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Gilberto Pacheco Joins FircoSoft to Lead Growth in South America

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<strong>Gilber<strong>to</strong></strong> <strong>Pacheco</strong> <strong>Jo<strong>in</strong>s</strong> <strong>FircoSoft</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Lead</strong><br />

<strong>Growth</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>America</strong><br />

Paris, FRANCE – 11 July 2012 – <strong>FircoSoft</strong>, the lead<strong>in</strong>g global provider of<br />

watch list filter<strong>in</strong>g solutions, announced <strong>to</strong>day that <strong>Gilber<strong>to</strong></strong> <strong>Pacheco</strong> has jo<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

the company as Manag<strong>in</strong>g Direc<strong>to</strong>r of its new office <strong>in</strong> São Paulo, Brazil. In this<br />

new role, <strong>Gilber<strong>to</strong></strong> will be responsible for manag<strong>in</strong>g the operations and serve<br />

<strong>FircoSoft</strong> cus<strong>to</strong>mers as well as grow <strong>FircoSoft</strong>‘s presence <strong>in</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>America</strong>.<br />

<strong>Gilber<strong>to</strong></strong> has over 32 years experience <strong>in</strong> the bank<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustry, recently as the Head<br />

of International Products for Corporates with<strong>in</strong> Banco do Brasil’s International<br />

Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Division. <strong>Gilber<strong>to</strong></strong> will officially jo<strong>in</strong> the company on 9th July, 2012.<br />

”We are delighted <strong>to</strong> have <strong>Gilber<strong>to</strong></strong> jo<strong>in</strong> the <strong>FircoSoft</strong> team <strong>to</strong> expand operations<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>South</strong> <strong>America</strong> and address the region’s grow<strong>in</strong>g demand for solutions <strong>to</strong><br />

ensure compliance with regulations on terrorist f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g and embargoes,” said<br />

Jean Losco, CEO of <strong>FircoSoft</strong>. “With his deep knowledge of the Brazilian market<br />

and his long successful track record and experience <strong>in</strong> bank<strong>in</strong>g and payments<br />

acquired at Banco do Brasil, <strong>Gilber<strong>to</strong></strong> will prove <strong>to</strong> be an <strong>in</strong>valuable asset <strong>to</strong> our<br />

organization.”<br />

“I am very excited <strong>to</strong> be jo<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>FircoSoft</strong>, the market’s <strong>in</strong>dustry leader for watch<br />

list filter<strong>in</strong>g solutions,” said <strong>Gilber<strong>to</strong></strong> <strong>Pacheco</strong>, Manag<strong>in</strong>g Direc<strong>to</strong>r of <strong>FircoSoft</strong><br />

Brasil. “I look forward <strong>to</strong> be<strong>in</strong>g part of this grow<strong>in</strong>g company and utiliz<strong>in</strong>g my<br />

knowledge of the bank<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustry <strong>to</strong> help f<strong>in</strong>ancial <strong>in</strong>stitutions <strong>in</strong> the region<br />

elim<strong>in</strong>ate the risk of process<strong>in</strong>g illegal transactions or do<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>ess with risky<br />

counterparties.”<br />

At Banco do Brasil, <strong>Gilber<strong>to</strong></strong> worked for the past 17 years at the International<br />

Division. <strong>Gilber<strong>to</strong></strong> also held positions at BB as Head of SWIFT Operations and<br />

Head of Internal Controls for Foreign Trade/Foreign Exchange operations. He was<br />

the SWIFT User Group Chairperson for Brazil from 2002-2006, and participated<br />

<strong>in</strong> the Payment System Restructur<strong>in</strong>g Project <strong>in</strong> Brazil from 1999-2002.<br />

END<br />

PRESS RELEASE<br />

Media Relations<br />

Market<strong>in</strong>g department<br />

e market<strong>in</strong>g@fi rcosoft.com


Notes <strong>to</strong> Edi<strong>to</strong>r<br />

About <strong>FircoSoft</strong><br />

<strong>FircoSoft</strong> is the recognized market leader of watch list screen<strong>in</strong>g solutions. Over<br />

520 cus<strong>to</strong>mers rely on <strong>FircoSoft</strong> <strong>to</strong> fi lter cus<strong>to</strong>mers and transactions aga<strong>in</strong>st<br />

sanction lists <strong>to</strong> ensure compliance with regulations on terrorist fi nanc<strong>in</strong>g and<br />

embargoes. <strong>FircoSoft</strong> is a global company with regional offi ces <strong>in</strong> New York, São<br />

Paulo, London, Paris, Zürich, Chennai, S<strong>in</strong>gapore and Melbourne. Together with<br />

its global partner network, <strong>FircoSoft</strong> delivers ongo<strong>in</strong>g services, support and expertise<br />

<strong>to</strong> cus<strong>to</strong>mers <strong>in</strong> over 70 countries.<br />

<strong>FircoSoft</strong> has been ranked the “#1 Watch list Filter<strong>in</strong>g Solution” s<strong>in</strong>ce 2003 by<br />

Celent and has been qualifi ed by Aite as the “Best-of-Breed Filter<strong>in</strong>g Solution”<br />

<strong>in</strong> 2007.<br />

For more <strong>in</strong>formation visit www.fi rcosoft.com<br />

New York Offi ce<br />

<strong>FircoSoft</strong> Inc. - 101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 901, New York, NY 10003, USA - Tel +1 646 205 9830<br />

Media Relations<br />

Market<strong>in</strong>g department<br />

e market<strong>in</strong>g@fi rcosoft.com<br />

São Paulo Offi ce<br />

<strong>FircoSoft</strong> Brazil - Libero Badaró 496, 2º andar, Edifício Help Byte, CEP 01008-000, São Paulo – SP, Brazil - Tel + 55 11 3266-6868<br />

London Offi ce<br />

<strong>FircoSoft</strong> Ltd - 10 Lloyds Avenue, London EC3N 3AJ, United K<strong>in</strong>gdom - Tel +44 (0) 20 7780 6710<br />

Paris Offi ce<br />

<strong>FircoSoft</strong> SAS - 247 rue de Bercy 75012 Paris, France - Tel +33 1 53 44 13 00<br />

Zürich Offi ce<br />

<strong>FircoSoft</strong> Schweiz GmbH - Bahnhofstrasse 52, CH-8001 Zürich, Switzerland - Tel +41 44 214 65 34<br />

Chennai Offi ce<br />

<strong>FircoSoft</strong> India Private Ltd - N° 664, Level 6, Chennai Regus, Citi Centre, 10/11, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore - Chennai<br />

600004, India - Tel +91 44 4221 8530<br />

S<strong>in</strong>gapore Offi ce<br />

<strong>FircoSoft</strong> S<strong>in</strong>gapore Private Ltd - 3 Church Street, Level 8, S<strong>in</strong>gapore 049483, S<strong>in</strong>gapore - Tel +65 6508 8094<br />

Melbourne Offi ce<br />

<strong>FircoSoft</strong> Australia Pty Ltd - Herald & Weekly Times Build<strong>in</strong>g, Level 23, 40 City Road, Melbourne 3006, AUSTRALIA<br />

Tel +61 (0) 3 9674 7185<br />

www.fi rcosoft.com © <strong>FircoSoft</strong> 2012

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