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If yes to any of the above, then this newsletter is for you. Be sure to share it with your friends and colleagues. We’re aiming to publish monthly with people moves & promotions, interesting news, industry analysis, and upcoming events.
A Public Offering
Infollion Research Services Limited, a Gurgaon-based expert network, began trading on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) in early June. This marks the second IPO in the industry after Tokyo-based VisasQ, which acquired US-based Coleman Research in 2021. An IPO information page was setup by Infollion, including videos from their virtual roadshow.
People Moves & Promotions
Erik Adling Tufvesson was promoted to Head of Partnerships at Inex One.
Elina Baygildina joined BWG Strategy as Chief Commercial Officer.
Joshua Benig joined IDR as Head of Corporate Business Development.
Tim Bruno joined NewtonX as Chief Revenue Officer.
Jason He joined Office Hours as Head of Sales.
Claudia López Pedreño was promoted to VP of Global Revenue Operations at Atheneum.
Aman Mahar was promoted to VP, Business Development, Americas Public Markets at GLG.
Craig Platt was promoted to VP, Head of Commercial Strategy at GLG.
Gemma Postlethwaite was appointed CEO of GLG.
Bryan Sherwood joined GLG as VP of Talent Acquisition.
Amanda Whyte joined Tegus as Director, EMEA Operations.
Formers Making Cool Moves
Mosisa Abagaro joined YipitData as Senior Manager, Consulting.
Jasper Buchberger joined Statista as Director, Business Development.
Darin Clemente joined Entromy as Chief Revenue Officer.
Matthew D'Alto joined Corbin Advisors as Head of Research.
Panagiotis Goros joined Vimachem as VP of Product.
Franck Gossieaux joined London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) as Group Head of Strategic Accounts.
Jesse Krieger joined Bobsled as Director of Sales.
Benoît Kuhn Co-Founded Berg Group.
Helen Materazzi joined JEA as VP, Organizational Effectiveness.
Luciana Mendes joined Crestline Investors as Vice President.
Tad Mitchell Co-Founded Encore Compliance.
Justin Ramsey joined Finquest as Director, Private Equity.
Steven Seperson joined YipitData as CFO.
William Welte joined Bregal Sagemount as Operating VP, Value Creation.
Where They Are Now
Many great leaders at top information services businesses started or developed their careers at expert networks. Below is a selection of a few companies with multiple former expert network professionals.
AlphaSense
Kiva Kolstein is President & Chief Revenue Officer at AlphaSense, a market intelligence and search platform. Prior to this, he held senior roles at Handshake, Shopify, and GLG, where he was SVP & Global Head of New Business Development, Corporate Markets. LinkedIn shows 39 expert network formers currently at AlphaSense.
ETR (Enterprise Technology Research)
David Epstein is CEO of ETR, a technology sector data & insights provider. He was previously Head of Core Product at GLG. Also at ETR is Ben Coupe, Vice President (former AlphaSights) and Gentry Garner, Head of Community and Client Service (former GLG).
IEX
Craig Resnick is CFO of IEX, a financial markets exchange and cloud platform provider. He was previously SVP of Finance and Treasurer at GLG. Elizabeth Grausam is Head of IEX Cloud. She was previously Head of Corporate Markets at GLG. Also at IEX is Justin Hunter, Senior Product Manager (former GLG) and Hannah Smith, Senior Recruiter (former GLG).
Level Company
Peter Ekman is Co-Founder & CEO of Level Company, a business development focused network. He was previously VP of Strategic Solutions at GLG and an Engagement Manager at McKinsey. Also at Level Company is Andres Robles, Head of Sales & Partnerships (former GLG), Brianna Gage, Senior Lead, Client Services (former DeepBench), Chloe Shanteau, Senior Lead, Client Services (former Third Bridge)
Verity
Andrew Robson is CEO of Verity, and investment management software and data provider. He was previously President of Earnest Analytics, a data-driven research company, and Head of Sales for North American Financial Services at GLG. Also at Verity is Marla Bermack, Director of Sales (former GLG), Lauren Sylvetsky, Head of Customer Success (former GLG), and Claudia Moschi, Senior Customer Success Manager (former GLG).
YipitData
Steven Seperson is CFO at YipitData, a data-driven research and insights firm. He was previously SVP of Finance and Treasurer at GLG. LinkedIn shows 44 expert network formers currently at YipitData.
Who’s Hiring
A collection of senior / interesting roles
GLG
Guidepoint
Tegus
Articles & Press Releases
Gemma Postlethwaite Assumes Role of Chief Executive Officer of GLG
AI Fails Insider Trading Test, a guest article by Susan Mathews, Principal & Founder of Madigail Consulting, LLC in Integrity Research.