Suresh Kavan
Chief Executive Officer

Suresh Kavan joined DMGI as CEO in August 2008

Prior to his current position Suresh was President of the $2.5bn Investment & Advisory group for Thomson Reuters providing solutions focused on serving the needs of the Investment Banking, Investment Management, Corporate Services and Wealth Management markets.

Suresh initially joined Thomson in September 2000 as a result of the acquisition by Thomson of Primark. He held various positions including President of Corporate, Investment Management and Banking of Thomson Financial.

Prior to 2000, Suresh was President and Chief Executive Officer of I/B/E/S International

He has been involved in the financial information industry for more than 20 years, holding a variety of positions in sales, marketing, research, technology, product development, business development and general management. He has worked in Europe, Asia and the United States.

Suresh hold a BS in Economics from University College, London.

Paul Sykes
Chief Financial Officer

Paul graduated with a BSc in economics from Leicester University. After graduating he joined KPMG and gained experience in auditing and other areas of finance while qualifying for membership in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Paul then joined Emap plc, initially in the role of financial controller of the media group's magazine distribution division, then moving into a central role to develop the group's treasury function. As group treasurer he had extensive involvement in a wide range of both equity and debt raising transactions, as well as media-related acquisitions and divestments in the UK and continental Europe.

Paul joined DMG Information in 1997 and moved to the US in 2000, reflecting the investment emphasis on the US and the geographic spread of the businesses following several significant acquisitions.

He is a member of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and the UK Association of Corporate Treasurers.

Martha Notaras
Executive Vice President

Martha received her BA from Princeton University and her MBA from Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar.

She gained experience in commercial banking at Credit Suisse. After completing her MBA, Martha joined the investment banking group at Merrill Lynch. She then moved to Time, Inc. in a strategic financial role.

Martha joined DMG Information in the UK. Upon returning to the US in 1995, she focused on developing the company's US-based portfolio. Her focus remains business development, including acquisitions and investments, as well as working with the portfolio companies to develop their businesses internally. Martha is married with two children and lives in Pacific Palisades, California.

Paul M. Vogt
General Counsel

Paul received his BA (summa cum laude) in Political Science and Economics from Fordham University, and his JD from Harvard Law School.

Paul started his legal career in the Hartford office of Robinson & Cole, working in their Corporate practice group. He then spent nine years in the New York office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, making partner in the Business & Finance group in 2001. While at Morgan, Lewis, Paul advised clients on a variety of corporate and commercial matters, including complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, and organizational matters. He was also responsible for the continuing legal education program for all Business & Finance attorneys across all offices of the firm.

He is admitted to practice law in Connecticut and New York.

Paul is married with two children and lives in Rye Brook, New York.

Lee Wall
Vice President, Finance

Lee received his BSc. in Mathematics from the University of Warwick in the U.K. Lee went on to work in the Audit practice of KPMG earning his qualification as a Chartered Accountant. Lee is a current member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

After initially joining the DMGI team in the UK in April 2000, he moved to the Stamford, Connecticut headquarters in 2001. As Vice President of Finance, Lee coordinates the group’s financial and management reporting and internal controls. Lee is also actively involved in financial due diligence of our acquisitions.

Lee is married with five children and lives in New Canaan, Connecticut.