Agio Technology Names Nicole Nakashian as Head of Client Services

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Agio Technology, a provider of managed IT services for premier hedge funds, today announced that it has appointed Nicole Nakashian, former Executive Director at UBS Investment Bank, as Managing Director, Client Services.

“Strategically, what I saw and liked about Agio from the beginning was that they were building the infrastructure first. Instead of starting with desktop support or a local support model, they came out of the gates providing enterprise level services. They took time to build a foundation that is scaleable.”

“Nicole was our number one choice to lead Client Services since our inception,” says Bart McDonough, CEO of Agio Technology. “She is very relationship oriented. She’ll go through as many hoops as needed to get a client’s problem solved. Clients know that and trust that. That responsiveness and caring for the client gives me great confidence she is the right person for the job of ensuring client satisfaction. That attribute, mixed with her deep knowledge of hedge fund dynamics, made her the perfect pick.”

Ms. Nakashian has been leading technology teams within the finance industry for over 10 years. As an Executive Director within Prime Brokerage Sales at UBS Investment Bank, she managed the services provided to hundreds of hedge funds utilizing the hedge fund "hotel" and client support desk, and directly advised clients as part of the business consulting services group. She absorbed the culture and inner workings of hedge funds from her time at Andor Capital Management and BlackRock Financial Management.

Ms. Nakashian envisions great things for Agio. “Strategically, what I saw and liked about Agio from the beginning was that they were building the infrastructure first. Instead of starting with desktop support or a local support model, they came out of the gates providing enterprise level services. They took time to build a foundation that is scaleable.”

About Agio Technology (www.agioIT.com):

Agio Technology provides high-end technology infrastructure and data management services to the nation's premier hedge funds. By managing the technological complexities required to run a competitive hedge fund in today’s market, Agio enables clients to focus their resources and time on their core competency, trading. Agio manages the technology infrastructure supporting the most operationally complex hedge funds in the world, and has already secured some of the largest U.S.-based hedge funds as clients. The firm opened its doors in January 2010 with operational headquarters in Norman, OK, with satellite offices in Connecticut, New York and Hong Kong.