About Us

Philip Gore-Randall has extensive experience in large private and publicly-held international organisations. He spent the first 25 years of his career at Arthur Andersen. Besides several managing partner roles, he was elected UK Managing Partner in 1997, having previously run the UK and European Assurance and Advisory practices. In 2001, he became Managing Partner and COO for the worldwide practice, and the following year he co-led the worldwide dissolution of Arthur Andersen. He then became COO of Aon UK, following two years as CEO of its Risk Services division.

In 2007, Philip joined the Board of HBOS plc as COO, when it was one of the five major UK-based international retail banks and served in that role until it was acquired by Lloyds Banking Group in 2009. He was also the HBOS Integration Director leading up to, and after, the acquisition.

Since then, Philip has built up a portfolio of non-executive roles, which currently include serving as Chairman of three other international private-equity-backed businesses:

• Forensic Risk Alliance, a leading international forensic accounting, data analytics and e-discovery business

• Fircroft, a leading global provider of technical recruitment services

• RAK Logistics, an international logistics business

He is also:

• Director, Samena Capital, an Asia, India and MENA-focused alternative investments (principally private equity) group

Adviser to RAK Ceramics (the world’s largest ceramic tile manufacturer) and RAK Economic Zone in the UAE

His previous non-executive roles include Chairman of two international private-equity-backed businesses—ERM (a leading international environmental consulting firm) and Equiom (a multinational trust and fiduciary business); Director of esure (insurance company) and Topaz Engineering and Marine (a leading provider of offshore vessels and services to the oil and gas industry); an independent member of the International Executive of Lovells (now Hogan Lovells), the international law firm.

Philip has an MA in Geography from University College, Oxford, and is a Chartered Accountant.

Robert King is the Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Knowledge Partners, managing all lines of business of the global organisation. He joined the business in 2017 as CEO, and is based in our London office.

Prior to Acuity, he worked for Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) – the previous owner of the business – for 20 years, in a variety of roles. He was appointed Executive Director of Global Sales, Customer Services and Marketing in July 2013 after previously managing Moody’s Analytics Sales team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He also spent four years, based in Hong Kong, managing Moody’s Analytics Sales teams for the Asia-Pacific region. He also was Global Head of Sales for the Enterprise Risk Solutions business of Moody’s.

Before Moody’s, Robert worked in the private banking division of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. He has obtained degrees from both University College London and the University of Sussex.

Damian Burleigh is the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Acuity Knowledge Partners, leading all sales, account management and marketing activities of the global organisation. He joined the business in 2015 and is based in our London office.

Damian has more than 25 years of financial services experience in sales, marketing and commercial product development, and experience in leading large international teams.

Prior to Acuity, he was a Managing Director at Moody’s Analytics, leading sales teams in Europe and Africa, and was instrumental in the integration of Copal Amba with Moody’s Analytics. He was also a Managing Director at Standard & Poor’s for 10 years, heading all Sales, Marketing and Client Services armed with his substantial credit, lending and risk experience. He is also experienced in digital transformation, product development, M&A, integration/divestiture and joint venture set-up.

Previously, he held senior commercial roles at Thomson Financial, Financial Times Group, Barclays and Hill Samuel.

Paul Alapat is the Chief Product Officer of Acuity Knowledge Partners, leading product and delivery management for the global organisation. He joined the business in 2004 and is based in our Bangalore office.

Paul has more than 27 years of experience in international capital markets on the research and trading sides.

Prior to Acuity, he was Chief Economist Asia (ex-Japan) at Nomura International (based in Hong Kong), Regional Financial Economist at Lehman Brothers Hong Kong, FX Dealer at ANZ Bank Mumbai and a visiting Professor of International Finance at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.

Ian Mullen is Chief Financial Officer of Acuity Knowledge Partners leading all business planning, controllership, taxation, treasury, and budgeting activities of the Company. He joined the business in 2021 and is based in our London office.

Ian has more than 25 years of financial services experience in Investment Banking, Private Banking and Private Equity owned companies.

Prior to Acuity, he was Managing Director of HSBC working in New York, London & Geneva in CFO, COO, Strategy and Transformation roles. Prior to this Ian worked at Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital & Bankers Trust and was based in London and Sydney. He has experience in managing large international teams. Additionally, Ian worked as CFO of LeasePlan UK for 3 years.

Ian is a qualified Chartered Accountant having trained with Price Waterhouse. He holds an honours degree in Economics from the University of Manchester.

David Fellows is the Chief Digital Officer of Acuity Knowledge Partners, leading technology, innovation and digital transformation for the global organisation. He joined the business in 2017 and is based in our London office.

David has more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Prior to Acuity, he worked for Moody’s Analytics for 10 years, as a Managing Director leading the development and delivery of various credit risk products, including leading the division dedicated to bank capital stress testing solutions. Before this, he worked as a consultant for Frog Design and ThoughtWorks in San Francisco, where he assisted numerous large firms with their technology transformations.

He has a background in computer and data science, and has studied contemporary leadership theory at the University of Cambridge.

Avadhesh Dixit is the Chief Human Resources Officer of Acuity Knowledge Partners and also leads the global organisation’s CSR activities. He joined the business in 2016 and is based in our Gurgaon office.

Avadhesh has 20 years of experience in human resource management at companies in the UK, Ireland, the US, and Europe.

Prior to Acuity, he was Vice President and Head of HR at GE Capital Business Process Management Services Pvt Ltd and the GE Capital-State Bank of India JV. Previously, he held HR leadership roles at CMC Ltd and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

He holds an MBA in Human Resources from Delhi School of Economics of the University of Delhi, with a graduate degree in Economics. He is certified as a Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), USA, and is a regular speaker at Indian national HR and CSR conferences.