Scott Metro named Chief Information Security Officer at Hazeltree

Hazeltree announced the appointment of Scott Metro as Chief Information Security Officer. Metro joins after retiring from PwC, where he was a partner in the Cyber, Risk and Regulatory practice. He will report to Hazeltree Chief Technology Officer Richard Winter and will be based in New York.

According to the release, Metro will focus on building and leading Hazeltree's information security program and on obtaining further industry-endorsed certifications for its platform. Metro's duties will include protecting the organization's systems, assets, applications and technology, while enabling and advancing business outcomes, the release says.

The release says Metro has more than 25 years of experience helping clients comply with current regulations and put secure processes and systems in place. According to the release, Metro led PwC's global Financial Services Risk and Compliance Transformation Campaign. Over 26 years at PwC, his work covered both the firm's risk and regulatory consulting practice and its external audit practice, the release says. He led the PwC practice for Financial Services Trust and Transparency Solutions in the U.S., according to the release. That PwC group carried out independent controls attestations, including SOC 1 and SOC 2, for U.S. financial institutions, many of them with significant overseas operations, the release says. Metro also worked directly with large financial services clients as they developed their second line of defense compliance programs, according to the release. Before that, he held compliance or technology roles at Chase Manhattan Bank, at Toyo Trust & Banking, which was acquired by MUFG, and at Quantra Corporation, which was acquired by SS&C, the release says. According to the release, Metro is a Certified Information Systems Auditor and a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A. in Economics from Pennsylvania State University.

Hazeltree provides solutions for treasury and liquidity management to the alternative asset management industry, the release says. According to the release, the company's modular platform combines internal and external data and gives a comprehensive view of counterparty relationships and operations. Hazeltree is headquartered in New York and also has offices in Hong Kong and London, the release says.

Each day, Hazeltree's solutions facilitate transactions of almost $8 billion across more than 10,000 funds, the company says. The company says Trafelet Delta Funds spun out Hazeltree in 2011 as a treasury management solution for hedge fund managers.