KWI hires SVP of operations

KWI, the London-based provider of trading and risk management software for the energy industry, today announced the appointment of Alan Somerville as senior vice president (SVP) of operations.

Somerville joins KWI with over 20 years of experience in the enterprise applications software industry. In his operations role, he will manage the growth and expansion of KWI's global client services team, and oversee customer support and IT, KWI said.

Prior to joining KWI, Somerville was director of operations at various technology companies including Indus International, a maintenance management software supplier and Convergent Group, a software vendor for the electricity marketplace.