Charles River Development (CRD), a State Street Company, has appointed Vinayak Bhat (Vin) as senior vice president (SVP), head of Asia Pacific (APAC), where he will be responsible for all business oversight within the region and collaboration with State Street Alpha , the first front-to-back asset servicing platform from a single provider for institutional investors. Charles River, provider of the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS), was acquired by State Street in 2018.Vin joins Charles River from FactSet Research Systems where he was head of the Asia Pacific business. Vin has over 25 years of experience in leadership positions in sales, consulting, and engineering. Prior to his time

Charles River Development (CRD), a State Street Company, has appointed Vinayak Bhat (Vin) as senior vice president (SVP), head of Asia Pacific (APAC), where he will be responsible for all business oversight within the region and collaboration with State Street Alpha , the first front-to-back asset servicing platform from a single provider for institutional investors. Charles River, provider of the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS), was acquired by State Street in 2018. Vin joins Charles River from FactSet Research Systems where he was head of the Asia Pacific business. Vin has over 25 years of experience in leadership positions in sales, consulting, and engineering. Prior to his time at FactSet, Vin spent a decade at Tata Consultancy Services (NS:TCS). Im very pleased to welcome Vin to the Charles River and Alpha platform organization, said Spiros Giannaros, CEO and President of CRD. In addition to his responsibilities for Charles River APAC, Vin will have client and commercial oversight of the Middle East and take on committee chair for a newly formed Alpha APAC executive committee. Vins primary location is Singapore, which allows him to work closely with the broader State Street organization on go-to market initiatives and client servicing. Vin remarked, I am delighted to be joining CRD at a time of exceptional demand and excited to work closely with our Charles River and State Street Alpha clients, continuing our open partnership model that has been at the core of our success. I look forward to working with my new colleagues to build on growth and expansion in the region. Vin has a Bachelors degree in Electronics Engineering from National Institute of Technology Surat, India, and an MBA in General Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Vin is a CFA charterholder, CFA Institute. About Charles River Development, A State Street Company Investment and wealth managers, asset owners and insurers in over 30 countries rely on Charles River IMS to manage USD $59 Trillion in assets. Together with State Streets middle and back office services, Charles Rivers cloud-based front office technology forms the foundation of State Street Alpha . Charles River IMS helps automate and simplify the investment process across asset classes, from portfolio management and risk analytics through trading and post-trade settlement, with integrated compliance and managed data throughout. Charles River for Private Markets helps solve complex data challenges for investors in private credit, real estate, private equity, and infrastructure. Charles Rivers partner ecosystem enables clients to access the data, analytics, application and liquidity providers that support their product and asset class mix. With more than 135% increase in headcount over the last 5+ years, Charles River serves clients globally offering 24/7 support. To learn more visit www.crd.com.

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- Vinayak has been the SVP, Senior Managing Director, Head of APAC at Charles River Development since April 2024. Prior to this, he held various roles at FactSet from April 2011 to April 2024, including Vice President, Country Manager - India, Vice President, Regional Director - Sales, and Senior Vice President - Head of Asia Pacific Sales and Customer Success.
- From June 1998 to March 2010, Vinayak worked at Tata Consultancy Services in roles such as Business Relationship Manager, Senior Project Manager, and Module Leader/Analyst.
- In 2010, Vinayak completed an MBA in General Management at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics from the National Institute of Technology Surat, which he obtained from 1994 to 1998.

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