GLOBAL FINANCE A PIONEERING VOICE FOR MODERN FINANCE

Global Finance is a monthly magazine founded in 1987 by publishing entrepreneurs Joseph Giarraputo and Carl Burgen. Giarraputo continues as Publisher and Editorial Director. Its mission is to help corporate leaders, bankers and investors chart the course of global business and finance.

Global Finance magazine has a circulation of 50,050, audited by BPA, and readers in 163 countries. Its headquarters is in New York, with offices in London, Rio de Janeiro and Milan. Global Finance’s audience includes Chairmen, Presidents, CEOs, CFOs, Treasurers and other senior financial officers responsible for making investment and strategic business decisions at multinational companies and financial institutions.

Each year Global Finance selects the best financial institutions around the world. These awards have become a recognized and trusted standard of excellence.
The magazine started its website in 2002. Gfmag.com offers analysis, articles and awards that are the heritage of 22 years of experience in international financial markets and provides a valuable source of data on 192 countries.

Global Finance is part of Class Editori Group, a leading Italian finance and lifestyle media company. Class Editori is listed on the Borsa Italiana stock exchange. It has a strong digital presence and international partnerships with Dow Jones, NBC, and General Electric.

EDITOR IN CHIEF AND CHAIRMAN: PAOLO PANERAI
PUBLISHER AND PRESIDENT: JOSEPH D. GIARRAPUTO
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ MARKETING MANAGER: ALESSANDRO MAGNO

EDITOR: DAN KEELER
EUROPE EDITOR/LONDON: ANITA HAWSER
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: LAURENCE NEVILLE,
GORDON W. PLATT JR., NICK KOCHAN,
ADAM ROMBEL, THOMAS CLOUSE, ANTONIO GUERRERO,
AARON CHAZE, KIM ISKYAN

ART DIRECTION: NEIL RUSSO
COPY EDITOR: TINA ARIDAS

MANAGING DIRECTOR, EUROPE AND ASIA: RICHARD SCHOLTZ
MANAGING DIRECTOR/FINANCIAL MARKETING: LEWIS GALATI
VICE PRESIDENTS, SALES: SEBASTIAN CAZEIRO,
THOMAS GEORGIADES, JAMES MACDONALD,
DIMITRI HAYAT, SALES MANAGER, EUROPE

MKT’G COORD, SPECIAL PROJECTS/EVENTS:
TANIA VIRA

PUBLISHING ASSOCIATE: LAURA GALLETTI

MANAGING DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS:
CHRISTOPHER GIARRAPUTO

ACCOUNTING MANAGER: YAWO GBEGNEDJI

ADVERTISING OFFICES:
LONDON 44-207-929-0777
NEW YORK 1-212-447-7900
RIO DE JANEIRO 55-21-2274-3099

ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES: Bulgaria: Elka Koleva,
Adia Advertising Agency. China: Mary Yao, Media Gateway
International Ltd. Hong Kong, Singapore: Godfrey Wu, MHI
Limited. India: Faredoon Kuka, Ronny Mistry Assoc. Pvt Ltd.
Indonesia: Rita Jayadi, PT Mediarep. Japan: Shigeru
Kobayashi, JAC Media. Mexico & Costa Rica: Xavier Romero
Goytortua. Philippines: Abdel Teodoro. Russia/CIS Baltic
States: Arkady Komarov. South Korea: Heinz Kim, Heinz
Communications Inc. Taiwan: Keith Lee, Advance Media
Services Ltd. Thailand: Nartnittha Jirarayapong, N.J.
International Media Company, Ltd. Turkey: D. Baran Sarol.

GLOBAL FINANCE MEDIA INC

CHAIRMAN: P. PANERAI
VICE CHAIRMAN: A. BASODAN
DIRECTORS: G. CAPOLINO, J. GIARRAPUTO,
A. MATTEI, I. MAJEED, V. TERRENGHI
SECRETARY: L. PANERAI
FOUNDING EDITOR: CARL G. BURGEN