Francoise Skelley
Francoise (‘Fran’) built a world renowned technical team and created many innovative products at Credit Suisse/CSFB from 1992 to 2008. In her role there she genuinely made a difference to the spread of technical analysis in the financial industry. Her approach to market analysis was rigorous and thorough; professionalism at its peak.
In addition Fran also made significant contributions to the STA, and was a member of the 1994/95 Forward Planning Committee, which produced a number of considered recommendations for the Society’s future development. She also joined the American Association of Professional Technical Analysts, founded in 2004.
Fran died aged just 45 on 11 August 2008, taken far too early.