Cognolink appoints Joshua Maxey, as Vice President of Business Development

April 21, 2008 - PRLog -- CognoLink appoints Joshua Maxey as Vice President of Business Development

London, UK. CognoLink, http://www.cognolink.com, a primary research firm specialized in engaging senior industry specialists and facilitating consultations with leading investors in Europe, announced that the Company is strengthening its management team with an important executive appointment.  Joshua Maxey joined the firm as Vice President of Business Development, where he will be responsible for all sales and marketing initiatives in Europe.

CognoLink has a team of 15 professionals in London and manages a network of over 10,000 senior specialists in Europe.

Maxey will work with CEO, Emmanuel Tahar, and COO, Rodolphe de Hemptinne, to identify new sales and product marketing opportunities.  Additionally, he will leverage CognoLink’s specialist network management platform to grow the European franchise of senior industry executives.

Tahar said of CognoLink’s new hire,  “I am delighted to see Joshua bring to CognoLink his expertise and skills acquired in the primary research sector.  This will help strengthen our ability to deliver a unique client experience and will accelerate the growth of CognoLink into the leading specialist network provider in Europe”.

Prior to joining CognoLink, Maxey was a Senior Associate at Fidelity Ventures and served as Vice President of Gerson Lehrman Group’s (GLG)  International Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice, where he was responsible for client execution and building the European network of council members. Prior to his time at GLG, he worked for Bank of America as an equity research analyst and at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Maxey received a PhD from the University of Bath (UK) and is a CFA.

About CognoLink http://www.cognolink.com/?page=company_overview

CognoLink enables institutional investors to engage in one-on-one telephone consultations with leading industry specialists in Europe. The company helps private equity firms, hedge funds and strategy consulting firms develop key insights and understand critical issues associated with their investment decisions in European markets.  
CognoLink researchers execute project-specific searches to connect clients with the most qualified CognoLink Specialists, leveraging a specialised technology platform and database. Our Specialists are highly experienced individuals with proven expertise in their respective industries in Europe and around the world.  CognoLink’s network includes current and recently retired top executives and managers, independent consultants, and leaders in academia. Our network offers breadth as well as depth, as we actively recruit specialists not only from mainstream industries but also from smaller, more specialised industries. [specialist network|http://www.cognolink.com]

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About Cognolink

CognoLink is a European primary research firm focused on facilitating consultations with leading industry specialists in Europe. Our clients are top business leaders, mostly active in financial investment and strategy consulting, who seek to develop insights and gather critical, sometimes niche information regarding investment decisions in European markets.