DST International, a New York-listed financial software and services business, has appointed Walt Laliberte as managing director for North America.

Mr Laliberte has more than 30 years’ experience in the investment management and professional services industries and most recently ran his own consultancy, Laliberte Associates, which provides a strategic consultancy service to the consulting and software industries.

Prior to this, Mr Laliberte headed up a number of consultancy businesses including tenures as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Accenture. He is also a member of the Business Advisory Board of the University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management.