Management Team
Hugh M. Jones IV
President and CEO
Mr. Jones leads the global businesses for Accuity and NRS - leaders in payment routing solutions and KYC, SEC and FINRA compliance adherence solutions. He is ultimately responsible for the financial performance of the companies globally as well as for the creation of world-class payment and compliance solutions to serve their diverse customer bases.
John Gebauer
Managing Director
John Gebauer is responsible for managing Consulting, Education and Blue Sky Services for NRS. Mr. Gebauer joined NRS in 1992 and provides extensive knowledge of the financial services industry to the teams under his leadership.
Henry Balani
Managing Director, Professional Services Group
Henry Balani is responsible for managing the Professional Services practice for Accuity and NRS’s Branch Audit group. Mr. Balani provides overall direction and leadership to the group ensuring client engagements are delivered in a timely and consistent manner, with the highest levels of customer satisfaction.
Brent Newman
Managing Director, Global Product Group
Brent Newman became managing director at Accuity in May of 2005 after serving as the director of product data since joining the company in 2000. In his current position Mr. Newman oversees the operations of the product development and product management teams for Accuity and NRS as well as Accuity’s product data group.
Jay Ryan
Managing Director of Sales, Americas
Jay Ryan is responsible for leading the growth and development of Accuity’s and NRS’s U.S.–based Field and Inside Sales teams and the Sales Support and Sales Operations groups. Mr. Ryan’s background includes over 19 years of strategic sales leadership in the data services and technology space.
Bill Ward
Chief Technology Officer
As the CTO for Accuity and NRS, Bill Ward provides the overall technical strategy and standards for providing quality products, services and systems to the organizations.
Patty Pickett
Senior Director Human Resources
Patty Pickett oversees the compensation and benefit plans, recruiting and selection, training, career development and succession planning, organizational development and office administration for Accuity and NRS.