Fiserv Inc. has announced the hiring of Chris Capdevila to fill the role of vice president of product management and strategy for Fiserv's risk and compliance solutions.
According to a news release from Fiserv, Capdevila joins the team from Oracle Corp., where he served as vice president of GRC Strategy responsible for driving the strategic direction and roadmap for Oracle's governance, risk and compliance applications. Before Oracle, Capdevila was the CEO of Logical Apps, which he co-founded in 2000. Logical Apps was acquired by Oracle in November 2007, and the Logical Apps portfolio of automated controls solutions now serves as the backbone of Oracle's comprehensive offerings in the governance, risk and compliance applications market. Prior to Logical Apps, Chris was a senior management consultant with Price Waterhouse.
"Chris is a tremendous addition to our risk management solutions leadership team at Fiserv and will play a critical role in moving our product strategy forward to address the needs of our dynamic market, which is evolving from point solutions to more integrated risk solutions, coupled with increasing regulatory complexity," said John Filby, president of risk and compliance solutions at Fiserv. "Chris has a rich history when it comes to understanding customer needs across the breadth of a market and translating them into compelling solutions that stand the test of time." Capdevila has more than 25 years of experience in technology and financial services and was named "Software Entrepreneur of the Year" by the Software Council in 2005 for his contributions to the Southern California software industry.
Capdevila graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of California-Los Angeles with a bachelor's degree Economics.
