Chris Newlands is managing editor of Ignites Europe. Prior to that he was editor of two FT investment magazines. He joined the FT Group in 2003 as a senior reporter from EuroWeek. Chris is also author of the Virgin Money Maker, the personal finance guide published by Virgin Books, and has written for FTfm, FT Wealth, The Banker, Investment Adviser, FT Mandate, Credit, Euromoney, CNN and The Guardian. He is a graduate in Economics.

Baptiste Aboulian is associate editor of Ignites Europe, and covers regulation. Prior to joining Ignites Europe, he was a UK correspondent for French financial daily newspaper L'Agefi and also covered general news for several European publications, including Le Temps, L'Express and Le Soir. Baptiste holds a Masters in International Journalism from City University and a degree in History from La Sorbonne.

Madison Marriage is a Reporter coveringIgnites Europe's sales and marketing beat. Prior to joiningIgnites Europe, she was a reporter at Incisive Media’sInvestmentEurope where she covered fund selection in France and Benelux. She has also covered the hedge fund industry at Hedge Funds Review. Madison holds a BA degree in French and German from the University of Oxford.

David Ricketts is a senior reporter covering Ignites Europe's operations and technology beat. Prior to joining Ignites Europe, he was a reporter at Financial Times Business where he covered the UK occupational pensions market. David holds a BA degree in English and American studies from the University of Hull and a postgraduate diploma in journalism from Cardiff University.

Andrew Fanko is a news analyst/translator for Ignites Europe, covering stories from France and Italy. Prior to joining, he was a senior translator for the Financial Times Translation Team. He has also worked as an internal reviser for Wordbank, a marketing communications specialist in London. Andrew holds a BA (Hons) degree in French and Italian and a Master's in translation and professional language skills, both from the University of Bath.

Sandra Heistruvers is a news analyst/translator for Ignites Europe, covering the German and Spanish markets. Prior to joining Ignites Europe, she was a senior translator for the Financial Times. She has also worked as a freelance lexicographer for Oxford University Press. She has a Master's degree in English, Spanish and educational sciences from the University of Cologne.

Jonathan E. Braunstein is Editorial Director – Events and Custom Publishing at Money-Media, the parent company of Ignites, responsible for the editorial content of conferences, networking events and webcasts. Prior to Money-Media, Jonathan worked as a television news producer and writer in Boston at WHDH, Boston's NBC affiliate, and WFXT, Boston’s Fox affiliate. Originally from New Jersey, he is an alumnus of Brandeis University in Waltham, MA.

Gregory Shulas is an Interactive Editor of Written Content at Money-Media. He is responsible for polling, special quarterly reports, YourQ&A, guest columns and discussion board moderation on FundFire and Ignites; opinion and analysis commentary on Agenda; and opinion commentary on BoardIQ. He previously served as senior reporter at Agenda, as a wealth management reporter for FundFire, and a staff writer for the Connecticut Post. The New Jersey native has a B.A. from the University of Delaware.

Andrew Willmott is group managing editor of Money-Media, responsible for all of the company's editorial content. He has worked at Money-Media since 2001, as a reporter and then managing editor on FundFire. Contact Andy at 212-542-1203.

Ben Northover is a sales director for Ignites Europe, based at the Financial Times in London. Prior to working with Money-Media, Ben headed up the Company Announcements sales team at the Financial Times, arranging publicity for small to mid-cap listed companies.

Dan Fink is the Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Money-Media. In this role he oversees subscription sales and renewals, conference sales, marketing, graphics and customer service. Prior to Money-Media, Dan managed an e-commerce website for Computer Associates' consumer division and was the head of the Direct Marketing department at Loan Pricing Corporation (a subsidiary of Reuters). Dan earned an MBA at Indiana University and was a national champion gymnast.

Chris Pini is the Vice President of Sales for Money-Media. In this role he is oversees subscription sales and renewals, along with sales in our events and custom publishing division. Previously, Chris worked for 15-plus years in different sales roles at a leading asset management company and financial data providers. Chris holds a BA in Business Management from Saint Peter’s College.

Christopher Burke is Development Director – Events for the Outstanding Directors Exchange (ODX). In this role, he is responsible for establishing and maintaining business relationships with ODX’s clients. He has a strong sales management background and was a business major at Towson University.

Zack Feinberg works for Money-Media as Director of Sales. He was previously employed by the NYC department of education, and before that he graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a degree in Studio Art.

Tim Hart is the Vice President Group Director, Financial Markets. His team is responsible for generating print and on-line revenue from all US financial clients and agencies in the FT Portfolio of products which includes Ignites, Ignites Europe, Ignites Asia, Fundfire and BoardIQ. Tim has served in a number of positions both here and the UK in his long tenure at the Financial Times. Prior to the FT, he worked at Dow Jones, Barron’s Magazine. Tim earned a BA degree in Advertising Design from The Collage of New Jersey and has a range of interests from Skiing and Surfing to non profit work. He currently is the President of Downey Side, an adoption agency and is Vice President of The Financial Communications Society. Tim has managed The FCS Race For Kids event for 14 years and has helped them raise over 1.5 million dollars for three children’s charities.

Jennifer Rasmussen is a Director of Advertising, focusing on money manager advertisers in the Northeast. In this role, she is responsible for advertising sales and placement for FundFire and Ignites. Jennifer most recently was an Assistant Portfolio Manager for a hedge fund in Connecticut. Prior to her endeavor into ad sales, Jennifer gained experience in selling financial products to Real Estate Investment Trusts. She holds a BA in Economics Management from Ohio Wesleyan University. Jennifer is an avid traveler and in her free time enjoys running, skiing, kayaking and playing squash.

Dennis Asselta is an Account Director for the U.S. Financial Markets Team. Dennis is responsible for selling advertising solutions across platforms for the Financial Times and Money Media, including print, digital, mobile and other bespoke opportunities. He is responsible for looking after clients in the U.S. investment banking category as well as financial services and exchanges. Previously, Dennis worked for Institutional Investor and Thomas Publishing Company in advertising sales roles. He graduated from Syracuse University in 2005 with a degree in Policy Studies from the Maxwell School of Citizenship.

Beverly Fontanella is responsible for selling advertising solutions across Financial Times and Money Media platforms handling international banks and insurance clients within the U.S. Beverly has been with the FT since 2008, handling logistics, government & economic development as well as business education clients. Prior to joining FT, she worked at WSJ handling clients in the publishing space, liquor and display real estate.

Kimberly Gorman is an Ad Sales Representative for Money-Media. Kim holds a Bachelors of Science in Economics, from Clemson University. Kim joins Money-Media with an extensive background in Radio Advertising, Marketing, Community Organizing and Public Programs Administration.

Kerry Savage is the sales director for Job Blast, the job board of Ignites Europe, Ignites and FundFire. In this role Kerry works with hiring managers looking for exposure to the money management industry's most informed professionals. Kerry was previously the Employment Advertising Sales Manager for various Thomson Media publications such as The Bond Buyer and Asset Securitization Report.

Rachel Umansky is Group Head of the Asset Management & Services team for Money-Media and the Financial Times. Rachel is responsible for overseeing this advertising team and sales growth for FundFire, Ignites, Ignites Europe and BoardIQ as well as integrated growth across the suite of FT products. Previously, Rachel sold print and online advertising for a securities industry publication. Prior to this, she managed conferences and online seminars in the financial markets. She holds a BA in Communications from Tulane University.

Rachel Wang is the advertising services manager for Money-Media. In this role, she is responsible for managing numerous advertising campaigns across all of Money-Media's publications. She joins us from FHM/Emap Metro LLC, where she was Online Production Controller.