The Team
Coalition's leaders bring decades of diverse experience and a history of success.
Combining business acumen with financial services experience, our
executives create innovative products and solutions that enable our
customers around the world to have confidence in the business
intelligence we provide.
Find out more about our
Coalition Management Team and Board Members below.
Management Biographies
Stéphane Besson, CEO
Stéphane joined Coalition in August 2006 and led our Americas activities and Coalition Client business. Prior to this, he was a consultant at McKinsey & Co for 7 years advising global and European investment banks read more
Yogendra Deep Singh, Head of India
Yogendra joined Coalition in December 2006 and heads up Coalition's India regional office in Mumbai. Prior to joining Coalition, he co-founded IQArbitrage, a London based research boutique, providing research and advisory services to UK-based investment banks read more
Tom Hoppe, COO/CFO
Tom joined Coalition in 2006 to head up Financial and Business Strategy. He also leads a number of key client relationships. Having graduated in Economics and Politics from the University of Warwick, Tom spent 25 years at JP Morgan and predecessor banks. read more
George Kuznetsov, Head of Research and Analytics
George joined Coalition in December 2007 and leads our research and analysis activity. Prior to this role, he was a lead analyst in the embedded client and Central group. read more
THE BOARD
Trevor Foster-Black, Chairman
Prior to founding Coalition in 2002, Trevor spent 9 years in Executive Search culminating in a Partnership at a major global search firm where he ran the Capital Markets team in London. read more
Roopa Kudva, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, CRISIL
Roopa Kudva is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CRISIL. CRISIL is a global analytical company providing ratings, research, and risk and policy advisory services. CRISIL has evolved under her leadership into a diversified analytical platform read more
G.V. Mani, President, Strategy and New Initiatives, CRISIL
Mani leads the Strategy and New Initiatives functions in CRISIL. In this role, Mani is responsible for leading the CRISIL group's strategy, spearheading its move into global markets, incubating new businesses. read more
Sanjeev Sinha, President, CRISIL
Sanjeev Sinha heads the Global Research and Analytics (GR&A) business at CRISIL, which provides high-end research and analytics solutions to the world’s largest banks and leading corporations. read more