7 July 2009
IRIS Accountancy Practice Solutions appoints new Product
Director.
IRIS Accountancy Practice
Solutions has announced the appointment of marketing veteran
John Pattenden as Product Director. Pattenden will lead the
enhancement of the current product set which includes IRIS, PTP and
Drummohr solutions and develop a road map for the next generation
needs of accountancy practices.
Pattenden joining the IRIS Accountancy Practice Solutions
management team will provide added depth and experience and further
strengthens the development of the range of IRIS Accountancy
Products.
“Following on from the recent announcement that we are investing
£20m in research and development over the next 12 months, adding
John to our team is yet another signal that IRIS is investing in
continued growth,” said Phill Robinson, Managing Director of IRIS
Accountancy Practice Solutions.
Pattenden brings to IRIS a depth of product management and
product marketing experience gained over 25 years in positions with
major software vendors including IBM, Sun Microsystems and most
recently Fortent, a supplier of risk and compliance solutions to
some of the world’s largest and most demanding financial
institutions.
IRIS has a long standing reputation for innovation in the
accountancy practice sector and is still the only software house
that can offer a fully integrated product suite with all the
efficiency and productivity gains associated with sharing data.
The existing product set includes compliance software for tax
and final accounts, a full practice management suite as well as
company administration, accounting, HR, and payroll software, plus
outsourcing and consultancy services to tax professionals.
John commented; “IRIS has an outstanding reputation for
developing reliable products that enhance efficiency and
profitability. My objective is to ensure that the IRIS product road
map provides the accountancy profession with a range of quality
solutions and enables practices of every type and size to
efficiently provide unrivalled service to their clients. I have
already met a number of our customers and I am looking forward to
working with them to shape the solutions that will satisfy their
changing needs over the next decade.”