CHICAGO, IL – January 11, 2022 – Building on rapid revenue growth in the APAC region, Backstop Solutions Group, the industry’s leading cloud-based productivity suite for institutional and alternative investors, today announced that Hong Kong-based William (Will) Tang has been named Head of APAC Sales, effective immediately.
Will Tang previously served as Head of APAC Sales and led the sales team at eVestment, a provider of institutional investment data, analytics and market intelligence for institutional investors, consultants and asset managers. Earlier, he served in senior sales and management positions at Fitch Solutions and SNL Financial (now part of S&P Global).
“Backstop sees tremendous opportunities in this region as the APAC institutional investment market continues to grow very rapidly. Will Tang brings a track record of more than 15 years of enterprise sales and management experience helping financial technology companies to enter and grow the APAC market by identifying high growth opportunities and implementing go-to-market?and sales?strategy,” said Clint Coghill, CEO and Co-Founder, Backstop Solutions Group.
“From raising capital to servicing investors, from researching and conducting due diligence of managers to monitoring portfolios, from traditional to alternative asset classes,?there is a pressing need for both institutional asset managers and asset owners?to utilize a purpose-built,?streamlined and integrated technology solution?to?maximize collaboration, preserve institutional memory, and ultimately, make better investment decisions. Backstop represents that solution for the institutional investment industry and I am excited to lead the team in the APAC region and demonstrate our continued commitment to our valued clients,” said Will Tang.
Tang received his bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of Hong Kong and his Master’s degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
About Backstop Solutions Group, LLC
Backstop’s mission is to help the institutional investment industry use time to its fullest potential. We develop technology to simplify and streamline otherwise time-consuming tasks and processes, enabling our clients to?quickly and easily access, share, and manage the knowledge that is critical to their day-to-day business success. Backstop provides its industry-leading, cloud-based productivity suite to investment consultants, pensions, funds of funds, family offices, endowments, foundations, private equity, hedge funds, and real estate investment firms. For more information, please visit www.BackstopSolutions.com.
For further information contact:
Maryling Yu
Chief Marketing Officer
(312) 277 7764
maryling.yu@backstopsolutions.com
