Zywave, Inc., the leading provider of software solutions used by more than 6,000 insurance and financial services firms around the world, today announced the appointment of Dr. Linda Strachan to vice president of product management for the firm’s technology suite used by financial planners, advisors and enterprises.
Most recently, Strachan held a senior leadership position in product marketing at EISI, a financial planning software provider based in Winnipeg, Canada, and acquired by Zywave in November 2011. During her 17-year tenure at EISI, Strachan’s team was responsible for setting the direction of the company’s flagship financial planning and needs analysis tools, NaviPlan® and Profiles®—today used by more than 250,000 financial professionals.
“Linda is a welcome addition to our executive team, and a vital appointment as we cultivate top talent to propel client success,” said Jim Emling, Zywave president and COO. “Her expertise in the financial services industry will fuel her team’s ability to further drive the development of intuitive and market-based solutions, allowing financial advisors to capitalize on every opportunity.”
Before joining EISI in 1995, Strachan was a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manitoba from 1989 to 1995. She received a Ph.D. in computer science specializing in artificial intelligence from the University in 1999. Her thesis was one of the first commercial applications of adaptive user interfaces and was based on an early version of NaviPlan. Strachan also earned her Certified Financial Planning (CFP®) designation in 2001.
About Zywave
Zywave is the leading provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology solutions for the insurance and financial services industries. The company’s products include Web-enabled marketing communications, business intelligence and analytics, agency automation, and needs-assessment and financial planning tools. More than 350,000 financial and insurance professionals, including 90 of the Top 100 U.S. insurance firms and dozens of the world’s largest financial institutions, use Zywave’s proven solutions to help them differentiate from the competition, enhance client services, improve efficiencies and achieve organic growth. To learn more, visit www.zywave.com.
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