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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
CEO, Markets Media Europe
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, Markets Media Group

Yulia Kuksina
Global Head of Sales, Markets Media Group

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.

Nick Dunbar
Managing Editor, Global Trading

Nick Dunbar
Managing Editor, Global Trading

Lucy Carter
Reporter

Lucy Carter
Reporter

Adrian Northey
Head of Fixed Income Markets

Adrian Northey
Head of Fixed Income Markets

Hamish McArthur
Video and Licensing Lead Trader TV
Hamish McArthur has been working in media for nearly 25 years. He has held key positions in on set production in big budget Hollywood features and has extensive experience managing sales for financial media titles. His love of production puzzles has taken him from concerts, to film, to magazines and TV.

Josephine Gallagher
Presenter and Producer, Trader TV
Josephine Gallagher is a presenter and producer at Trader TV and hosts the flagship weekly show Trader TV This Week every Monday—covering the lead issues impacting markets. Prior to Trader TV, she held roles as a news editor and senior reporter at WatersTechnology, specializing in finance, capital markets, technology, and regulation.