Paladyne was established in 2005 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2007 the Client Services Operations Center was opened in New Jersey.
Americas’ Leadership
The Americas is led by the following employees:
SAMEER SHALABY Chief Executive Officer
Sameer Shalaby was one of the founders of Paladyne Systems and oversees all corporate functions with a focus on achieving maximum return on invested capital. Prior to joining Paladyne, he was the Founder, President and CEO of Cogency Software, a provider of data aggregation and reporting solutions for the alternative investment industry. Mr. Shalaby helped Cogency become a leader in the space with some of the world’s largest hedge funds and fund of funds as clients. Prior to Cogency, he served as Senior Vice President of Development at TenFold Corporation, a provider of applications development infrastructure technologies. While there, he helped create the Universal Application, a patented platform that enables business analysts to rapidly build and deploy applications. Mr. Shalaby helped drive TenFold’s explosive growth, which resulted in an IPO in 1999. He also managed TenFold’s UK operations and played a key role in the company’s enterprise sales efforts. Mr. Shalaby held senior technology roles at Oracle and was a key contributor to the development of SQL*Net in Oracle Corporation’s Network Products Division.
He received his BS in electrical engineering and computer science from The George Washington University and his MS in computer science from MIT.
SCOTT ALDERSON President
Scott Alderson was one of the founders of Paladyne Systems and focuses primarily on new business development, sales and corporate strategy. Mr. Alderson brings over 14 years of experience working with hedge fund software and services providers. Prior to joining Paladyne, he was a Managing Director at Integrated Business Systems Inc, a provider of portfolio accounting solutions for the alternative investment industry. Mr. Alderson was directly responsible for all sales activities and business development, and was the principal driver of growth and revenue at Integrated. Prior to Integrated, he served as Vice President and Director of the hedge fund business unit at SS&C Technologies, Inc., a global provider of software solutions and services to the financial services industry. While there, he helped grow the business unit to over 300 hedge fund client relationships. Prior to joining SS&C, Mr. Alderson was a senior consultant at Shepro Braun Systems Inc., a hedge fund software provider, and was responsible for managing software implementation projects at many of the world’s largest hedge funds.
He received his BA in economics from the University of Rochester and his MBA in finance and accounting from the William E. Simon School of Business Administration.
Clients
The following is a sample of Paladyne clients in the Americas.
- Maples Finance, Toronto, Canada
- Admiral Administration, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Linzor Asset Management, Santiago, Chile
- Chilton Investment Company, New York City, USA
- Concept Capital, New York City, USA
- Credit Suisse, New York City, USA
- GoldenTree Asset Management, New York City, USA
- ING Global Investment Strategies, New York City, USA
- MissionPoint Capital, Norwalk, USA
- Phalanx Capital Management, Chicago, USA
- Symphony Asset Management, San Francisco, USA
- Timescape Global Capital Management, New York City, USA
Local Service
Client Services for the Americas region is conducted both from the New York City headquarters, as well as, the Client Services Operations Center in Fort Lee, New Jersey, and offers professional support on a 24 X 6 basis. All Paladyne implementations, conversions, project management, support and training are completed by certified Paladyne employees.
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