Synechron Hires Senior Leader For Its Architecture And Strategy Practice

As part of its core focus on strengthening its Architecture and Strategy practice, Synechron announced today that Michael Kolbrener has joined the company as Managing Director.

New York (I-Newswire) January 31, 2013 - As part of its core focus on strengthening its Architecture and Strategy practice, Synechron announced today that Michael Kolbrener has joined the company as Managing Director.

Michael brings over 20 years of experience in designing and delivering best-in-class enterprise technology solutions. In his new role at Synechron, Michael will build and manage high-performing teams dedicated to IT strategy, program leadership, technical expertise and technology delivery. Michael elaborated on his role to add, “It feels great to be a part of an exciting team that has delivered high-end architecture and strategy solutions to leading investment banks and fortune 500 companies. Synechron is a very strong brand and I believe we can continue to provide expert technical solutions that meet our clients dynamic requirements."

Before joining Synechron, Michael was Chief Information Officer at Aurora Bank FSB, where he collaborated closely with the executive team to ensure that enterprise goals matched changing market conditions, and to deliver a technology roadmap that supported business objectives. Michael led software engineering, database engineering, infrastructure operations, IT governance, and information security. Michael served as Senior Vice President at Lehman Brothers, where he led architecture, application development, business intelligence (BI), and enterprise data management for the Mortgage Capital Division. Over his career, Michael has played various leadership roles including CTO for a Webby Award-winning website, CIO for a national mortgage lender, and as director of his own technology consulting firm.

Speaking on the new development, Faisal Husain, Chief Executive Officer at Synechron said, “Michael’s expertise as a technology evangelist and solution architect will contribute significantly towards meeting high-end client requirements. His extensive experience in capital markets and mortgage banking domains will enable us to improve our offerings in key areas such as custom software development, enterprise technology solutions, and IT risk management.”