Taskize, an investment operations collaboration platform and Euroclear-owned fintech, has announced the appointment of Diederik Geeraerts as Chief Executive Officer.

With a combined 20 years’ experience within Euroclear group, Mr Geeraerts brings a wealth of experience to this new role having held a number of senior client-facing roles within Euroclear including, most recently, Global Head of Client Service within Euroclear Bank and Deputy Branch Manager of Euroclear’s Poland branch office.

James Pike, currently serving as Taskize’s Interim CEO, will assume the role of Chief Revenue and Business Strategy Officer and work to bring the platform and its growing partner ecosystem closer to Euroclear’s data-enabled services strategy.

Taskize, which is fully owned by Euroclear, is a web-based platform for quick, efficient problem solving between counterparties. Its secure ‘Bubble’ environment and Smart Directory allows clients to raise, route, track and resolve operational issues resulting in improved response time and increased accuracy.

Diederik Geeraerts, CEO of Taskize commented:

“I am incredibly proud to take the helm of this innovative company and to be part of the great Taskize team. Having been closely involved with Taskize since its inception and a strong advocate for the technology over the years, I am eager to lead the company into its next phase of growth.”