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Evan Auyang has over 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors in Hong Kong. Evan is currently the Head of GLG International at GLG. Prior to this, they were the Managing Director & Head of GLG International (EMEA & Asia-Pacific). Evan has also served as the Chairman of Civic Exchange and the Deputy Managing Director/Deputy CEO of The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited. In addition, they were the Board Executive Director of Transport International Holdings Limited (SEHK: 62).

Evan Auyang has a MBA from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, a BA in Economics & Political Science from [Brown University](/org/brown-university), and a High School diploma from [Choate](/org/choate-hall-stewart-llp) Rosemary Hall.

Evan Auyang reports to Paul Todd, CEO. They work with Catrina Harding - Chief Human Resources Officer, Andrew Somosi - Head of GLG Americas, and Kristine Olson-Chapman - Head of GLG EMEA.

Evan Auyang

Catrina Harding is the Chief Human Resources Officer at GLG. Catrina has over 25 years of experience in Human Resources, including Senior Vice President Human Resources at Synchrony Financial, where they were responsible for the leadership and delivery of Human Resource strategies for a $56B Business Platform and the Credit Risk Organization.

During their time at Synchrony Financial, Ms. Harding led all HR and Employment aspects of the acquisition of two Technology Companies, GPShopper and Loop Commerce, including HR Due Diligence, Deal Valuation and Structuring, Contract Negotiations and Employee Acquisition and Integration strategies. Catrina also supported the Business Development team’s efforts to win new partners, including Deal Proposals, Management Presentations, contract negotiations, program staffing, and team integration. As a result of their efforts, three new partners were acquired, including an $8B+ portfolio.

Ms. Harding has also partnered with the C-Level Chief Credit Executive to transform the Credit Risk organizational structure, talent capabilities and processes to enable the implementation of innovative Credit and Fraud Strategies, including Machine Learning Models/Artificial Intelligence. In addition, they have partnered with leadership to develop strategies to build the C-Suite Executive Succession bench, including internal and external talent strategies; creating succession preparation roles, designing Board exposure and Mentorship opportunities. Most recently, Ms. Harding has partnered with Executive Leadership to build a new Ventures and M&A Organization, including organization design and talent acquisition

Catrina Harding has a MA in Industrial/Organization Psychology from the [University of Detroit Mercy](/org/university-of-detroit-mercy) and a BS in Psychology from [Western Michigan University](/org/western-michigan-university).

They work with David Lansanah - Head of Solutions, Will Ballard - Chief Technology Officer, and Kristine Olson-Chapman - Head of GLG EMEA. Catrina Harding reports to Paul Todd, CEO.

Catrina Harding

Rob Stavis is the current director at GLG. Rob has also served on the boards of [Main Street Hub](/org/main-street-hub), [NewSchools Venture Fund](/org/newschools-venture-fund), 2U, [Betterment](/org/betterment), and ACTIV Financial Systems, Inc. In addition, they were a board member and led the First Institutional fundraising round at United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC. Rob also has experience as a board member and led the First Institutional fundraising round at Gerson Lehrman Group. Prior to their work in the private sector, Stavis was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Rob Stavis

Jenifer S. Brooks is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at GLG. Jenifer has previous experience as the Head of Global Brand Management and Head of Strategy and Market Management at Bloomberg LP from January 2009 to December 2015. Jenifer was also the Group Director of Strategy at Siegel+Gale LLC from January 2005 to December 2009. In their most recent position before GLG, Jenifer served as the Chief Marketing Officer at [Golub Capital](/org/golub-capital) from January 2015 to December 2018. There, they built a strategic marketing function and accelerated growth by defining and implementing brand and data-driven marketing programs. Jenifer has also been a Member of Brand 50 from January 2010 to December 2015 and Communications Director at The America Prepared Campaign from January 2003 to December 2005.

Jenifer S. Brooks attended [Haverford College](/org/haverford-college) for their Bachelor of Arts in Jenifer'story and then went on to attend New York University School of Law for their Doctor of Law.

Jenifer S. Brooks reports to Paul Todd, CEO. They are on a team with Andrew Somosi - Head of GLG Americas, Evan Auyang - Head of GLG International, and Richard Socarides - Chief Communications Officer.

Jenifer S. Brooks

Andrew Somosi is currently the head of GLG Americas at GLG. Andrew has extensive experience in product strategy and development, user experience, and product marketing.

Previously, Somosi worked at Nielsen from February 2015 to September 2018. During their time there, they led the transformation of Nielsen's BUY segment into an automated SaaS / DaaS business. Andrew was also responsible for product strategy and development, user experience, and product marketing for a portfolio that generated over $2 billion in revenue.

Under Somosi's leadership, the team conceived and funded Nielsen Connect, a cloud-based platform that allows Nielsen data and analytic models to be used by internal and external developers (over 70 partners in the Connected Partner Program). The platform has been successfully adopted by over 250 clients.

In addition, Somosi led the strategy, funding, and execution of Total Consumer, a new set of capabilities and partnerships that extend consumer purchase measurement to high-growth channels such as e-commerce. This work has resulted in significant efficiency improvements and increased profitability for the product portfolio.

Andrew Somosi has a MBA in Finance from The Wharton School and a BA in Economics from [Columbia University](/org/columbia-university). Andrew also has certification from the [Federal Aviation Administration](/org/federal-aviation-administration) in Private Pilot.

Some of their coworkers include Jenifer S. Brooks - Chief Marketing Officer, Catrina Harding - Chief Human Resources Officer, and Will Ballard - Chief Technology Officer. Andrew Somosi reports to Paul Todd, CEO.

Andrew Somosi

Martijn Tel is the Chief Financial Officer at GLG. Martijn has over 25 years of experience in finance and has held various leadership positions in both the public and private sector. 

Most recently, they were the SVP Financial Planning & Analysis and M&A at McGraw-Hill Higher Education. In this role, they were responsible for leading the company's financial planning, analysis, and M&A activities. 

Prior to that, they served as the CFO at SiriusDecisions, a leading global b-to-b research and advisory firm. Martijn was hired as the first "professional" CFO and tasked with leading the company through an exit within four years while simultaneously executing on a high growth strategy. 

Under their leadership, SiriusDecisions grew from $45MM to $100MM in four years and expanded EBITDA margins by 650bps annually the last two years. In November 2018, the company was sold to Forrester Research (FORR) for $245MM. 

Martijn Tel has a proven track record of success in both small and large organizations. Martijn is a strategic thinker with a strong focus on execution. Martijn is a trusted advisor and leader who is able to build and motivate high-performing teams.

After completing their post graduate accrediation, Martijn Tel went on to complete a Masters in Finance & Finance Administration from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam).

Their manager is Paul Todd, CEO. They are on a team with Jenifer S. Brooks - Chief Marketing Officer, Richard Socarides - Chief Communications Officer, and Catrina Harding - Chief Human Resources Officer.

Martijn Tel

Thomas P. Salice is currently Co-Chair at GLG. Thomas has also worked as a marketing intern at Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island and as a social media intern at Feather Hill Village LLC. In addition, they were a team member for the Gabelli Consulting Cup at Fordham Gabelli School of Business.

Salice’s experience in marketing and social media has helped him hone their skills in website design, content creation, and email marketing. Thomas has used their skills to create successful campaigns for both small businesses and large corporations. Their ability to think outside the box and come up with creative solutions to problems has made him an asset to any team they have worked with.

Thomas P. Salice earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Fordham Gabelli School of Business, with a concentration in marketing.

Thomas P. Salice

Gemma Postlethwaite is the current Director at GLG. Prior to this, they were the Chairman of the Board at Stratfor from December 2017 to May 2018. Gemma has also been the CEO at PIRA Energy Group from April 2014 to April 2017, and the SVP, Strategy & Enterprise Operations at Altegrity from May 2012 to April 2014. Gemma has also been the Global Head of Alliances and Commercial Strategy at [Thomson Reuters](/org/thomson-reuters) from April 2006 to January 2011.

Gemma Postlethwaite has a BA in European Studies (Law & Politics) from the [University of Kent](/org/university-of-kent). Gemma also attended the British School of Paris and the British School of Brussels.

Gemma Postlethwaite

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Paul Todd is the current CEO at GLG. Prior to this, they served as the SVP EMEA at eBay Inc from July 2012 to September 2017. In this role, they were responsible for P&L for all EMEA markets and increasing quarterly growth by 8 points. Paul also served as the Chief Product Officer at Rearden Commerce from September 2010 to July 2012, where they redefined the company platform and launched a new product suite that grew revenue by 60%. Prior to that, they served as the Product Management Director at Google from January 2007 to September 2010.

Paul Todd has a MA in Engineering from the [University of Cambridge](/org/university-of-cambridge).

Some individuals on their team include Martijn Tel - Chief Financial Officer, Evan Auyang - Head of GLG International, and Teresa Teodori - Head of Strategy & Chief of Staff.

Paul Todd

Kristine Olson-Chapman is Head of GLG EMEA, overseeing all of GLG’s business in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, including our work on behalf of financial firms, professional services firms, and leading corporations.

Kristine has extensive experience at some of the world’s leading companies, serving both B2C and B2B markets. Prior to joining GLG, she was Managing Director and an Executive Committee member at TalkTalk, the British broadband provider. She previously served in senior leadership roles at American Express and Unilever, where she had significant operational and P&L responsibility.

A U.S. native, Kristine is a longtime U.K. resident and an avid photographer. She holds an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Kristine Olson-Chapman

David Lansanah is Head of Solutions, overseeing the global team that develops and executes unique ways for clients to access GLG’s insights, including surveys, projects, data, and more.

Prior to joining GLG, David held leadership roles at B2B research, insights, and data innovation companies all over the world. He was most recently Global Head of Innovation at Kantar Insights, where he grew Kantar’s Innovation Practice with market feedback surveys, competitive intelligence, and data capabilities. He previously held senior roles at global research firms Ipsos MORI, Synovate, and ACUPOLL Precision Research.

Born in the U.K., David grew up in Sierra Leone and has lived and worked in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. He holds a Master’s from Cranfield School of Management in the U.K.

David Lansanah

Teresa Teodori

Roger C. Freeman

Mark Gerson

John Goldsmith

Thomas D. Lehrman

Will Ballard is currently the Chief Technology Officer at GLG. Will has held this position since August 2011. Prior to this, they were with another company for 10 years in a variety of roles including Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Will is responsible for technology, product, and operations worldwide. This includes technology governance, designing, delivering, and operating technology for all our audiences with a global team of 180 developers, IT engineers, operations engineers, and product managers. 

Under Will’s leadership, GLG has undergone an Agile/Lean transformation, setting up distributed development in 10 locations. Will has also led a hosted to containerized cloud migration, with continuous release, yielding 40-60 software updates a day across worldwide teams. In addition, they have engineered an Automated Match / Search using Deep Learning and NLP. Will has also built multiple audience focused apps, mobile, WeChat, and web facing each of our core marketplace audiences of our Council Members (supply), Customers (buy), and our internal service Platform. 

Other notable accomplishments include automating call scheduling and tracking, which unlocked tens of millions in revenue, as well as launching new transcript and library products as an additional subscription service yielding millions in revenue. Finally, they engineered a replacement back office / billing system facilitating transaction billing and contract contextual revenue recognition.

Will Ballard attended [Claremont McKenna College](/org/cmc), where they studied mathematics and computer science. Will received their BA in both subjects.

Will Ballard reports to Paul Todd, CEO. They work with David Lansanah - Head of Solutions, Evan Auyang - Head of GLG International, and Catrina Harding - Chief Human Resources Officer.

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