Archer Expands Information Security Team – George Mar Joins as Chief Information Security Officer

Berwyn, PA (November 17, 2020) – Archer® a technology-enabled services provider to the asset management industry and 2020 winner of the WatersTechnology Best Outsourcing Provider to the Buy Side award, today announced that George Mar has joined the firm’s executive team as Chief Information Security Officer. Mar will lead the firm’s forward-focused proprietary data and intellectual property protection initiatives.

Mar, who joins Archer from Global Thematic Partners, has twenty years’ experience in the investment management industry, including past positions at Deutsche, Citi, and Lord Abbett. He holds a degree in Information Systems & Finance from The Stern School of Business and has contributed to several industry publications and panels. “I’m excited to join a fast-growing and fast-paced company like Archer,” said Mar, “and I look forward to working with the team as we navigate the ever changing and increasingly complex landscape of the financial services industry.”

“George deepens our bench strength, helping us to more broadly maintain and exceed our clients’ information security compliance requirements,” said Ted Pastva, Archer CFO. “His contemporary knowledge of cyber risk, security governance, and access management best practices combined with the deep understanding of the investment management process will be leveraged to our clients’ advantage.”

Mar is jointly based in Archer’s Berwyn, PA and Woodbridge, NJ locations. He and his family are residents of northern New Jersey.