Jiro Okochi | Philip Pettinato | Justin Brimfield | Krishnan Iyengar
Blaik Wilson | Peter Seward | Nigel Sirett | Jason Torgler
Jiro Okochi
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Jiro Okochi is CEO of Reval, a company he co-founded in 1999 to bring an Internet technology solution to the underserved market of corporate derivative end-users. Under his leadership, Reval introduced a true Software-as-a-Service solution, which has since evolved from a best-of-breed financial risk management offering to a next generation, all-in-one SaaS for enterprise treasury and risk management. Bringing 25 years of experience to bear on vision to transform the way companies manage treasury and risk, Mr. Okochi led Reval through two market-changing acquisitions. While Reval’s SaaS has been recognized with several industry awards, Mr. Okochi himself was a 2010 Ernst & Young Metro New York Entrepreneur of the Year finalist and was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Finance by Treasury & Risk magazine for a fourth time since 2003. His well-rounded perspective of corporate needs comes from his days serving the end-user community at major global banks, such as West LB, Deutsche Bank, DKB Financial Products (now part of Mizuho), and Security Pacific Bank (now part of Bank of America). Today, he continues to help companies solve complex business issues, as a technology innovator, an advocating member on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee, and as an international author and speaker. His thought leadership extends across treasury management to derivative reform and accounting regulations under both FASB and IASB. In 2009 he testified on behalf of corporate derivative users before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, and regularly participates in conferences for the Association of Financial Professionals, Association of Corporate Treasurers, International Association of Corporate Treasurers (China), Association of Corporate Treasurers (Singapore) and Acumen, among others, and at events with Deloitte LLP, Ernst & Young LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Extending his advocacy beyond the corporate environment to the communities they serve, Mr. Okochi leads his company’s corporate responsibility program, Reval Cares, and sits on the boards of the non-profit organizations, Little Kids Rock and Be The Match®, a National Marrow Donor Program®. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkley, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Genetics.
Philip Pettinato
Chief operating officer
Philip Pettinato is Chief Operating Officer at Reval with responsibility for managing the company’s research and development activities. This is comprised of three core operating groups: product management, product engineering and technology. He also oversees Reval’s operations in India. Mr. Pettinato has more than 20 years of experience managing and developing technology solutions for trading, risk management, accounting and operational processing of derivatives and capital markets products. He joined Reval after nearly a decade at EXIS Consulting, Inc., a leading financial software provider of fixed income trading systems, where he headed product development and operations. Previously, he served in the global technology and operations group at JP Morgan, where he led the development of systems for the government bond-trading desk. Mr. Pettinato holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Syracuse University and an MBA with honors from Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business.
Justin Brimfield
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Justin Brimfield is Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Reval, focusing on the firm’s strategy and partnerships. He is tasked with architecting and executing Reval’s global strategy for the corporate and financial services markets, inclusive of buy, build or partner analysis. Since joining Reval, he has been instrumental in helping the firm deepen its penetration in the North American corporate risk marketplace with the 2009 acquisition of FXpress and broaden its addressable market and global footprint with the acquisition of ecofinance in 2010. Mr. Brimfield brings with him a robust understanding of the power of SaaS delivery and treasury technology. Prior to joining Reval, he was Senior Vice President at Thomson Reuters, responsible for the Corporate Treasury Services business unit. At Thomson Reuters, he was involved in the acquisition of Selkirk Technologies, a Vancouver-based provider of treasury products and services. Earlier in his career, Mr. Brimfield built and led Thomson’s fixed income consulting business, servicing corporate treasurers and CFOs. Mr. Brimfield graduated from the University of Rochester with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science.
Krishnan Iyengar
Chairman, Hedge Accounting Technical Taskforce (HATT)
Krishnan Iyengar is the Chairman of the Hedge Accounting Technical Taskforce at Reval. He has published numerous articles in leading treasury publications including Treasury Management International (TMI) and is a frequent speaker at conferences. Prior to joining Reval, Mr. Iyengar worked in the National Risk & Quality Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and as a marketer on the derivative sales desk at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Mr. Iyengar holds a Bachelor of Arts and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Rutgers University.
Blaik Wilson
Solutions Consultant, APAC, Reval
vice chairman, hedge accounting technical taskforce (hatt)
Blaik Wilson is a Solutions Consultant and Vice Chairman of the Hedge Accounting Technical Taskforce (HATT) at Reval. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and an international instructor and consultant specialising in financial instruments, hedge accounting and treasury policy. Mr. Wilson’s experience spans Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Prior to Reval, he worked as a consultant assisting corporations and financial institutions with IAS 39 / FAS 133 compliance. He is also credited with designing treasury systems for SunGard. In 2006, Mr. Wilson was awarded the Northern Region Young Chartered Accountant of the Year Award for his work on IAS 39. He is a regular speaker at accounting and treasury conferences on compliance issues relating to international accounting standards.
Peter Seward
Vice President, Product Strategy
Chairman, Risk Management Taskforce
Peter Seward is responsible for the strategic direction of the Reval® SaaS/Web-based platform and Reval Center™ valuation and hedge accounting service. He has also written the Reval modules for IAS 39, IFRS 7 and FAS 161. In addition, Mr. Seward leads Reval’s Risk Management Taskforce, advising internally and externally on critical risk management issues. His 15 years of experience in financial services software spans Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Prior to Reval, he was a sales engineer at Principia Partners, an implementation consultant and custom development project manager for Integrity Treasury Systems in both Sydney and Chicago, and a manager of treasury systems at Rabobank Australia in Sydney. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Western Australia.
Nigel Sirett
Managing Director, EMEA
As Managing Director EMEA, Mr. Sirett leads Reval’s sales, marketing, business development and relationship management teams across Europe, the Middle East and Africa where he brings more than 25 years experience in risk management, hedging, derivatives and treasury to clients and prospective clients. Prior to joining Reval, Mr. Sirett was the European sales director for QuIC Financial Technologies Inc., specialising in counterparty exposure and CVA solutions for investment banking derivatives trading books. He was previously Managing Director EMEA at Fiserv IPS-Sendero, a provider of solutions in partnership with the Kamakura Corporation for integrated market and credit risk, credit analytics and asset/liability management. He has consulted and advised a diverse range of treasuries and financial institutions on ALM, balance sheet management, risk management and associated technologies and has held senior management positions at HSBC Midland and Midland Montagu. Mr. Sirett holds an M.Sc in Operational Research and a B.Sc in Management Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London.
Jason Torgler
VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGY
Jason Torgler is VP of Strategy for Reval, where he works with global teams to broaden the company’s SaaS offering across domestic and international markets. Mr. Torgler offers deep experience in treasury and a strong understanding of the power of SaaS-delivered solutions. His experience in treasury technology includes growth initiatives at Thomson Reuters and Selkirk Financial, as well as Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC) and Automatic Data Processing, both of which trade on Nasdaq.