Tom Arseneault vs Craig Costigan

Tom Arseneault

CEO of BAE Systems

BIO: Tom Arseneault is president and CEO of BAE Systems, Inc., the company’s U.S.-based, international defense, aerospace, and security company with more than 35,000 employees and major operations in the U.S., UK, and Sweden. Ranking among the top 10 prime contractors to the U.S. Department of Defense, the company generated sales revenues of nearly $11.5 billion in 2019, delivering a full range of products and services across a broad and diverse portfolio for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, commercial avionics, security, IT solutions and support services. Arseneault is also an executive director on the BAE Systems plc Board of Directors, a member of the company’s Executive Committee, and an officer director on the BAE Systems, Inc. Board of Directors.

Craig Costigan

CEO of NICE Actimize

BIO: As the CEO of NICE Actimize, Craig Costigan is responsible for the division’s market strategy & vision, leading all facets of the organization, including sales, product, R&D, international services and marketing. Craig is passionate about new growth, creating value and developing innovative solutions for NICE Actimize clients worldwide, while helping them address their most important challenges in regulatory compliance for financial crime as well as in customer risk & life-cycle management. Prior to joining NICE Actimize, Craig worked at FIS as President of Capital Markets & Credit (CMC), a $1.1B segment at FIS, where he managed a team of 4000 (est.) staff worldwide, overseeing risk, compliance, credit, security finance, securities processing and market data solutions and services for over 2000 banks, broker dealers, investment firms, hedge funds, insurance companies and clients in the financial market. Prior to FIS, Craig served as President of the Risk, Compliance and Global Securities (RCGS) Business at SunGard. RCGS was a $650M global business with over 2,000 staff that provided front, middle and back-office solutions & services to large and mid-tier banks and broker dealers globally. As an Executive at FIS and SunGard, and Founding Partner(s) & President at K-Tek International, Craig brings senior leadership and expertise to NICE, and will help the company provide superior solutions and services to our clients globally. “Front and center to me each day is being focused on teamwork and collaboration to produce value and innovative solutions for our clients, protecting their business and accelerating growth strategies globally.” - Craig Costigan