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Russell has been in the data, information and technology market for two decades. He deep…
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The Great Resignation - 40% of employees are looking to resign in the next 12 months
The Great Resignation - 40% of employees are looking to resign in the next 12 months
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Anonymous Cowards – Online Abuse Needs to Stop
Anonymous Cowards – Online Abuse Needs to Stop
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The SaaS Series – Integrating, Building and Scaling SaaS
The SaaS Series – Integrating, Building and Scaling SaaS
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Fotbollen har sorg. Sven-Göran ”Svennis” Eriksson, en av svensk fotbolls mest inflytelserika tränare har lämnat oss efter en tids sjukdom…
Fotbollen har sorg. Sven-Göran ”Svennis” Eriksson, en av svensk fotbolls mest inflytelserika tränare har lämnat oss efter en tids sjukdom…
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TA is proud to be recognized by GrowthCap as one of the Top Private Equity Firms of 2024! This honor highlights our collaborative approach to…
TA is proud to be recognized by GrowthCap as one of the Top Private Equity Firms of 2024! This honor highlights our collaborative approach to…
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I'm delighted to share that I have joined Lancor. I'll be continuing to hire software executives and board members for technology & software…
I'm delighted to share that I have joined Lancor. I'll be continuing to hire software executives and board members for technology & software…
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Experience
Education
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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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Leadership, Finance, Marketing and Operations
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Licenses & Certifications
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Fellow of Institute for IT, British Computer Society (BCS)
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
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Volunteer Experience
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Membership, Finance & Performance Board
techUK
- Present 7 years 2 months
Science and Technology
techUK represents the companies and technologies that are defining today the world that we will live in tomorrow. More than 950 companies are members of techUK. Collectively they employ approximately 700,000 people, about half of all tech sector jobs in the UK. These companies range from leading FTSE 100 companies to new innovative start-ups. The majority of our members are small and medium-sized businesses.
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London Chapter Member
YPO - Young Presidents' Organization
- 11 years 10 months
Education
YPO is the global platform for chief executives to engage, learn and grow. YPO members harness the knowledge, influence and trust of the world’s most influential and innovative business leaders to inspire business, personal, family and community impact. Today, YPO empowers more than 24,000 members in more than 130 countries, diversified among industries and types of businesses. Altogether, YPO member-run companies employ 15 million people and generate USD6 trillion in annual revenues.
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Biographee
Who's Who
- 3 years
Who's Who is a book, and more recently also a web site, giving biographical information on influential people from around the world. Published annually as a book since 1849, it lists people who influence British life. Featured in 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023.
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Chair of Board
Digital Leaders
- 4 years 2 months
Science and Technology
Digital Leaders is a global initiative that has created a shared professional space for senior leadership from different sectors promoting effective, long-term digital transformation.
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Mentor
Plan B Mentoring
- 1 year 7 months
Economic Empowerment
Plan B’s aim is to provide women who aspire to board-level leadership roles with outstanding mentoring, advice and motivation, from objective and supportive mentors.
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Advisory Panel
CyLon
- 3 years 5 months
Science and Technology
CyLon is the world’s leading cyber security accelerator and seed investment programme. Based in London, they find, grow and invest in the world’s best cyber businesses, helping entrepreneurs from across the globe to build cyber security businesses, raise investment, and develop their commercial partnerships. Since 2015, they have worked with 53 of the most innovative cyber security startups from across the world.
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Project Manager, Belize
Raleigh International
- 5 months
Poverty Alleviation
Raleigh International is a sustainable development charity. We focus on working for and with youth to inspire and make positive change in three areas: providing access to safe water and sanitation, protecting vulnerable environments and building livelihoods.
Courses
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Leadership in Emerging Markets
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Organizational Leadership
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Projects
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Acquisition of Schumann International Consulting
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Acquired and integrated a leading specification consulting business into NBS
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Acquisition of CyGlass Cyber Security
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Acquired Boston based SaaS cyber security business. Acquired by WatchGuard Sept 2023.
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Global Islamic Economy Summit
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Led the team at Thomson Reuters - in partnership with Dubai Chamber and the Executive Office of Dubai - to launch the first Global Islamic Economy Summit. The event was under the patronage of His Highness Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and attended by nearly 3,000 industry professionals. See http://vimeo.com/76351986.
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Hexun China - Board & Audit Committee Member
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Board member and Head of Audit Committee for one of China's largest individual investor portals
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Acquisition of Zawya
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As MD for the region I led all aspects of this acquisition for MENA, starting from conceiving the mid-tier strategy through to negotiations and execution for the post acquisition plan.
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Investment in Hexun China
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Acquired a minority stake in ChinaWeb, the parent company of Chinese financial information portal Hexun. Founded in 1996, Hexun is one of China’s largest financial information portals with 50 million monthly unique visitors and 670 million page views per month.
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Acquisition of Gissing Technologies
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Acquired software business focused on market data distribution systems. Led the negotiation, valuation, structuring, diligence and post acquisition plan.
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Acquisition of Clearforest Technologies
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ClearForest is a provider of text analytics software, which is used to "tag," or categorize, unstructured information to extract facts about people, organizations, places or other details from news articles, Web pages and other documents. Led execution of transaction.
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Disposal of Factiva
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Digital publishing and data aggregation platform. Lead the negotiation of Reuters 50% interest to Dow Jones (News Corp). Complex negotiation process given inter-company and content license arrangements between the three organizations.
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Joint Venture with Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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Worked with both organizations to help formulate the business proposition for this innovative approach to Foreign Exchange trading. As well as building the operational and financial case for the business, I also played a key role in structuring the deal. The agreement marked the first major linkage of sell side traders in the interbank FX market to CME eFX futures markets, where hedge funds and other major buy side participants play a major role, paving the way for a more dynamic and…
Worked with both organizations to help formulate the business proposition for this innovative approach to Foreign Exchange trading. As well as building the operational and financial case for the business, I also played a key role in structuring the deal. The agreement marked the first major linkage of sell side traders in the interbank FX market to CME eFX futures markets, where hedge funds and other major buy side participants play a major role, paving the way for a more dynamic and efficient market.
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Divestment of Instinet Trading
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Evaluated whether Reuters should liquidate its stake in Instinet, which ultimately led to an auction process. I advised on offers received, and assisted with negotiations throughout the process.
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Disposal of Bridge Trading Company
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Worked with the management team to prepare the business for disposal and directed management presentations. I led negotiations with all potential purchasers, and was responsible for keeping the incumbent management team motivated throughout the process.
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Acquisition of Telerate
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Led numerous workstreams on the internal evaluation team to develop a robust valuation for the acquisition of Telerate. Heavily involved the complex global post acquisition integration process.
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Disposal of Yankee Group
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Led the process for the disposal including vendor due diligence, management presentations and negotiation with bidders.
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Disposal of Tower Group
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Led the process for the disposal including vendor due diligence, management presentations and negotiation with bidders.
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Acquisition of Island Trading
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Electronic Communications Network (ECN) on for NASDAQ equities. Played a significant role in helping Reuters develop its strategy with regards to Instinet and the ECN market. Assisted Instinet to negotiate with Island on relative valuation, board composition and transaction structure.
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Acquisition of Multex
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Financial information platform. Led transaction starting with the articulation of the strategy and cumulating with the negotiation of the deal terms. A key part was identifying areas for potential synergies and advising on deal structure.
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Acquisition of Bridge Information Systems
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Financial information and Trading platform. Evaluated strategic and financial logic for the acquisition of some or all of the assets that were in Chapter 11. Led financial modeling and integration planning. Assessed the anti-trust aspects the deal, and how to structure a transaction that ensured Reuters could increase its buy-side presence.
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Debt financing for Savvis Communications
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Telecoms and network provider. Structured interim debt financing for Savvis as the primary provider for Bridge. Also structured long-term commercial services agreement.
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IPO of Instinet on NASDAQ
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US equity agency brokerage. Assisted in preparing the S1 filing, determined inter-company agreements and developed the management road show presentation. Led the internal analysis of the impact on Reuters to support the board’s decision-making process.
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Minority Investment in mPower
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Led due diligence, deal structuring and negotiation for Reuters investment in an online investment advice platform for defined contribution plan participants. Sold to MorningStar in 2003.
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Management Buy-in & Acquisition of Nine Division from Misys
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Raised venture capital finance to acquire nine divisions from Misys Plc.
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Placing & Open Offer - Towry Law Plc.
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Raised $50 million for a Class One acquisition of a company from a Hogg Robinson Group.
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Privatization - National Bank of Tanzania (for World Bank)
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Engaged by World Bank for six months to split the bank into three distinct businesses and prepare them for sale.
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Disposal - Sunsail Travel
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Prepared business for sale, developed Investment Memorandum and secured buyer, FirstChoice Group.
Honors & Awards
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Construction Technology CEO of 2023
CEO Monthly
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Amazon Best Selling Author
Amazon
Thoughts from the Big Chair - a leaders guide to digital transformation is a best seller on Amazon
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Technology CEO of the Year 2018
CEO Monthly
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Forbes Top 100 Executives in the Middle East
Forbes Magazine
Recognized as one of the Top 100 Executives in the Middle East with particular recognition in the Technology sector.
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish
Elementary proficiency
Organizations
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Young Presidents Organization (YPO)
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