José Pierre, founder and CEO of Marketware International Inc., leads a firm that provides strategic consulting to both top-tier multinational financial institutions and their vendors as well as turnkey solutions for global trading and portfolio management.

José Pierre founded Marketware International in 1995, based on a vision of developing technology platforms for secure, cost effective, high volume online trading and portfolio management. By 1997, TD Waterhouse, Royal Bank of Canada, CIBC and other top-tier North American firms were clients. In 1999, TD Waterhouse acquired Marketware and Mr. Pierre, as SVP for International Technology for the TD Waterhouse Group, directed the development and delivery of high volume, local securities trading platforms throughout Europe and Asia.

By 2002, Mr. Pierre had re-acquired Marketware, this time to leverage experience, software, alliances and relationships to deliver innovative, cost-effective access to world markets.

Prior to founding Marketware, Mr. Pierre headed Systems Development for Strategic Applications at the Brokerage Information Processing Division of ADP. The applications he pioneered are utilized by the majority of ADP clients from both institutional and retail sectors.

Mr. Piérre is a regular speaker at Industry conferences and contributor to Industry committees on technology and thought leadership.