New York and Rio de Janeiro - ConvergEx Group has launched a new full-service office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for its order management system, the Eze OMS™. The new office supports all aspects of Eze's trading, portfolio management, compliance, operations and data management tools.

"The opening of this office represents a new stage for our expanding global footprint," said A.J. De Rosa, managing director and co-head of Global Sales for ConvergEx's Eze Castle Software. "This presence gives us a platform that allows us to provide flexible and robust technology to Latin America's rapidly growing markets while offering our regional customers the highest level of service and support."

Jason Pietrafitta, recently manager of Asia-Pacific Consulting for ConvergEx's Eze Castle Software, has been appointed director of Brazil Consulting. Mr. Pietrafitta joined the company in 2004 as a consultant in New York and was promoted to manager of one of the New York consulting teams in 2007. In 2008, he helped launch and manage consulting services for Eze's Asia-Pacific office in Hong Kong. He now reports to Michael Maguire, managing director of Global Consulting for ConvergEx's Eze Castle Software.

"In his many years of consulting experience, Jason has demonstrated a highly successful track record of partnership and providing high quality service to our customers as we have moved into new regions," said Mr. Maguire. "We are confident that he will continue this trend as we grow our business in Brazil."