LPA expands the UK capital markets consulting team with two new senior hires

By Joy Dumasia

LPA, the capital market technology and advisory leader, announced the expansion of its United Kingdom office with two new hires: Peter Leech as Partner, Head of UK Consulting and Deniz Patel as Director, Head of UK Consulting and Software Sales. In London, Deniz and Peter will work alongside Mark Reeves to grow the British business across services and solutions, building on LPA’s strong client base in continental Europe.

Peter has over 30 years of experience in consultancy in the financial services industry. His most recent position was as Group Director & Managing Consultant at CubeMatch Limited, a financial services consultancy, where he spent 16 years of his career. During this time, Peter helped grow the company organically and through acquisitions, establishing practices, new services and balanced teams as client needs evolve. Previously, he was a Managing Consultant at TCA Consulting, supporting its growth and flotation while delivering projects for multiple FS clients.

Deniz has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry­. She most recently worked as a Sales Consultant for Arcadier Group, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) marketplace platform company, and Business Development Director at Calypso Technology, a leading provider of cloud-enabled, cross-asset, front-to-back solutions for financial markets. Previously, she worked as a Sales Manager at FIS, Program Manager at Barclays and Management Consultant at Deloitte.

Mark Reeves, Senior Advisor at LPA, commented: “As a leader in software and consulting for over two decades, LPA understands what makes the capital markets tick. Regulatory reporting challenges are numerous and will only grow, along with pressure on banks and financial institutions to continue to innovate, automate as they bring business models in sales and trading into the digital-enabled era. The addition of Peter and Deniz strengthens our position in the UK, accelerating growth in this vital market.”

IBS Intelligence recently reported that LPA Group, the capital market technology and innovation leader, announced that Nourdine Abderrahmane would join the firm as a new Partner in its Swiss consulting practice.