High performance trading company, Vela Trading Technologies (Vela), announced that its Senior Sales Engineer called Damian Maguire won the Systems in the City Award for Exceptional Customer Support.

Maguire was rewarded for his “extensive technical knowledge and expertise”, gaining respect from Vela clients through providing them with support and managing their market data and trading technology.

Stephen Pinner, MD at Goodacre, the specialist consultancy responsible for the Systems in the City Awards, said: “Vela is a leading global provider of high performance trading and market data technology. Their coverage and expertise was recognised by the judging panel and to secure the award for the Best High Performance Trading Solution is a significant achievement in itself.

“To also win the individual award for Exceptional Customer Support is a very impressive outcome for Vela.”

Maguire added, “I am honoured to be receiving this award and would like to thank those who nominated and voted for me. I would also like to thank my colleagues at Vela for giving me the opportunity to develop into the professional I am today.”

In recognition of its premier market data and trading technology, Vela also won the award for Best High Performance Trading Solution.

Written from press release by Leah Alger