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Akcelerant hires industry expert to lead sales department

Former FIS Managing Director is appointed to the Akcelerant management team

MALVERN, PA (June 17, 2014) -- Akcelerant, a provider of software and services to the financial industry, announces a new addition to its business development team, Senior Vice President of Sales, Steve Ryan.

With over 25 years of experience within the financial and software industries, Mr. Ryan has been charged with leading Akcelerant’s sales strategy as the company continues to expand its product reach and customer scope into the banking, credit union and financial services marketplace. Mr. Ryan started his career working for Wells Fargo, then known as Philadelphia National Bank, granting him an understanding of the technology needs of banks. Prior to Akcelerant, Mr. Ryan served in many key roles, including as Managing Director of FIS, the world’s largest global provider dedicated to banking and payments technologies and an Akcelerant business partner with many shared customers.

“I am very excited to join Akcelerant, and I look forward to working with the driven staff and forward-thinking executive team here,” shared Mr. Ryan. “Akcelerant has built a solid reputation for delivering innovative lending, collection, account servicing and profitability products and services using the latest cutting-edge technology. I welcome the challenge and responsibility of delivering solutions in order to help financial institutions achieve greater operating efficiencies, increase productivity and improve their bottom-line.”

Chief Business Development Officer at Akcelerant, Eric Snyder, stated, “I am very pleased about Steve joining the Akcelerant team. Attracting someone of Steve’s caliber is exciting for our company and confirmation of the momentum Akcelerant has been experiencing throughout 2014. Steve’s proven experience and professional drive will be valuable to our continued success as we provide a more comprehensive suite of products and services to the financial services industry. The management team is looking forward to working with him and utilizing his knowledge and experience to help grow our company.”

About Akcelerant Software LLC

Akcelerant, located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of software and services to the financial industry through multiple product lines and relationships with best-of-breed service providers. Today, more than 500 financial institutions in North America are using Akcelerant technology. For more information about Akcelerant, visit www.akcelerant.com.