Ian Byrne
Director, Standard & Poor's

Ian Byrne is the director of Standard & Poor's Evaluation Services in Europe, a role which involves him in situations where financial institutions, corporates or projects are looking at corporate actions (such as M&A, share buybacks and disposals) or contemplating other financial or strategic changes.  He further runs a revolving series of internal business reviews focused on continuous improvement and evolution.  Previously he was the global business development director of the governance services group of Standard and Poor's.  Ian has spoken and written on the importance of ratings in M&A, and corporate governance in Europe, Asia and the Americas. 

Prior to this role Ian was business development director at Standard & Poor's DRI an economic analysis and information company, with special responsibility for major global relationships.  Since joining the Standard & Poor's group in 1991, Ian had served in several managerial roles, including managing a global technology sales and support group.

Ian had previously held senior positions in economic consultancy across Europe, and as a quantitative analyst, focusing on economic forecasting and model building in banking and industry.

Ian holds a B.A. (Econ) from the University of York and a MSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics.