Commcise Named One Of The Most Influential Fintech Firms of 2024

Amrish Ganatra

Amrish Ganatra is the Co-founder and CEO of Commcise Software, a leading SaaS provider delivering technology and services to the buy-side, sell-side, and research provider communities. Since co-founding the company in 2013, Amrish has overseen its growth from a six-person startup to an international organization with over 100 employees across four countries. He also leads the Investor Services business unit at Euronext, focusing on expanding value-added services for asset managers accross the globe. Amrish brings extensive experience in building high-growth technology businesses and driving operational excellence. He is passionate about using technology to bring greater transparency and efficiency to the research market. 

Darran Carlisle

Darran has developed software products and systems in the financial domain for over 30 years. He started in IBM Global Services and spent time at Thomson Reuters and Fidessa LatentZero before co-founding Commcise. Darran has a BEng in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. 

Glenn Dicken

Glenn is one of the founders of Commcise and is Head of Product. Glenn began his career as a developer in business applications for medium sized companies at an independent software house before moving into banking technology with JP Morgan for a number of years. Following that, he spent time in the professional services division of a buyside order management and compliance software vendor called LatentZero, which was then acquired by Fidessa, and was where he and the other co-founders met. Glenn has an MEng degree in Metallurgy and the Science of Materials from Oxford University. 

Naresh Naidoo

Naresh is a co-founder of Commcise and works within the product and infrastructure teams. Prior to Commcise, he was an implementation consultant at LatentZero and held roles at several buy-side firms, where he focused on front-office technology and regulatory projects. 

Allan Goldstein

Allan is the CEO of Euronext Market Services (EMS), the US broker dealer unit of Euronext. In partnership with Commcise Software, EMS is the fastest growing commission aggregation service offering broker neutral soft dollar aggregation as a virtual, full custody or hybrid model. Before joining Euronext, Allan was a co-founding partner, COO and CFO at Trade Informatics, an independent brokerage, TCA and systematic trading provider. Allan has over 30 years of experience in equity trading starting his career as a floor broker at the NYSE. Allan holds numerous FINRA licenses including Series 7, 55, 24, and 27 and earned his MBA in Finance and Statistics from NYU’s Stern School of Business.  

James Damen

James joined Commcise in May 2024 and is the Global Head of Sales. Prior to joining Commcise, James spent 11 years on the sell-side at RBC in a number of roles, most recently as the Head of European Client Strategy. James is an expert on MIFID II research guidelines and has a wealth of knowledge on the use of CSA’s. James has a BA in Economics from the University of Exeter. 

Jonathan Pearson

Jonathan joined Commcise in January 2018 and is currently the Global Head of Account Management. Jonathan previously led Commcise’s Implementation and Professional Services teams, providing consulting and delivery expertise to our client base. Prior to this, Jonathan spent 5 years as a strategy consultant for the public sector, including as a senior adviser to the UK Cabinet and Prime Minister. He has a Master’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from the University of Cambridge.  

Richard Hooke

Richard joined Commcise in June 2019 and is part of the product team focused on Data Products. Prior to joining Commcise, Richard spent 14 years at Fidessa (formerly LatentZero) where he was Head of Product for their Buy-Side products. Prior to this, Richard was one of the founders of the Energy Trading and Risk Management software firm, KWI. He has an MEng in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, and can ski in seven different styles. 

Chirag Khatter

Chirag joined Commcise in November 2016 and played an important role in establishing and scaling its India operations from the ground up. Collaborating closely with Commcise’s founding team – whom he had also worked with at his previous firm – he helped build a high-performing capability center that is now integral to the company’s global success. 

With over 18 years of experience spanning IT, functional consulting, and finance services in the capital markets and asset management domain, Chirag now serves as CEO of Euronext India, leading its growth and integration within the broader Euronext Group. 

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering and is passionate about coaching and developing young talent. Outside of work, Chirag is a fitness enthusiast and a thoughtful reader. 

Neil Tutton

Neil joined Commcise in May 2024 and is the Head of Implementation. Prior to Commcise, Neil spent 8 years with a sell-side SaaS vendor in a similar role and prior to this held various consultancy roles in buy-side institutions – covering regulatory and technology change. 

Richard Illingworth

Richard joined Commcise in November 2018 and is part of the Product Team. Before moving to the product side, Richard joined Commcise working on the implementation team. Prior to joining Commcise, Richard spent 5 years at Deloitte where he was Manager in the Technology Consulting practice. Richard has his BA from LSE.