Klein Appointed New CEO of RISI and FOEX


RISI, Boston, Mass., USA, a price assessments and information provider for the global forest products industry, has announced the appointment of Daniel Klein as CEO of the company and sister company FOEX Indexes Ltd. Klein will be responsible for the strategic management and growth of the companies, which are part of the Price Reporting and Analytics Division of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC.

Klein brings more than 20 years of experience in the information market. Prior to joining RISI and FOEX, Klein spent 15 years at Forrester Research Inc. and has held roles in business development, product management, strategy, and consulting.

"Dan is a very client-focused, analytical, and strategic leader," said Raju Daswani, CEO of Euromoney's Price Reporting and Analytics Division. "We are excited to have someone of his caliber join the team. Dan's abilities and experience as a leader will strengthen our already robust pricing, information, and analytics offering."

From its Boston headquarters, RISI works with clients in the pulp and paper, packaging, wood products, timber, biomass, tissue, and nonwovens industries to help them make better decisions using detailed market price assessments and analysis. RISI operates additional offices throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

FOEX is a market reference price index provider based in Helsinki, Finland. FOEX produces PIX price indices for the pulp, paper, paperboard, and forest-based bioenergy industries. Together with RISI, FOEX was acquired by Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC in 2017.

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250 share index. It is an international business-to-business information group focused primarily on asset management, pricing, data, and market intelligence, and banking and finance. 
 
RISI is part of Euromoney's cross-commodity price reporting and market intelligence business, incorporating RISI and the Metal Bulletin Group–a price reporting agency serving the metals, minerals, and mining markets. This commodities pricing and analytics unit within Euromoney provides data for more than 4,400 commodity prices, forecasts, and market analysis, supported by a team of 360-plus employees located around the globe. 

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