Hoping to strengthen product development and services, the firm, which works with wealth managers and other organizations, has hired two seasoned executives.

US-based Markov Processes International, an investment analytics provider working with organizations including wealth managers, has hired two new executives - Rohtas Handa and Aleksey Matiychenko. 

Handa joins MPI as executive vice president and head of institutional solutions. In this role, he will be focused on delivering MPI’s quantitative research and risk management solutions to asset owners and consultants. 

Prior to MPI, Handa worked with Optimal Asset Management, a boutique asset management firm, where he was responsible for business development. Handa also previously served as managing director for FTSE, served as director of business development at Concordia and earlier worked for MSCI Barra as an executive director in support of their risk analytics business.  
  
Matiychenko joins as executive vice president and head of transparency and analytics. In this role, he will oversee product development and delivery of MPI’s software, data and analytical solutions. 

Prior to MPI, Matiychenko founded Risk-AI, an award-winning risk management technology and consulting firm with a focus on hedge funds, fund-of-hedge-funds and family offices. Before Risk-AI, he served as vice president in the Risk Management and Quantitative Research Group at Ivy Asset Management and earlier worked as a senior developer at JPMorgan's Proprietary Positioning group. 
 
“We are proud to bring Rohtas and Aleksey on board,” said Michael Markov, chief executive and co-founder of MPI. “These professionals are an integral part of MPI’s next stage of growth and development as the leading independent provider of solutions to the investment management community. Our clients and partners will definitely benefit from their expertise and future contributions.”