Abbey Shasore

Chief Executive Officer
 As the founder and CEO of Factbook, Abbey has spent many years delivering innovative, technology driven solutions to the financial services industry. Previously a founding member of Micropal (now part of Morningstar) Abbey was instrumental in establishing the business as a global leader in the provision of independent mutual fund information. Abbey also worked with the highly regarded Planned Savings, one of the first businesses in the UK to focus on the delivery of performance measurement statistics on UK and Offshore collective investment schemes. As Head of European Custom Software Development for Platinum Software Corporation, a Nasdaq-quoted accounting software specialist (now known as Epicor), Abbey was responsible for the pan European development teams tasked with delivering bespoke software solutions to many top-brand clients including The Economist, Goldman Sachs, Calvin Klein and Medscreen. (T) +44 20 8942 0999
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Andrew Cheeseman

Chief Operating Officer
 As COO, Andrew is responsible for helping Factbook scale its operations, expand market presence and ensuring that Factbook continues to effectively and competitively position its solutions. Andrew has over 20 years experience in delivering and managing solutions to a diverse range of clients in the FMCG and Investment Management Industries. Andrew has over nine years of senior management experience in service provision to the fund industry plus 10 years within the FMCG sector. In 2000 he joined Performa Consultants UK Ltd before joining the Milestone Group to oversee expanding their EMEA client base. Andrew holds a BSc (Hons) in Statistics and Business Operations and is a qualified Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA). (T) +44 20 8942 0999
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Marc Dukes

Director, Client Services
 Marc has over 15 years experience in the financial services sector and is primarily responsible for the initial design and implementation programs and ongoing client relationships across all of Factbook’s client base. As a senior fund analyst at Micropal, Marc managed a team of 12 pan-European fund analysts with responsibility for over 20,000 retail and institutional investment funds domiciled across Europe. Marc moved into Key Account Management for Standard & Poor’s, developing and implementing strategies for key pan European institutional clients and delivering bespoke training programs. Marc was also responsible for the product design, project management and ongoing relationship management of Standard & Poor’s bespoke web solutions. Marc holds an MSc from Herriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. (T) +44 20 8942 0999
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Karen Coleman

Director of Business Development, EMEA
 Karen has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services sector. Starting out with Micropal in its formative years in the late 80s, Karen spent the next 10 years based in London, heading up its UK data operations. In 1997 Karen relocated to South Africa to build the operational capacity, product range and brand awareness of Micropal and then Standard & Poor’s Fund Services (now part of Morningstar) in the South African market – resulting in the successful market leader status achieved there. Over the last 15 years, Karen has built up an extensive knowledge of the South African financial services industry – with specific expertise in global investment fund data and technology solutions. Prior to joining Factbook, Karen was Head of Data and Research for Morningstar South Africa. (T) +44 20 8942 0999
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Steve Lee

Chief Technology Officer
 Steve has over 20 years experience as a senior computing professional working across all aspects of the software development life cycle. He has an in depth understanding of all things technical including PC architecture, databases and operating systems, as well as highly developed practical project management skills and experience of building specialist teams. Prior to joining Factbook, Steve was the Chief Technology Officer at Standard & Poor’s Fund Services division where he was responsible for the strategic technical decisions required to integrate Micropal within the overall Standard and Poor’s organisation and for planning the division’s product strategy. Steve is a member of the British Computer Society (MBCS). (T) +44 20 8942 0999
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