SimCorp, the European provider of SaaS investment management solutions has appointed John Needham as managing director of SimCorp North America. Based in Toronto and reporting to CEO Christian Kromann, Needham will primarily focus on business development and setting strategic direction for the >230 SimCorp North America employees, seeking to sustain the consistent double-digit growth the company has experienced over the past several years. Needham was previously at Murex, a fintech operating in the cross-asset trading and risk technology sector.