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Mohan Virdee
CEO
Mohan Virdee
CEO
David Griffths
Managing Director
David Griffths
Managing Director
Ian Rycott
Publisher
Ian Rycott
Publisher
Scott Galvin
Commercial Director
Scott Galvin
Commercial Director
Julia Schieffer
Director of Operational Strategy, MM and Managing Editor, DerivSource
Julia Schieffer
Director of Operational Strategy, MM and Managing Editor, DerivSource
Terry Flanagan
Managing Editor
Terry Flanagan is Managing Director at Markets Media Group, where he oversees the Markets Media, Traders Magazine, and GlobalTrading platforms. A former Bloomberg reporter and editor, as well as a financial research analyst, his primary goal is to make MMG content as high-quality and engaging as possible. Terry earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001. In his free time, Terry likes to handicap horse races, host podcasts, and rewatch 1980s movies.
Dan Barnes
Editorial Director
The Editorial Director at Markets Media Europe, Dan strives to become an integral part of traders’ networks by ensuring they are informed and helped by the information we deliver. Dan wrote the world’s first article on predatory trading algorithms in 2004, and has won multiple State Street ‘Journalist of the Year’ awards in several categories. In his spare time, Dan makes longbows.
Yulia Kuksina
Global Head of Sales and Marketing, Global Trading
Yulia Kuksina
Global Head of Sales and Marketing, Global Trading
Lynn Strongin Dodds
Senior Writer
Lynn Strongin Dodds is a Brooklyn born UK based journalist who has covered capital markets, fund management, business, finance and economics for many years. Lynn has been Managing Editor of Best Execution since its launch in 2008, informing readers of the latest trends triggered by the roller coaster ride of the financial crisis, Brexit, Covid-19 among other major developments. Lynn also edits the recently launched Best Execution sustainability newsletter but she has been writing about the subject as well as diversity and inclusion for the past 15 years.
Erica Martin
Ad Operations & Admin
Erica Martin
Ad Operations & Admin
Shanny Basar
Senior Writer
A Senior Writer at Markets Media who became a financial journalist in 2000 after working in banking for over a decade. As a journalist, Shanny has previously worked in New York close to a decade, which included covering the financial crisis in 2008, before venturing home to the UK. Shanny studied Mechanical Engineering as an undergraduate. Her passion for the arts led her to complete an Arts & Humanities degree, currently, Shanny is aiming for a Masters in Art History. When Shanny is not too busy studying, she writes plays with the goal of seeing one performed on stage. With a passion for travel, Shanny has been known to take a year off to travel round the world.
Anna Lyudvig
Senior Writer
A Senior Writer for Traders Magazine, Anna is an experienced financial journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the media production industry. With 15 years of financial writing experience. Having covered a variety of financial instruments, trading, and technology across different geographies, Anna has both a journalistic and financial background. Anna is a proud owner of two master’s degrees. Writing is her passion, her goal is to build a distinctive writing style that receives recognition from the industry.