Ben Ray

Current

Head of Business Development at TABB Group Europe

Past

Travelling in Asia at Sabbatical
Group Publishing Director - Financial Technology at Incisive Media
Regional Sales Director at Euromoney Institutional Investor

International Sales Manager at Angel Business Communications

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Education

Denstone College
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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Financial Services

Websites

My Company

Ben Ray’s Summary

I’m responsible for selling TABB Group’s capital markets research and advisory services in Europe.

Before TABB, I took a year's sabbatical traveling across Asia with my wife.

Previously, in New York from 2000-07, I published magazines, newsletters and hosted events on front, middle and back office securities industry technologies across the States and Europe.

I have a track record in developing, articulating and executing new ideas. I developed traditional print brands in to successful multi-platform ones, connecting buyers and sellers in credible environments. Whilst in New York I successfully built and managed a Trans-Atlantic editorial, sales, marketing and production team that delivered double digit year on year profits for both the listed parent and later the PE owned parent, APAX. I also created and sold the American Financial Technology Awards.

Before New York I lived in Hong Kong for about 18 months working at Asiamoney. I covered the Hong Kong, South Korea and Philippine capital markets, selling ad-space to corporate CFOs, Heads of ECM & DCM at the international i-banks and Asia’s regional and central bankers.

I was in England before that, as an independant broking agent, dealing space between buyers in the UK and publishers on the continent.

Ben Ray’s Specialties:

Connecting disparate parties and bring new concepts and methods to mature markets.

Ben Ray’s Experience

Head of Business Development

TABB Group Europe

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Financial Services industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year)

Research and advisory services for the European capital markets.
Travelling in Asia

Sabbatical

(Writing and Editing industry)

July 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 1 month)

My wife and I decided to spend a year away from work. Check the blog.

http://www.getjealous.com/benechama
Group Publishing Director - Financial Technology

Incisive Media

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)

2000 — July 2007 (7 years)

Ran the global Financial Technology business of Incisive Media out of New York. Waters, DWT, Buy-Side Technology, IMD and IRD. Magazines, events, training, web and marketing services.
Regional Sales Director

Euromoney Institutional Investor

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year)

Based in Hong Kong, sold print advertising and sponsorships to investment banks, corporates and govenernment agencies in Hong Kong, South Korea and The Philippines.
International Sales Manager

Angel Business Communications

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

1997 — 1999 (2 years)

Based in the UK, represented over 100 foreign publishers from Dutch Playboy to Swedish financial times.

Ben Ray’s Education

Denstone College

none , none , 1988 — 1992
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n/a , n/a , 1900 — 1900

Activities and Societies:

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Additional Information

Ben Ray’s Websites:

My Company

Ben Ray’s Interests:

Capital Markets, European equity market strucutre, liquidity venues, execution management, algorithmic trading, dark pools, MiFID, asset/securities servicing, CSDs & CCPs, financial technology, low latency messaging infrastructure. Road racing.