Guy Dunn

Chief Executive Officer, Derivia Intelligence

Guy Dunn is the Chief Executive Officer at Derivia Intelligence. Derivia was formed after the private equity firm, Epiris, acquired the majority of Euromoney Institutional Investor (FTSE 250) in 2022.

Guy’s role involves overseeing the strategic direction and growth of the group, preparing for it to be operated as a standalone business along with its leading market intelligence brands.

Guy was previously COO of ISI Emerging Markets, which experienced two rounds of private equity ownership. Prior to that, Guy was CEO of EMIS and was CEO of Euromoney Thought Leadership. Guy previously held Managing Director roles at the Economist Group and IHS Global Insight.

Lauren Patterson

Chief Financial Officer, Derivia Intelligence

As Chief Financial Officer at Derivia Intelligence, Lauren’s role is to enable Derivia’s long-term growth and value with responsibility for financial strategy, investment returns, and risk management.

Lauren’s previous CFO roles have been in a variety of technology and innovation-led businesses; most recently she has worked in high-growth environments under Private Equity ownership, delivering value creation and successful exits. She has also held senior leadership roles in commercial and operations functions.

Lauren is a Chartered Accountant, starting her career with Deloitte, and she has been a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales since 2011. She holds a Business Management honours degree from King’s College London.

Ralph Sinclair

Chief Product Officer, GC

In his role as Chief Product Officer for GlobalCapital (GC), Ralph is responsible for leading the delivery of insights and data that are valuable to GC’s subscribers. His focus is on bringing new data products to market and enhancing the existing offering of critical insights and analysis for the primary debt markets.

Ralph joined the business in 2010 to lead its coverage of the sovereign, supranational and agency bond markets, establishing the only dedicated insight and data service for the sector at the time.

He is also the creator and host of The GlobalCapital Podcast as well as the GlobalCapital Primary Market Monitor database, a unique resource providing proprietary data on the public international bond markets.

Prior to joining GC, Ralph worked in investment banking in derivatives and on a bond syndicate desk.

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Toby Fildes

Chief Product & Strategy Officer, Derivia Intelligence

Toby Fildes is Chief Product & Strategy Officer of GlobalCapital, the news and data platform for the primary capital markets. He is also responsible for Global Markets, the daily newspaper of the annual development bank meetings including the IMF-World Bank. Before becoming managing director, he was a journalist and editor, running GlobalCapital’s newsroom. Along with senior members of the team, he launched GC Live in October 2023.

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Tom Fletcher

Chief Revenue Officer, Derivia Intelligence

In this capacity as Chief Revenue Officer at Derivia Intelligence, Tom provides strategic leadership, overseeing the global sales team and commercial strategy with a focus on driving accelerated growth, enhancing the value proposition for our clientele, and delivering advanced solutions.

Tom previously spearheaded the commercial function of one of the largest subscription businesses within Euromoney Institutional Investor, across brands such as Insurance Insider, The Deal & IJ Global. Prior to this Tom has held leadership positions at the commodities PRA Fastmarkets and business development roles across Technology and Financial Services.

Tom holds an Executive MBA from Durham University Business School and a BSc in Mathematics from Lancaster University.

Simon Coughlan

Chief Technology Officer, Derivia Intelligence

As Chief Technology Officer at Derivia Intelligence, Simon has a role that is both strategic and hands-on. His core responsibilities centre on production and service delivery infrastructure and the development of next generation products, which sees him managing multi-disciplinary teams in the UK, USA and Eastern Europe.

Since joining us in 1999 after graduating in Computing from South Bank University, London, Simon worked across a number of technical teams, leading the development and delivery of the company’s data-management environment, infrastructure and product-suite through multiple platform and technology enhancements.

Nada Khalil

Chief Marketing Officer, Derivia Intelligence

As Chief Marketing Officer at Derivia Intelligence, Nada leads the company’s marketing strategy to accelerate growth, strengthen market positioning, and build long-term brand value.

Nada has extensive experience in demand generation, brand development, and business strategy. Previously, she established and led the global marketing function at one of Euromoney Institutional Investor’s largest divisions and held leadership roles at Dow Jones International and Future PLC, where she directed a major corporate brand relaunch and supported the successful integration of four acquired businesses.

Nada holds a Master’s degree in International Marketing from the University of Leeds and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Université Saint Joseph in Lebanon.

Michelle Evans

Human Resources Director, Derivia Intelligence

In her role as HR Director at Derivia Intelligence, Michelle leads the Group’s HR strategy with responsibility for talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, and compliance. She is focused on building a high-performing, inclusive culture that supports Derivia’s growth ambitions and delivers long-term value creation.

With more than 25 years of HR experience in both generalist and specialist roles across Construction, Manufacturing, and Retail, Michelle brings deep expertise in aligning people strategies with business goals. She is a Chartered Member of the CIPD (MCIPD).

Jack Thomson

Director of Business Development, Derivia Intelligence

As Director of Business Development, Jack provides strategic leadership across Derivia’s global new business sales, overseeing teams spanning the SRP, GC and FOW portfolios. He leads initiatives to drive growth in data and insights subscriptions, working with investment banks, hedge funds, trading firms, asset managers, and other key participants in global financial markets.

Jack is focused on delivering solutions that enable client success and performance, ensuring our products meet the evolving needs of the derivatives and capital markets community.

He previously led the entire commercial function at GC before moving into his current global leadership role.

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Sara Leech

Director of Product Strategy, Events

As Director of Product Strategy for Derivia’s global events and awards portfolio, Sara is responsible for the strategic direction and end-to-end execution of event products across GC, SRP, and FOW, with a focus on growth, innovation, and market positioning.

With a strong track record in delivering high-profile, industry-leading events, Sara brings extensive experience in event production, commercial strategy, product development, and cross-functional team leadership.

Before joining Derivia, Sara held leadership roles at GlobalCapital and Euromoney Conferences, where she led the launch and expansion of several now established events.

Sara holds a postgraduate degree in conference interpreting and EU strategy from the University of Westminster, and a first-class BA degree in Spanish and Italian from the University of Bristol.

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Karly Eist

Director of Operations, Events

As Director of Operations, Karly provides strategic leadership across Derivia’s global events portfolio and its publishing projects, ensuring a first-class client experience and operational excellence.

With 19 years of experience in event operations, Karly has a proven track record in the strategic, operational, and financial planning and delivery of market-leading events worldwide.

Before joining Derivia and GlobalCapital, Karly was Head of Operations for Euromoney Conferences and led the operational strategy and client delivery for a portfolio of 35 annual events with combined revenues exceeding £8 million.

Spearheading the drive to deliver more sustainable events, Karly led the delivery of Euromoney Institutional Investors’ first carbon neutral event which was awarded the Austrian Ecolabel for Green Events.

Karly holds a BA (Hons) degree from Oxford Brookes University.

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Will Browne

Director of Sales, Events

Will is the Director of Sales for Global Events at Derivia, overseeing a diverse portfolio that includes flagship conferences, senior executive gatherings, and established industry awards.

With responsibility across SRP, GC and FOW, Will drives new business development, client relationships, and strategic growth for the events division.

Prior to assuming his current role, Will was Managing Director of Global Investor Group and earlier served as Head of Sales at WMRC Group.

What’s the best part of working for GlobalCapital?

Addison Gong

SSA Editor

"The people here. They are not only talented, but also kind and generous (and fun). Many of us have become friends-for-life and I'm grateful that GC has brought so many amazing human beings together."

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Holly James

Head of Business Development

"GlobalCapital encourages innovation and new ideas. It’s exciting to be part of a place that continually pushes the boundaries and is open to fresh perspectives."

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George Smith

Head of Securitization

"The best thing about GlobalCapital is working closely with interesting colleagues who are all dedicated to producing high quality coverage of the capital markets."

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