Donal Smith (CEO)
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Donal Smith | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish/British |
| Occupation | Co-founder |
| Employer | Credit Benchmark |
Donal Smith is the co-founder of Credit Benchmark,[1] a credit risk data and analytics provider, and co-founder of Camwell Management LLP,[2] which invests in high-growth data, technology and information businesses. He was previously CEO of Data Explorers[3] which was sold to Markit in 2012.[4]
On 11 Feb 2012, Donal Smith was announced as a non-executive director of Trinity Mirror.[5][6][7] He is also chairman of Selerity.[8]
Before Data Explorers, Smith was CEO of Thomson Financial in Europe and Asia,[9] Group Managing Director at the Financial Times[10][11] and CEO of eCountries.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ Index Leads $7m Round in Banking Benchmark Startup Credit Benchmark, July 9 2014
- ^ Private equity firms acquire stake in Pirum, February 5 2015
- ^ Friends Reunited, Financial Times, July 9, 2008
- ^ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f8a5aaa-7cc7-11e1-8a27-00144feab49a.html Markit buys Data Explorers, April 2, 2012
- ^ Mirror loses a female director, The Independent, February 11, 2012
- ^ Data Explorers CEO Donal Smith appointed as non-executive director of Trinity Mirror, The Drum, February 10, 2012
- ^ Donal Smith lands Trinity Mirror role, Irish Independent, February 13, 2012
- ^ Selerity elects Data Explorers' Smith chairman, Press Release, 7 November 2011
- ^ SThomson Reuters Day One: Combined Company, New Logo, The Washington Post, 17 April 2008
- ^ Appointment at Financial Times Group, Brand Republic, May 1, 1999
- ^ FT Information quickens its pace; Donal Smith discusses the company/industry's future, Information Today, September 1, 1997
- ^ The end of the road for eCountries.com? Out-Law, Jan 31, 2001
- ^ A return to Stupidland: Ten years after the dotcom boom The Independent, February 28, 2011
External links
[edit]- [1] Chief Executive at Data Explorers
- [2] profile at Bloomberg Businessweek
- [3] Non-executive Director at Trinity Mirror