Citisoft Expands Management Team and Opens Canadian Office

Financial Services Leader Christine Knott Joins Investment Management Consultancy in Toronto

Boston, Massachusetts

August 7, 2018 —Citisoft, a Boston-based investment management consulting firm, has announced the hire of Christine Knott as Managing Director on their client delivery team as they open their first Canadian office in Toronto.

Citisoft's portfolio of asset management clients has expanded in the Canadian market over the past several years. With this expansion, Citisoft has grown their local on-the-ground delivery team and will be adding Christine Knott as a key hire.

"Citisoft is committed to offering a full complement of consulting capabilities in North America, above and beyond the US. We're proud that this commitment is reflected in the growth of our client base and consulting team in Canada—îmost recently with Christine's hire," said Paul Migliore, CEO of Citisoft. "We plan to continue this growth trajectory and the opening of our first Canadian office is an important milestone in this process."

Christine Knott draws on over 29 years of experience as a financial services and technology leader in both Canada and the US. She joins Citisoft from CIBC Mellon where she served as Vice President of Strategic Client Solutions. She has held previous senior positions with BNY Mellon, Eagle Investment Systems, and SS&C (formerly FMC). Her background in the Canadian market and experience leading complex middle and back office technology programs will enable Citisoft to expand and support their growing practice in Canada.

"Christine is known for her leadership and depth of knowledge in the middle and back office. We're extremely excited to have her join Citisoft as a Managing Director," said Tom Secaur, COO of Citisoft. "As complex technology and operations initiatives continue to be a focus in Canada, we're committed to ensuring that Citisoft offers the industry's top talent to provide its advisory and delivery services, and bring transformative programs to fruition. Christine's vision and experience are an ideal complement to our business objectives and will bring the market expertise we need to expand our Canadian footprint."