Iress appoints Rob Kirby to lead EMEA sales of QuantHouse
“It’s great to be back at a business with such a rich heritage of proactive and client-centric service and delivery.”
Iress has announced the appointment of Rob Kirby as Head of Sales and Business Development for the EMEA region at QuantHouse.
QuantHouse has been the API Data and Trading Solutions division of Iress ever since its acquisition in May 2019. Rob Kirby has a wealth of experience in the field, including two years as Business Development Manager at QuantHouse from 2009 to 2011.
Rob Kirby rejoins QuantHouse, now under Iress’s ownership
Jason Hoang, CEO, Global Trading and Market Datasaid at Iress, said: “We’re delighted to announce Rob is rejoining QuantHouse after many years of gaining additional experience and building relationships with some of the largest, most trusted companies in our industry.
“His knowledge, coupled with his deep understanding of the fundamentals of our business, make him the perfect addition to lead our sales and business development teams in EMEA. Our commitment to client service has not changed since Rob worked with us last time, so his reintegration to the business was swift and we’re already seeing the benefits of him being back in the fold.”
QuantHouse’s incoming Head of Sales and Business Development, EMEA, Rob Kirby, said: “It’s great to be back at a business with such a rich heritage of proactive and client-centric service and delivery. QuantHouse’s system stability, interoperability and unparalleled efficacy blended with cost efficiency are the best in the business. I’m looking forward to supporting clients across EMEA to reap these benefits.”
After two years at QuantHouse, Rob Kirby spent seven years in the Enterprise Sales division at Thomson Reuters, offering solutions to the buy-side. In 2018, Kirby moved to Refinitiv, which was later sold to LSEG. After exchanging hands, Kirby remained as Director of Trading & Enterprise Global Strategic Partnerships up until December 2023.
Rob Kirby rejoins QuantHouse to leverage his considerable experience and knowledge of the API data and trading systems markets, supporting growth amongst the company’s client base and expanding the network of technology partners across the EMEA region.
