ActionsXchange Appoints Laura Pollard As Company Head

Hedge fund Provider, Fidelity ActionsXchange, has appointed Laura J. Pollard as executive vice president and head of the company. Pollard will report to Larry C. Renfro, president of Fidelity Developing Businesses, a new division that comprises a number of growing businesses and strategic initiatives for Fidelity.

“Working in partnership with ActionsXchange’s management team, Laura has done an outstanding job of leading the company over the past several months, and I am confident that her industry experience, proven strengths as a leader and ability to build strong relationships with clients will position her for success in her new role,” said Renfro. “Laura will lead a talented and experienced management team that will continue its focus on providing the most accurate, timely, and comprehensive global corporate actions information to our clients.”

Pollard, a 19-year Fidelity veteran, will lead all aspects of ActionsXchange’s day-to-day operations. Prior to her new role, Pollard spent the past two years as ActionsXchange’s senior vice president of client services, product development and implementation. Before joining ActionsXchange, Pollard spent four years at Fidelity Charitable Services and 13 years in a variety of leadership roles in Fidelity’s 401(k) retirement services and benefits outsourcing divisions.

ActionsXchange was formed in 1997 to offer corporate actions processing software and outsourcing solutions to financial institutions. Operating as an independent company, ActionsXchange partners with more than 50 major global financial institutions such as banks, asset managers, hedge funds and broker-dealers.