UK-based financial services consultancy firm Excelian has appointed Simon Patston as the company's new head of Australia.
Patston will be based in Sydney, and will complement Excelian's existing Melbourne team.
His most recent position was with Royal Bank of Scotland Global Banking and Markets as head of fixed income, currencies and commodities technology, based in Sydney.
Excelian already has an good track record of "trusted delivery" in Australia, providing a good platform for further growth, said Patston.
"Australia is key to our presence in APAC and expansion here will allow us to extend our expertise and assistance to both existing and new clients across the region," he said.
Excelian has also announced the appointment of Mike Feely as chief financial officer in the UK headquarters.
Feely's background includes finance roles with an emphasis on telecoms, media and technology. He has worked for Telstra EMEA, and begain his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a chartered accountant.
Joint CEO Adrian Marshall said the appointments of Patston and Feely were made to drive the international growth of Excelian.
"It is critical that we move to the next phase of our development with a strong senior team in place," said Marshall.
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