Research team biographies

Introducing the Incisive Research Team

 

Our dedicated and cross-disciplined team of researchers includes professionals with expertise across all our core markets, including financial services, private equity, legal services, insurance and technology.  Based in the three regions of the world where we have offices, Incisive Research covers all major financial and professional markets in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

Our team also has privileged access to Incisive Media's analysts and editorial staff around the globe.

Meet our senior Research team.

 

Adele Gray - Head of Research

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Adele worked for a consumer marketing and PR agency before joining Incisive Media in 1998. She managed the marketing and market research functions of various products within the Incisive portfolio, before launching Incisive Research in 2003 with a particular focus on financial services. Now she manages the research within the retail and institutional sectors, conducting quantitative and qualitative research offline, online and in-person.

 

Markets

Financial Advisers, Pensions

 

Telephone

+44 207 968 4520

 

Email

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Twitter

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Ana Mendes - Market Research Executive

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Ana is responsible for data gathering, analysis and production for Incisive Strategy's institutional and wholesale asset management clients. She has been working in market research since 2005 and joined Incisive Strategy in 2010. This quarter, Ana has been working on a variety of projects for investment clients such as Hermes, Threadneedle, and Liontrust.

 

Markets

Financial Advisers, Pensions

 

Telephone

+44 207 484 9969

 

Email

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Beatrice Leedell - Senior Market Research Executive

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Beatrice is responsible for the project management and planning for Incisive Strategy's institutional and wholesale asset management clients. She has been working in market research project management since 2002 and joined Incisive Research in 2004. This quarter, Beatrice has been working on a variety of projects for investment clients such as Hermes, Threadneedle, and Liontrust.

 

Markets

Financial Advisers, Pensions

 

Telephone

+44 207 484 9972

 

Email

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Chris Wade - Research Assistant

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Chris has a BSc (Hons) in Business Management and MRS Certificate in Social and Market Research. He has had three years experience in business intelligence, including fieldwork management and qualitative and quantitative research on UK and international projects.

 

Markets

Insurance

 

Telephone

+44 207 316 9106

 

Email

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Des Cahill - Director of Research

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Des is an Oxford law graduate who qualified as a US Attorney in New York and as an English solicitor before working as a journalist for Legal Week. He worked for Slaughter and May, Linklaters and Dewey Ballantine. He became Director of Research in 2005 and analyses research findings for law firms in a series of management presentations.

 

Markets

Legal

 

Telephone

+44 207 316 9066

 

Email

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Matt Craig-Greene - Principal Manager

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Matthew is Managing Principal of Unquote Intelligence and has been working in market research and consulting for 12 years. After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in Modern Languages, he worked for Networks Marketing Consulting in Germany, before founding and running its UK office. In 2003 he joined Incisive Media, setting up Incisive Strategy and subsequently leading research for the newly acquired Alternative Assets division in 2005. The following year, Matthew was appointed Managing Principal of Unquote Intelligence, working with clients such as 3i, Apax Partners, Coller Capital, CVC, Grant Thornton, LDC and many more.

 

Markets

Private Equity

 

Telephone

+44 207 004 7461

 

Email

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Twitter

@mattcg

 

Monazer Rashid - Business Development Executive

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Monazer is responsible for all client communications and acts as the internal voice of the client within the team. Monazer graduated from UCL, London, with a degree in Economics and Policy and joined Incisive Strategy from an investor relations role at Morningstar.

 

Markets

Financial Advisers, Pensions

 

Telephone

+44 207 004 7673

 

Email

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Paul Birk - Research Sales Manager

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Paul has worked in the field of business intelligence and insight for seven years. Soon after graduating as an Architect in 2004, Paul joined the US firm Gartner working with large corporate clients and professional service firms on a strategic level and specialising in the provision of technology research to the legal sector. He joined Legal Week Intelligence in 2008 driving sales and marketing strategy and works closely with key client accounts.

 

Markets

Legal

 

Telephone

+44 207 316 9864

 

Email

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Peter Joy - Research Principal

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Peter has written, researched and consulted on business and professional services topics for 16 years. He has conducted large-scale primary research in the risk management, reinsurance and UK general insurance sectors since 2006 and is the author of the Business Insurers' Insight Report - the definitive annual study of UK commercial insurers' service performance.

 

Markets

Insurance

 

Telephone

+44 207 316 9814

 

Email

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Pierre-Andre Le Saux - Analyst

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Pierre is an analyst with Unquote Intelligence. He graduated from Normandie Business School with a degree in Finance and Management and holds an MSc in Investment Management from Coventry University. Prior to joining Unquote Intelligence, Pierre worked for Barclays Investment Management in Paris and Scotia Bank in Montreal. Pierre specialises in market analyses and fund positioning projects.

 

Markets

Private Equity

 

Telephone

+44 207 004 7512

 

Email

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