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Home > Top Stories > eFront Strengthens its Management Team on the Heels of a High-Growth 2012

eFront Strengthens its Management Team on the Heels of a High-Growth 2012

Published by Gbaf News

Posted on June 13, 2013

3 min read

Last updated: January 22, 2026

Kirsten English joins eFront's management team as independent director - Global Banking & Finance Review — The image features Kirsten English, the newly appointed Independent Non-Executive Director at eFront, showcasing her leadership role in enhancing the company's growth in alternative investments.

Kirsten-English eFront, a leading software provider of financial solutions for managing alternative investments, is pleased to announce the addition of two new executives to its management team as well as an independent, non-executive director.

Joining the company are Chief Operating Officer Paul Wheeler and Vice President Global Services and Support Richard Watrasiewicz. And joining the company’s board of directors is Kirsten English. These individuals will support eFront’s tremendous recent momentum that includes adding over 70 new customers in 2012, acquiring the market-leading investor portal platform, Investment Café, releasing a new version of FrontInvest, and continuing to expand throughout Asia, Europe and North America via new offices and clients.

“These additions to the eFront’s team will strengthen our ability to deliver to our global customer base,” said eFront CEO Olivier Dellenbach. “I welcome Paul and Richard to our management team and Kirsten to our board of directors at this exciting stage of our development. I am confident that with these additions to our management, we will succeed in furthering our leadership position in business solutions for the alternative investments industry.”

Paul-Wheeler Kirsten English, Independent Non-Executive Director, will join the company’s board of directors, providing strategic thinking and guidance to the management and rest of the board. Kirsten has more than 25 years of experience in the industry and will provide useful new insights. She has worked with several other financial technology growth companies as a director including Birdstep Technology and Contis Group.

Paul Wheeler, COO, is responsible for managing eFront’s global operations as well as corporate finance, marketing, R&D, information technology and human resources. Paul has previously held senior leadership positions at Wall Street Systems, Trema, Geac, and Baan.

Richard-Watrasiewicz Richard Watrasiewicz, VP Global Services and Support, is responsible for solution delivery and support operations globally. He will help evolve our client offerings and deepen our client centric orientation, focused on client satisfaction. Richard’s recent roles include growing and managing the professional services organizations at Temenos, Misys and Odyssey.

The talents of the new senior executives will ensure continued growth and client success for eFront. Recent company highlights include:

30+% top-line CAGR over the past five years
Eclipsing more than 450 clients worldwide
Clients in 7 new countries including Australia and Japan
The opening of new offices in Sydney, Abu Dhabi and San Francisco
Acquiring the Investment Café investor reporting and portal platform
Launching a new version of the company’s flagship product, FrontInvest
Winning the Funds Europe 2012 European Front Office of the Year award

For more information about eFront’s management team, products and services, please visit http://www.efront.com

About eFront
eFront is a leading software provider of end-to-end solutions dedicated to the financial services industry with a recognized expertise in enterprise risk management and alternative investments. eFront’s solutions serve more than 450 customers in 40 countries, including companies in the private equity, real estate investment, banking and insurance sectors. eFront’s primary product suites, FrontInvest, Investment Café, Pevara, FrontCRM and FrontERM, offer tightly integrated solutions for streamlining the management of alternative investments and corporate risk. Founded in 1999, eFront services clients worldwide from offices in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. For more information visit www.efront.com and follow us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/efront