"By combining Paladyne's investment management, reference data and risk management capabilities, Broadridge can serve the broader needs of investment managers and offer risk and reference data solutions to global banks and broker-dealers," continued Mr. Marchesani. As part of the move to a broader solution set, Broadridge is also expanding the business's leadership team. In addition to Mr. Egeth's appointment, Lou Longhi joins Broadridge as Global Head of Investment Management Sales based in New York. Mr. Longhi has a successful track record in financial services as a co-founder of SmartStream and most recently as a senior executive at SunGard. In addition, Jonathan Cross will assume the newly-created role of Chief Operating Officer of the business.