Scott C. Ganeles
Chief Executive Officer
Scott comes to Ipreo from i-Deal where he filled the role of CEO since its inception. Prior to i-Deal, Scott was President of the Carson Group, a financial information services firm focused on corporate strategic intelligence and investor relations. As a co-founding partner and President of Carson since 1990, Scott was one of the prime architects and leaders in Carson's development from a start-up to a multimillion dollar enterprise. Scott earned his BA in Political Science from Brown University.
Kevin Marcus
President and COO
Kevin is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business. Kevin became President and COO of Ipreo upon consummation of the merger, having come from i-Deal, where he held the same titles since joining in February 2006. Previously, Kevin spent three years as President of Thomson Financial's Corporate Group, architecting a global repositioning of the business through internal initiatives and acquisitions, which accelerated growth and delivered an integrated solution to public company CFOs and investor relations officers. Kevin came to Thomson through its acquisition of The Carson Group where, beginning in 1992, he served in a variety of executive-level capacities and was integral in the company's success. Kevin earned his BA in History from Cornell University.
Brian Dockray
Chief Financial Officer
Brian came to Ipreo from i-Deal, where he held the position of CFO since its inception. He has global responsibility for Ipreo's finance, human resource and facilities functions. Previously, Brian served as Chief Financial Officer at NextVenue Inc., an internet based audio and video service provider for the financial services industry. Prior to NextVenue, Brian was a Vice President in Deutsche Bank's media and technology investment banking group where he provided M&A and capital raising advisory services. Brian's experience also includes positions at NBC and Deloitte & Touche. He received his CPA in New York and a BS in Accounting from Lehigh University.
Jonathan Meyer
Chief Technology Officer
Jonathan is responsible for Ipreo's global development, operations and infrastructure teams. Jonathan comes to Ipreo from i-Deal, where he was appointed CTO in August 2002, having previously been responsible for the firm's application development division. Jonathan has extensive experience in development of syndicate technology, from the creation of Merrill Lynch's worldwide equity platform to the extension to the internet of Merrill Lynch's award-winning debt syndicate system. Jonathan has seventeen years of experience in senior IT positions within the global financial services industry, spanning buy side, sell side and high-growth vendor organisations.
Paul Lucas
EVP & Managing Director, International Operations
Paul is responsible for Ipreo's international operations. Paul comes to Ipreo from i-Deal where he was head of European operations. Paul was a founding partner of Carson Europe, a financial information company serving syndicate desks. In 2000, Carson was acquired by Thomson Financial, where Paul went on to run their Transaction Services business in Europe and Asia. Previously, he was a partner in Market Intelligence Ltd, a London based financial research company also acquired, in 1994, by Thomson. Prior to that, Paul worked at the London Stock Exchange.
Allen Williams
EVP & Managing Director, Global Capital Markets
Allen manages Ipreo's Global Capital Markets new issue bookbuilding software. He is responsible for Ipreo's Municpal, Debt, and Equity offerings. Allen joined Ipreo's i-Deal product line following its acquisition of Dalcomp from Thomson Financial. At Thomson, Allen served as President of the Thomson Financial Municipals Group for five years. Allen is a graduate of St. John's University.
Bill Sherman
EVP & Managing Director, Global Data Strategy & Analytics
Bill and his team are responsible for all of Ipreo's global content and analytics, including the collection and quality control of the decision tools and high-end analytics integrated into all of our product offerings. Bill comes from i-Deal, which he joined in 2006. Previously, Bill was a partner in the Carson Group, where he created a series of high-end analytical tools used by global investment banks and corporations in many of the prominent deals of the last two decades. After Carson Group was purchased by Thomson Financial in late 2000, Bill served as Executive Vice President and Head of Analytical Services for Thomson Financial's Corporate Group. Bill holds a BS from the University at Buffalo and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Baruch College.
Lisa Flynn
General Counsel and Secretary
Lisa serves as Ipreo's chief legal officer, the role she also filled at i-Deal since its inception and oversees all aspects of Ipreo's legal affairs worldwide. Prior to i-Deal, Lisa was a Senior Counsel and Director at Merrill Lynch, where she was responsible for the e-commerce division, capital markets group and the debt trading desks. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Lisa was a corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Lisa received her JD from Fordham University School of Law, where she was on the Law Review, and a BA, cum laude, from Duke University.
Jonathan Brickman
EVP & Managing Director, Global Capital Markets Sales & Service
Jonathan comes to Ipreo from the Bigdough division of Hemscott, where he directed global sales and client service for the Hemscott Business Information Services group. Jonathan was a member of Bigdough's founding team as well as an angel investor. Jonathan has been instrumental in establishing Bigdough's market leadership position. Prior to Bigdough, Jonathan held a number of leadership roles in the institutional real estate industry as a capital markets professional. He is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University (BS - Engineering) and Northeastern University (MBA).
Neil Hyman
EVP & Managing Director, Research, Sales and Trading
Neil comes to Ipreo from NSIGHT Enterprise Software, where he was President and CEO. Neil is an accomplished IT executive with 20 years of hands-on information technology experience within the financial services and consulting sectors. He has worked in major financial services firms for the past 15 years and has extensive knowledge of the investment banking and capital markets businesses. Prior to founding NSIGHT, Neil held senior management positions within the information technology divisions of Morgan Stanley & Co., Societe Generale and American Management Systems, Inc. Neil holds a BS degree in Computer Science from Binghamton University, an MBA in Finance from New York University.