2021/04/19

Lucido Group Names Ben Jackson Director of Newly Formed UK Entity

by Lucido Group

Proven performer in Capital Markets and Treasury Will Support EMEA Clients From the Firm’s London Offices

Lucido Group LLC, a specialist consultancy and software provider, announced today the appointment of Ben Jackson as a Director in the Capital Markets Group. Mr. Jackson is well known to Findur clients across EMEA and APAC from his background leading the Findur user groups. Having worked with a number of the firm’s staff, management and advisors, Ben was a natural fit to lead expansion in the region.

Ben has nearly 20 years’ experience serving clients in the Openlink Findur space as well as using the system from the client side for treasury and central banking operations. At Lucido Group, he will focus on helping the firm serve its growing Findur client list and working with existing and prospective clients in the EMEA region.

“Ben has such a great track record of client delivery and aligns well with Lucido Group’s approach to technology as a strategic solution. Especially in the Central Banking and Treasury spaces, where Ben has demonstrated market-leading expertise, we are looking to help clients get in front of some of the major challenges facing their enterprise platforms.” said CEO, Sean Kilpatrick.

Prior to joining Lucido Group, Mr. Jackson headed up Treasury Middle Office at Etihad Airways out of Abu Dhabi. Prior to that, he was a Client Services Director and Pre-Sales Consultant at Openlink Financial (now ION Group) and a Senior Analyst at the Bank of England.

“I am excited to join Lucido Group and build on the team’s success serving our growing roster of capital markets clients”, commented Mr. Jackson on his appointment. “There are a lot of users in the Findur space that are seeking strategic advisory around their platform on top of their regular projects. Working with a firm that has a lot of expertise in the space, as well as a global footprint, is a great fit to improve the outcomes our clients enjoy”.

About Lucido Group
Lucido Group LLC is a specialist solution provider, serving capital markets and energy participants, primarily users of Openlink Findur and Allegro’s ETRM trading system. We have deep expertise on enterprise data models, energy and non-energy derivatives, software delivery and support.

Our clients seek greater system flexibility to ensure they can quickly and easily enter new products and markets while controlling costs. Our unique expertise and team backgrounds enable them to do just that. We provide advisory to clients seeking the best outcome for their bottom line and future technology landscape.