ACA Group (ACA), the leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services, announced today that Annie Morris has joined the firm as Chief Product Officer (CPO) to lead ACA’s integrated product strategy and vision.

Annie joins ACA with 25 years of experience in product strategy and financial technology bringing new products to market and expanding established products to meet client demand. Most recently, she worked at State Street Bank where she was the head of product strategy for the asset servicing business, orchestrating cross-product solutions, industry intelligence, and client engagement.  

Annie previously led product management for Interactive Data’s (now ICE Data Services) Evaluated Pricing and Reference Data business and led Linedata’s North Americas business, overseeing front-to-back software services for hedge funds, asset managers, and fund administrators in the region.

Shvetank Shah, CEO of ACA Group, said: “The GRC space is undergoing a once-in-a-generation transformation. We are seeing increased global risks coupled with rapid changes in regulation to address the modernization across financial services. ACA is at the forefront with our clients, bringing our consulting, managed services, and technology together to empower their day-to-day and mitigate risk. Annie’s experience, understanding of our clients, and ability to scale solutions will elevate ACA’s product suite to the next level.”

Annie Morris, Chief Product Officer of ACA Group, said: “I’m excited to work with the ACA team to further our mandate to help clients develop and manage their GRC programs. At the core of the ACA growth culture are key values to transform through innovation and deliver excellence to our clients. I am inspired by ACA’s mission to reimagine GRC in these dynamic times – we provide the expertise, capabilities and best practices for clients to feel confident and prepared for what’s ahead.”