Horizon Software Promotes Francois-Xavier Detourniere to Product Head

Horizon Software, an electronic trading and algorithmic technology solution provider, has promoted Francois-Xavier Detourniere to the position of Head of Product Management.

The technology provider announced the promotion of Detourniere, who has been its Regional Director for Southeast Asia since September 2018, in a statement released on Friday.

However, Detourniere’s LinkedIn career history shows that he resumed the role four months ago.

Horizon Software said it tapped Detourniere to lead its product management team in order to boost its offering in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

The news comes less than a month after the platform provider launched a new office in Singapore, which is an addition to the other seven it possesses globally.

The company boasts offices in France, Canada, Hong Kong, China and Thailand, among others.

Horizon Software had said its choice of Singapore was strategic and aimed at boosting its sales figures in the APAC region.

Explaining the choice of Detourniere’s promotion, Horizon noted that the executive has been spearheading the development of its order management system products in Thailand since 2015.

“To ensure Horizon is uniquely positioned in the region to support local players, he will be partnering with the engineering team to plan the development of local product distribution,” Horizon said.

It added, “On top of this, he will be globally responsible for aligning the roadmap of Horizon’s product with the company strategy and vision.”

Speaking further on the appointment, Horizon’s CEO, Sylvain Thieullent, expressed confidence in Detourniere’s ability to help the technology provider to develop innovative technology.

“Francois-Xavier has been working with Horizon since the very first beginning and he was part of its success. He has a deep knowledge of the market and a great experience,” Thieullent said.

A Long-Time Executive

François-Xavier Detourniere is a long-time executive of Horizon Systems, having spent over 20 years at the forex technology provider.

He joined the firm in March 2002 as a Developer Engineer and became a Project Manager two years later.

In January 2010, he was appointed the APAC Regional Director of Horizon Software, and he acted in that capacity for over five years.

Detourniere would go on to serve as an Electronic Trading Development Team Leader for Horizon in Thailand between 2015 and 2018, and later as Head of Products Owners between 2018 and June this year.

Additionally, in September 2018, he was appointed Regional Director for Southeast Asia. The new appointment as the Head of Product Management is an addition to this role.

Other Appointments in Horizon

In March, Horizon appointed Fabrice Astrologi as the Global Head of Client Management.

At the beginning of the year, the electronic trading technology provider hired Isabelle Dominjon as its Business Development Manager for Eurupe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Horizon noted that it had onboarded Dominjon to accelerate its expansion in the EMEA region.