Leadership team.

Brad joined Rimes in 2021 to lead the company’s expansion into new product areas and markets. Since his joining, Rimes has steadily increased its client footprint through both acquisitive and organic growth. In addition, the company has significant extended its capabilities as an enterprise data management solutions provider and industry partner.

Having spent over 30 years working at high profile organizations such as Bank of New York Mellon, IHS Markit and Goldman Sachs, Brad is a recognized leader of innovative growth businesses in wholesale capital markets, spanning electronic trading, data services, and financial technology. He has an active involvement in the financial technology and data segments and has also served as an advisor to several large private equity firms in London.

Brad is a graduate of the University of British Columbia with a BA in International Relations.

Justin joined Rimes in November 2021 to drive product innovation and business transformation for Rimes’ benchmark data, ETF and ESG solutions. As Chief Product Officer, he now leads the Product Development organization at Rimes, responsible for the product vision, roadmap and go-to-market strategy for all products and services. 

Previously, Justin was the Head of Corporate and Investment Bank Innovation at Barclays, responsible for strategy and execution to bring external FinTech innovations into the bank.  Prior to Barclays, Justin spent 23 years at Goldman Sachs working in Global Markets, most recently as Head of EMEA Equities Electronic Trading Engineering where he worked with clients and sales to deliver new products and improve execution quality for clients.

Justin holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Electronics from the University of Edinburgh.

Laura Davis joined Rimes in October 2021 as Chief Marketing Officer.

Laura has more than 20 years' experience building go to market, brand and growth strategies for fintech, SaaS, regulatory compliance, private equity, and institutional firms. Prior to joining Rimes, she ran a global marketing consultancy following her role as Global Head of Marketing for IHS Markit, where she led marketing for the organization’s Financial Services segment.

Laura holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University in Canada.

François joined Rimes in 2020 as Chief People Officer bringing more than 20 years of experience in Human Resources, focusing on the development of organizations and leaders to accelerate their performance and impact.

From 2016 he drove the People function at eFront with the business later acquired by BlackRock. Over his career, he has supported various companies including SAP as a HR Business Partner (in the Netherlands) and more recently at Adobe.

Francois is a graduate of both the Universite Jean Moulin and Sciences Po Lyon - Institut d'Etudes Politiques.

Renaud joined Rimes in 2009 as Head of Research and Development before being appointed as Chief Operating Officer in 2022. Renaud leads our R&D, Operations, Sales Engineering and Client Service functions and is responsible for the continued development and delivery of our best-in-class client solutions. 

Earlier in his career with Rimes, Renaud founded and grew the Paris office as our main R&D center before taking on the role of Chief Technology Officer. He has also worked closely with our teams to introduce new processes and improve scalability, facilitating delivery of our exceptional client services.  Previously, as Senior Project Manager, he introduced Agile at SAP Business Objects. 

Renaud holds a master’s degree in Engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de St-Étienne.

Stuart joined Rimes in December 2021 as Chief Financial Officer bringing significant financial leadership experience in both private and public companies. Most recently at Thomson Reuters and Finastra, his sector expertise includes financial services, data, and technology.

Stuart is an active member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). He mentors CIMA students with their careers and is an advisor to start-up companies focused on sustainable enterprise.

Stuart is a BA (Hons) graduate of Kingston University and, most recently, specialized in Fintech at Imperial College London.

Stuart joined Rimes in October 2021 following its acquisition of Matrix.

Over the last 20 years of his career, Stuart has been involved as a founder, early employee, or investor in several significant fintech firms, most recently as co-CEO of Matrix.

Stuart’s entire career has been based within financial services, focused on solving complex data management projects. He has operated across Europe, North America and Asia, holding several leadership roles including; IHS Markit, Livingstone Technologies, Cadis Software and Charles River Development.

Stuart holds a B.Bus.Sci (Hons) in Finance & Accounting from the University of Cape Town.