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Market Cap:$620.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$193.7M
  • Public
  • US
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Open Solutions Inc. focuses on the financial services marketplace by providing state-of-the-art industry specific products and services. We provide mission critical technologies that enable our clients across the globe to strengthen relationships, improve productivity, drive new revenue, and reduce training and administrative costs. Our clients have grown to include some of the largest banks, credit unions, insurance providers, retailers and wealth management companies in the world. Our vision, technology and service give our clients a distinct advantage over their competition. We develop, market and support an enterprise-wide suite of software, technology and services that includes relational core data processing, information management, risk management, e-commerce, wealth management, profitability tools, financial management, business intelligence, imaging, payments, asset retention and health care savings applications. As your technology partner, we strive to help you strengthen your relationships, improve productivity, and reduce overall costs associated with running your business. At Open Solutions, we have a passion for helping our clients to better compete in today's ever aggressive financial services marketplace. ...

Chief Executive Officer
Louis Hernandez Jr.
Number of Employees 2,100
Contact Information

455 Winding Brook Dr

Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033-4335

opensolutions.c...

(860) 652-3155

NAICS Code Computer and Software Stores: 443120

Recent Events

  • Open Solutions Inc. Names Seasoned Financial Executive John W. Frederick as Executive Vice President and...

    11/02/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • Open Solutions Launches Lean Six Sigma for Service Program

    10/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Open Solutions Launches Veri-Fast Accountholder Identification Solution

    9/03/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • $5.8 Billion CapitalSource Bank Chooses Open Solutions` Enterprise-Wide Relational Data Processing Platform

    7/28/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • First Keystone National Bank Selects Open Solutions' DNA Platform and Capitalizes on Modern...

    6/24/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Louis Hernandez Jr. Chief Executive Officer
Andrew S. Bennett Chief Operating Officer
Kenneth J. Saunders Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Mike Nicastro Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Rashid Desai Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Dave Krystowiak Executive Vice President, Group Operations
Roswell M. Curtis Executive Vice President, Group Sales
Ross Curtis Senior Vice President of Global Sales
Thomas N Tartaro Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Tim Clewley Senior Vice President & Gm, Complementary Products Group
Wayne Ginn Senior Vice President, International
Greg O'Brien Vice President, Human Resources
Susan Alley Vice President, Human Resources
Terence Brien Vice President
Terence W. O'Brien Vice President, Intl
Tom Teixeira Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Gary E. Daniel Senior Vice President & General Manager, Credit Union Group
Michael Kelso General Manager, Payment Solutions Group
Rob Palin General Manager
Marvin Goldwasser Director, Marketing
Tammy Hewins Sales Director
Brad Paul Business Development Manager
Emma Griffin Helpdesk Manager
James R Kern Senior Vice President & General Manager, Banking Group
Kathleen M Drouin Manager
Lizette Nigro Product Manager, Solutions
Phyllis Bowman Senior Manager
Carl D Blandino
David Ryan Trainer
Elliott Lipsey
Heather Z Dalcourt
Jay P. Woldar
Joanna R Gonzales
Lyn Griffin
Phil Griffin
Swee Heng
Julie Richardson Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Carlos P. Naudon Board of Directors
Dennis F. Lynch Board of Directors
Douglas Carlisle Board Member
Howard L. Carver Board of Directors
Richard P. Yanak Board of Directors
Samuel F. McKay Board of Directors

Louis Hernandez, Jr., has served as one of our directors since May 2009. Mr. Hernandez serves as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Open Solutions Inc. In addition to his leadership duties at Open Solutions, he serves on the board of HSBC North America Holdings Inc., the North American holding company for the consumer lending arm and principal banking subsidiaries in the U.S. and Canada of one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world. He also serves on the board of directors of HSBC USA Inc., an indirectly-held wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings Inc. and one of the 10 largest bank holding companies in the U.S. by assets, and its principal subsidiary, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Mr. Hernandez also serves on the board of Avid Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID). Additionally, he has served in numerous governor-appointed executive roles on key economic and technology boards in Connecticut, as vice chair of the Governor's Council on Economic Competitiveness and Technology, as chair of the Connecticut Technology Council, and as vice chair of the Commission for Educational Technology.

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Unica Corporation Worldwide Leader Current
Open Solutions Inc. Chairman of The Board Current
Unica Corporation Director Current
Connecticut Technology Council Chair Former

Mr. Bennett joined Open Solutions from NexPress Solutions LLC, a joint venture between Eastman Kodak and Heidelberg AG of Germany. Prior to NexPress, Mr. Bennett was vice president & general manager of Worldwide Service at Kodak Professional and spent more than 12 years with NCR Corporation in a variety of leadership roles including AVP of Worldwide Multivendor Services, Director of Global Programs and a variety of regional and district management roles within the Asia-Pacific group. Mr. Bennett is a seasoned executive with 20 years experience operating high-tech service businesses, worldwide. A native of Australia, Mr. Bennett has lived and worked around the world and has extensive experience with virtually every aspect of high-tech operations including strategy, marketing, planning, sales, logistics, IT, call center and field operations. Mr. Bennett is a Six-Sigma Quality "Black-Belt" and is certified in the PMI global project management discipline.

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Nexpress Solutions LLC Former
NCR Corporation Former
Eastman Kodak Company Former

Ken Saunders joined Open Solutions in January 2006 as EVP & CFO. Prior to joining Open Solutions, Mr. Saunders served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Peregrine Systems, Inc., which was recently acquired by Hewlett-Packard Company. He had joined Peregrine in August 2004 as executive vice president with interim responsibilities for managing the company's financial operations and infrastructure until he transitioned to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Saunders was appointed EVP and CFO on November 1, 2004, and was instrumental in the successful turnaround of this company.

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Current
Peregrine Systems, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former

Prior to joining Open Solutions in 1994, Mike Nicastro spent 10 years with the Data Services Division of the NCR Corporation in the marketing and management of micro based financial systems, leaving NCR as the National Product Manager of Platform/Branch Automation. While with NCR, Mr. Nicastro was one of 15 employees worldwide to win the "Chairman's Customer Satisfaction Award." Mr. Nicastro spent the nine years prior to NCR working in the banking industry with Connecticut based Bristol Savings Bank, as well as New York based Citicorp. During his tenure with these organizations he held positions in branch management, lending, underwriting and marketing. Mr. Nicastro holds a Bachelors Degree in Marketing from Central Connecticut State University and a Juris Doctor from Western New England College, School of Law.

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Current
NCR Corporation Former
Western New England College Juris Doctor Former
Central Connecticut State University Bachelors Degree In Marketing Former

Rashid Desai joined Open Solutions in May 2007 as senior vice president and chief technology officer. He is responsible for overseeing Open Solutions' worldwide product development efforts. Mr. Desai joins Open Solutions from Equifax, where he was senior vice president of technology responsible for leading the development of business and consumer data products and platforms for B2B and B2C customers. In his previous role at Equifax, he was responsible for setting up a Global Project Management Office, which established an application portfolio based project planning and management methodology for technology. Additionally, Desai was responsible for setting up the Global Development Center program for Equifax by establishing software development centers across the globe. Prior to joining Equifax, he was director of technology at Fujitsu Consulting, leading enterprise solution delivery for its clients.

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Current

Dave Krystowiak joined Open Solutions from Still Point Advisors, LLC, where he was president of the independent consulting firm that focused on the development of strategic growth plans for small entrepreneurial businesses. Prior to Still Point, Mr. Krystowiak spent more than 15 years with Fiserv, Inc. where he began as vice president in the core processing business unit and held several other senior management positions before being appointed a division president in 2000. As division president, he was responsible for four business units that provided technology based services for financial institutions and private label credit services to captive finance companies. Mr. Krystowiak began his career with Marine Bank Corporation, now Bank One, in Milwaukee where he held positions in technology outsourcing, bank credit card processing and merchant services.

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Executive Vice President, Group Operations Current
Fiserv, Inc. division president Former
Fiserv, Inc. Vice President Former
Bank One Corp Former
Marine Bancorp, Inc. Former
Stillpoint Advisors, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Executive Vice President, Group Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Raddon Financial Group Executive Vice President of Rfg's Parent Company Current
Open Solutions Inc. Senior Vice President of Global Sales Current
Applied Data Research Former
Franklin & Marshall College Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Tom Tartaro leads the company's Legal Department and is responsible for overseeing the company's worldwide legal affairs including mergers & acquisitions, corporate financing, intellectual property, litigation and strategic alliances. He is also responsible for Open Solutions' corporate governance and the internal audit and compliance functions. Mr. Tartaro joined Open Solutions in 2001. Since joining the company, he has overseen the company's Initial Public Offering in 2003, Follow-on Offering in 2004, Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes Offering in 2005 and 18 acquisitions and related debt financings including the Company's go-private transaction in January 2007. Prior to joining Open Solutions, Mr. Tartaro was in private practice in the Washington, D.C. area, starting in the Washington D.C. offices of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae LLP and Preston Gates & Ellis LLP. Tom holds a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School and a B.A. in Political Science from Hofstra University.

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary Current
Preston Gates Ellis Llp Former
Hofstra University J.D. Former
The George Washington University J.D. Former
Hofstra University B.A. in Political Science Former

Tim joined Open Solutions in January 2007. He brings more than 20 years of sales and sales management experience to his position. Prior to joining Open Solutions, Tim spent seven years as SVP of sales at P&H Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of Web-based corporate cash management solutions. His focus was on strategic account planning and long term business relationships. Tim's focus at Open Solutions is to grow the client base for our expanding suite of complementary products through sales to both core and non-core clients, as well as through channel relationships. He works closely with the Strategic Solutions Group, IPTG and Corporate Financial Services.

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Senior Vice President & Gm, Complementary Products Group Current
P & H Solutions Senior Vice President of Sales Former
Leading Market Technologies, Inc. Director of Sales Former
Corporate Financial Services, LLC Former
Strategic Solutions Group, LLC. Former

Mr. Ginn joined Open Solutions in 2005 from the Misys Retail Banking Division where he served as Chief Executive Officer and was responsible for directing the division's global strategy, customer satisfaction, revenue growth and profitability. Prior to joining Misys in 2003, Mr. Ginn held senior management positions as Senior Vice President of System Access (Europe) Ltd (2000 - 2002), and Senior Vice President/Managing Director, ALLTEL, EMEA (1996-2000). In his capacity as Senior Vice President of System Access (Europe), he chaired and spoke at many international banking technology conferences primarily in Central and Eastern Europe. Mr. Ginn is a well-known figure within banking technology solutions providers with 30 years experience of delivering IT solutions to global financial institutions, 21 of these years spent with ALLTEL in various operational and management roles. During his tenure as Senior Vice President/Managing Director, ALLTEL, the EMEA region saw rapid growth with revenues increasing above and beyond projected forecasts within new territories for the company in Central Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Senior Vice President, International Current
System Access Limited Senior Vice President Former

Greg O'Brien joined Open Solutions in 2004 as vice president, Human Resources. He has more than 20 years' executive level experience in international human resources and operations in both public and private firms. His broad range of functional executive experience includes human resources, business strategy, realignment, finance, project management, M&As and IPOs. Before joining Open Solutions, Mr. O'Brien was VP, Human Resources, Worldwide, at Mercator Software Inc, a public international business integration software solutions company. While there he directed HR programs and operations in 12 countries. Mr. O'Brien has his MBA in Management from Pace University, New York.

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Vice President, Human Resources Current
CSK Corporation Operations and Chief Administrative Officer Former
Pace University MBA In Management Former
Mercator Software Former
MAS, Inc. Former
Pace University Mba In Management Former

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Vice President, Human Resources Current

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Vice President, Intl Current

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Vice President, Sales & Marketing Current
Simon Fraser University Degree In Marketing Former

Gary Daniel joined Open Solutions in 2001 from ALLTEL Information Services (now Fidelity National Financial), a large publicly traded software and services provider to the financial services industry, where he was senior vice president of the Community Financial Institution Group. Earlier in his 35-year career in the financial services industry, Mr. Daniel was executive vice president of a $10 billion bank which provided data processing services for community banks. He was also general manager of a company providing software and services to credit unions and also served on the board of directors of a large credit union. He began his career at a large computer manufacturer and he was a charter member of the Electronic Funds Transfer Association. Additionally, Mr. Daniel is a member of the American Management Association as well as the Sales & Marketing Executives Association. Mr. Daniel is well-recognized in the financial services industry and is a frequent writer and speaker on financial services topics. He is on The Credit Union Journal's Technology panel and recently spoke at the National Association of Federal Credit Unions conference, the BAI/RDS conference, the National Credit Union Conference for Directors and Senior Management and the CUNA Business/SEG Services Committee at the CUNA Future Forum.

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Senior Vice President & General Manager, Credit Union Group Current
American Management Association Member Current
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Former

Mr. Kelso joined Open Solutions Canada after spending 14 years as a partner of TCS (Canada) Limited. At TCS, he built the company from a start-up to become the largest ATM network in Canada and a major supplier of transaction delivery software around the world. He lead product development, sales, and operations, heading a staff of over 80 technologists in building and deploying transaction processing systems for major banks. Mr. Kelso has headed the Payment Solutions Group since it was formed and has overseen its continued growth and market leadership.

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. General Manager, Payment Solutions Group Current
TCS, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. General Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Director, Marketing Current
Open Solutions Inc. Director, Marketing Former

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Sales Director Current

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Business Development Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Helpdesk Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Senior Vice President & General Manager, Banking Group Current
Odyssey Asset Management Systems S.A. Vice President Americas Current
Odyssey Asset Management Systems S.A. Board of Directors Current
Onebridge President Former
Services, Inc. regional sales manager Former
Madison University Master's Degree Former
University of Connecticut Bachelor's Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Manager Current
Laptops for The Wounded Board of Directors Current
Computer Horizons Corp. Office Manager Former
Computer Horizons Corp. Network Administrator Former

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Product Manager, Solutions Current

Phyllis is the Senior Manager of Human Resources at Open Solutions. She has been an active contributor to the group while at both ACL Services and at Backbone Entertainment. Currently she is the Co-Chair of the Programs & Events portfolio, assisting with determining speakers and content for HR Tech Group regular meetings.

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Senior Manager Current
Hr Tech Group Current

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Current
Online Resources Corporation Former
Segue Software, Inc. Former
Deloitte Haskins & Sells Former
Robert Morris College CPA Former

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Trainer Current

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Current
B&C Corporation Former
McGill University Bachelor of Commerce degree Former

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Current
Citigroup Inc. Former
University of British Columbia Bachelor of Arts degree Former

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Current

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Industrychick.Com Account Manager Current
Open Solutions Inc. Current
Boardroom Web Former

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Current

Carlos Naudon serves as a director. Mr. Naudon has served as the President and CEO of Banking Spectrum Inc. and a partner of Allister & Naudon, counselors at law, both since 1984. Mr. Naudon received his Bachelors in economics and computer science from the University of Maryland in 1972, his MBA (Accounting, Finance and Operations Management) in 1974 from the University of Rochester and his law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1981. Mr. Naudon is a retired Certified Public Accountant.

Organization Position Status
Verutek Technologies, Inc. Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Banking Spectrum Current
Banking Spectrum, Inc. CEO Current
Naudon President Current
Banking Spectrum, Inc. President Current
Banking Spectrum, Inc. Founder Former
Naudon Partner Current
The Gold Book Editor Current
Open Solutions Inc. Board of Directors Current
Verutek Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
PricewaterhouseCoopers auditor Former
University of Rochester MBA Former
Brooklyn Law School MBA Former
Brooklyn Law School Bachelors In Economics Former
Brooklyn Law School Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Board of Directors Current
NYCE Corporation CEO Former
Nyce & Co CEO Former
NYCE Corporation President Former
Nyce & Co President Former
Nyce & Co Chief Operating Officer Former
Nyce & Co Executive Vice President Former
Fleet Financial Group Former

Organization Position Status
Profitline, Inc. Managing Director Current
Aeroscout, Inc. Managing Director, Menlo Ventures Current
Menlo Ventures Managing Director Current
Profitline, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Aeroscout, Inc. Board of Directors Current
A4Vision Board Member Current
Open Solutions Inc. Board Member Current
Ironport Systems, Inc. Board Member Current
Drivecam, Inc. Board Member Current
Menlo Ventures Board of Directors Current
Adomo, Inc. Board Member Current
LiveOps, Inc. Director Current
Futuretrade Director Current
LiveOps, Inc. Board Member Current
Nexxo Board Member Current
Ironport Systems, Inc. Investor Current
Adomo, Inc. Investor Current
A4Vision Investor Current
LiveOps, Inc. Investor Current
Drivecam, Inc. Investor Current
Nexxo Investor Current
Open Solutions Inc. Investor Current
ROLM Corporation design engineer Former
ROLM Corporation design engineer Former
Luxn Inc. Former
Ciena Corporation Former
Godigital Networks Corporation Former
Efficient Networks, Inc. Board Member Former
Cyras Systems Board Member Former
Carrier Access Corporation Board Member Former
Efficient Networks, Inc. Investor Former
Cyras Systems Investor Former
Carrier Access Corporation Investor Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business M.B.A. Former
Stanford University B.S. in Electrical Engineering Former
University of California, Berkeley B.S. in Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Board of Directors Current
Assurant, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Stonemor Board of Directors Current
Ernst & Young Office Managing Partner Former
Ernst & Young Co-Chairman Former
Loring Ward International, Ltd. member Former
Ernst & Young member Former
Indus International, Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
Wall Street Concepts, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Open Solutions Inc. Director Current
SunGard Bi-Tech Inc. Board of Directors Current
Assent LLC Board of Directors Current
Usis Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Open Solutions Inc. Board of Directors Current
NYCE Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Nyce & Co Chief Executive Officer Former
NYCE Corporation President Former
Nyce & Co consultant Former

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Axiom Corporation Board Member Current
Motia, Inc. Member, Board of Directors Current
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. Board Member Current
Open Solutions Inc. Board of Directors Current
Axiom Venture Advisors, Inc. General Partner & Co-Founder Former
Sabre Communications Corp Former
Aeronca Director Former

Executive News

  • Continuity Engine Welcomes Mike Nicastro to Board of Directors

    Business Wire - 7/22/09 - View Story

  • First Keystone National Bank Selects Open Solutions' DNA Platform and Capitalizes on Modern...

    Forbes.com - 6/24/09 - View Story

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     OPEN $27.73 +0.75 (2.78% )
Average Volume 170,927
Shares Outstanding 22.37M
Market Cap 620.4M
Year High 35.5
Year Low 24.04
Earnings Per Share 0.06
P/E Ratio 462.17
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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