Fitch Names Filanowski President of Solutions Arm

Fitch Group, the parent of ratings agency Fitch, has appointed Brian Filanowski president of its Fitch Solutions data business, replacing Ranjit Tinaikar, who is leaving the company after two years as president but will remain an advisor during the transition.

Filanowski joined Fitch Solutions in 2014 as managing director and global head of data, technology, product and solutions. Before that, he spent three years at Bloomberg, including as business manager for new commercial initiatives, and head of strategy and business development for Enterprise Data Management, prior to which he spent just over six years at Thomson Reuters in various roles, including EMEA business owner for the vendor’s Pricing and Reference Data business, and global head of product management for its DataScope product. He also held product management roles at Interactive Data, Multex, and Telekurs.

In his new role, Filanowski reports to Fitch Group president and CEO Paul Taylor, who praised his “wealth of experience and understanding of both Fitch Solutions and the wider market we operate in.”