Finance Monthly Global Awards 2018 Edition

MANAGEMENT CONSULTING : MERGER INTEGRATION FIRM OF THE YEAR Firm Profile Cronos Consultants Group Limited is a UK registered management consulting and technology services company that specialises in system implementation and integration, infrastructure services, and business process management exclusively for the financial services industry. With unparalleled experience and comprehensive capabilities across capital markets, asset and wealth management and banking, we are at the forefront of the issues facing global market leaders today. Our knowledge, technical acumen and passion for innovation help us deliver ground breaking technology-based solutions for today’s dynamic global marketplace. We act as your trusted advisor on technology strategy, infrastructure design and implementation, risk management, trends, best practices, as well as alleviate the pressures of remaining in compliance in an environment of increasing regulation. Through close collaboration with you and our partners, we provide vision and frame the business value from technology initiatives to meet your business objectives. Our experience, scope, and technical acumen allow us to address problems that no other firm can. Working with our clients on their most challenging issues requires deep industry and functional expertise; we invest significant resources in continually developing a knowledge base that offers unique perspectives to our clients and equips them to face tomorrow’s challenges and exploit future opportunities. Areas of Expertise • System Implementation & Integration • Business Process Management • Infrastructure Services & Operations • IT Strategy & Consulting • Risk & Regulatory Management Contact Steve Lazouras & James Shillingford Managing Partners of Cronos Consultants Group Limited Tel: +44 (0) 203 031 6324 Email: info@cronoscgl.com Website: www.cronoscgl.com About Steve Lazouras Steve has over 21 years’ experience in finance, gaining a thorough and in-depth knowledge of markets, products, trading and in designing and implementing new technologies. Steve is highly regarded as one of the most experienced financial service managers and a Misys FusionCapital (Sophis Risqué) and Misys FusionInvest (Sophis Value) expert, having been in charge of numerous global rollouts. Steve has previously managed various desks at various global investment banks and implemented Misys Sophis Risqué along with key business programme management solutions. He established himself as a fund derivatives trader and as a vital contoller within Equity & Fund Derivatives at various global institutions. He has held positions of Chief Operating Officer and later Chief Executive Officer, being instrumental in driving corporate change through technology and adding new business lines. Steve has provided specialist consultancy at both buy side and sell side institutions and has recently been involved in delivering a large scale implementation project in Ireland. About James Shillingford James is a leading expert in Misys FusionCapital (Sophis Risqué) and Misys FusionInvest (Sophis Value) and implementation specialist. Having run multiple global programmes, he has also consulted for numerous hedge funds evaluating their Misys Sophis implementations and also evaluating business processes. James has experience of setting up an Exotic Derivatives Middle Office desks, running Risk and P&L in London, Japan, Hong Kong and globally across Asia. He has lead the global implementation of Misys Sophis Risqué for leading financial organisations and provided specialist consultation to a London based proprietry trading house using Misys Sophis Value. James has recently been consulting for a large Washington based Hedge Fund on their Misys Sophis Value implementation as well as other organisations in Europe. Finance Monthly Global Awards 2017 www.finance-monthly.com 50 UNITED KINGDOM