Anthony Griffin

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Chief Technology Officer at Hazelcast

Kinsale, Ireland

Overview

Anthony is the Chief Technology Officer at Hazelcast, bringing over 25 years of experience from senior engineering roles at AWS Lambda and in financial technology at firms like Danske Bank and Nomura. He holds a Master of Science from Henley Business School. Colleagues often describe him as highly technical, motivated, and passionate.


He recently participated in an expert panel at IBM Z Day 2025 to discuss the challenges of Real-Time Payments.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

Hard To Convince

Quality Focused

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical  They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Topics They Care About

Real-Time Data
His current role as CTO of Hazelcast is focused on modernizing applications with a unified real-time data platform to act instantly on streaming data.
Serverless Computing
He was a senior engineering leader at AWS Lambda, a key serverless compute service, and this background is instrumental to his strategy at Hazelcast.
Financial Technology
He has extensive experience building low-latency trading systems and AI-based trade monitoring platforms for major financial institutions like Nomura and Danske Bank.

Media Appearances

Anthony has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2024
Chief Technology Officer at Hazelcast
8-2022 - 1-2024
Senior Software Development Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
11-2020 - 6-2022
Senior Technical Programme Manager - Loan Capital Markets at Danske Bank Corporates and Institutions
1-2017 - 11-2020
Head of Front Office Fixed Income Trading Technology & Head of Regulatory Technology at Danske Bank Corporates and Institutions
10-2015 - 12-2016
Director - Global Head of Rates Execution Technology at Nomura

Education

2007 - 2009
Master of Science - MS from Henley Business School
9-2024 - 1-2025
Postgraduate Certificate from University of Limerick

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Insights For Selling To Anthony

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them see both - the ‘big picture’ impact and the ROI of the investment
  • Keep a professional, business-like approach; especially if you tend to get informal quickly
  • Be prepared for comments or questions that are critical of your product or your claims

DONT's

  • Avoid self-deprecating references or general informality, it could decrease their trust in you
  • Don’t focus on relationship, focus purely on the merit of your product
  • Don’t nudge them to do something by using the logic that others have done the same

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Anthony is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Anthony

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Anthony move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Anthony take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

You And Anthony

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