GBST announced that Mr. Robert De Dominicis has been appointed managing director and chief executive officer with immediate effect. It also announced that Dr. John Puttick has decided to retire from the Board after 31 years as chairman of GBST, which he founded in 1983. Mr. De Dominicis co-founded InfoComp in 1988.

Mr. De Dominicis would be based in the UK, dividing his time between Australia, the UK and Asia. Allan Brackin, who joined the Board in 2005, will succeed John Puttick as chairman on 1 January 2016. Mr. Allan Brackin was appointed to GBST's Board in April 2005.

He was previously director and chief executive officer of Volante Group, from November 2000 to October 2004. John Puttick intends to retire as chairman at the end of the year.