Peter Watts joins Financial Objects to lead global sales

Based in Financial Objects London headquarters, Peter heads up international sales and commercial activities for the companys activebank product. This appointment underscores Financial Objects commitment to breaking into new markets and strengthening its position in existing ones. Peter has more than fifteen years experience in leading sales and business development teams in the financial technology sector. He joins Financial Objects from ABS, an international provider of banking software and services. As commercial director, he streamlined operations, implemented a realistic sales and cash forecasting process, and led UK and Asian sales teams to close their first new business in more than a year. During Peters time at ABS, annual turnover increased by 56% . Before ABS, Peter spent four years as sales director at solutions provider Tantus. After repositioning the companys image and higher PR profile, he recruited a high-calibre sales team and established valuable strategic partnerships. Within two years, he had contributed to the substantial increase in annual profits. Prior to working at Tantus, Peter held senior business development positions at Inter$link, BT Syntegra and C-ATS Software.