry”.
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About Sword Group
Sword Group (NYSE Euronext: FR0004180578 SWP) delivers high value business applications to the world’s largest companies globally. With operations in 37 countries, Sword today employs over 2000 people and generates more than €200m in consolidated revenue.
An international leader in the delivery of Business Process Improvement solutions, Sword’s skills, infrastructure and experience help our customers across regulated industries optimise performance, increase efficiencies and maximise return on investment.
With flexible delivery options, including On Demand and On Premises, combined with our extensive industry expertise, Sword provides comprehensive support to customers across insurance and healthcare, energy, banking and finance, telecoms, utilities, engineering and construction and public sector.
For more information, please visit www.sword-group.com
About Sword Apak
Sword Apak has over 30 years’ experience of providing specialist Wholesale Finance solutions. Supporting over 6000 dealers in more than 20 countries, Sword Apak is recognised as a worldwide market leader in systems for the asset-based finance sector.
Sword Apak’s global Floorplanning software is used by major financial institutions, processing over €15 billion worth of direct debits and credits each year through our hosted systems technology.
Please visit www.sword-apak.com for more information.
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