Oyster Consulting Expands Executive Leadership Team

By Libby Hall

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Industry Veterans Add Depth and Breadth to Products and Services

Bowman, Cordle, Williams
Left to Right: Pete Bowman, Polly Cordle, David Williams

Oyster Consulting announced today that Managing Directors Pete Bowman, Polly Cordle and David Williams have joined the executive team as the firm realigns its management structure for the next phase of growth.

Pete Bowman, Managing Director, Strategic Planning and Execution, works with major platform providers and retail/bank brokerage firms on strategic initiatives including planning, clearing decisions, platform changes and providers and other new business opportunities. Oyster’s Strategic Planning and Execution Practice helps firms grow their business and run more effectively by providing strategic planning, selecting the right platform and aligning people to optimize performance.

Polly Cordle, Managing Director, Oyster Solutions Software, uses her experience as a Chief Compliance Officer, Supervisory Principal, and in her roles in Brokerage Operations and Training to provide efficient leadership in the implementation, training and support areas for Oyster Solutions. Oyster’s state-of-the-art Governance, Risk and Compliance software platform organizes, automates and integrates compliance and operations programs.

David Williams, Managing Director, Head of Business Development, has developed trusted relationships throughout the industry as a result of his many years in executive roles overseeing business development, building out recruiting programs and working in operations and platform transitions. David has extensive knowledge in both the self-clearing and fully-disclosed business models, technology platforms and a deep understanding of the economic components of each.

The firm’s three Founders will continue to serve Oyster’s clients in the following roles: Buddy Doyle (CEO & Chairman) will lead the Governance, Risk and Compliance practice; Patrick Dennis (General Counsel) will lead the Expert Witness & Litigation Support practice; and, Rob Hall (CFO) will continue as Chairman of Oyster Consulting (Bermuda) Ltd.

“Adding to our leadership team allows us to continue to expand the depth and breadth of our products and services, meeting the growing needs of the changing financial services industry. Having these tremendous leaders focus on how we deliver the best client and employee experience is vital to Oyster’s success and how we plan to create sustainable corporate results,” said Doyle.

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