Alma brings over 15 years of experience in corporate and investment banking as well as capital markets, having held senior roles at both international and regional financial institutions. Her deep understanding of the Central Asian financial landscape and her track record in building client relationships and navigating complex regulatory environments make her a fantastic fit for this role.

Linus Silfverduk is Executive Director, Head of Relationship Management Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, Country Manager Sweden. Moody's Ratings maintains approximately 500 existing rating relationships across the region from various sectors such as corporates, financials, sovereign, sub-sovereign, and infrastructure. The coverage teams, based out of Stockholm, Frankfurt and Zurich, are responsible for account management, business development and engagement with local rating advisers and other intermediaries.

Linus is also Moody’s Ratings Country Manager for Sweden and Director of the Nordic subsidiary, Moody’s Investors Service (Nordics AB). He is Executive Sponsor for the Nordic Inclusion Group.

Prior to joining Moody’s in early 2017, Linus worked ten years for Nordea Bank, from 2010 in the Corporate & Investment Banking division, covering a portfolio of Swedish global manufacturing companies. Linus has a master’s degree in Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics.

Marcus Yiu is an Assistant Vice President within Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Singapore, he covers a portfolio of sovereign credits in the Asia Pacific and Central Asia regions.

Marcus joined Moody’s in January 2020, after working at J.P. Morgan Asset Management as a Market Analyst based in Hong Kong. There, he performed macroeconomic and market research with a focus on Asia and took part in generating asset allocation ideas for clients.

Marcus graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Warwick.

Marcus Yiu is an Assistant Vice President within Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Singapore, he covers a portfolio of sovereign credits in the Asia Pacific and Central Asia regions.

Marcus joined Moody’s in January 2020, after working at J.P. Morgan Asset Management as a Market Analyst based in Hong Kong. There, he performed macroeconomic and market research with a focus on Asia and took part in generating asset allocation ideas for clients.

Marcus graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Warwick.

Henry MacNevin, who is based in London, is currently an Executive Director - Ratings, Financial Institutions Group responsible for bank ratings in the Middle-East, South-Eastern Europe and Turkey, and is also responsible for Moody’s global Islamic Finance initiatives. Mr MacNevin joined Moody’s London-based banking team in October 1996, initially as lead analyst for bank in Italy, the United Kingdom, the Nordic region, Belgium, Luxembourg and Hungary, and has also worked as a backup analyst for other banking systems, principally in Europe. He was also previously responsible Associate Managing Director for Moody’s bank ratings in Italy and the CEE region and was the Country Manager for Moody’s in Italy for several years. 

Mr. MacNevin’s previous banking experience includes seven years with the Barclaysgroup, where he held positions in strategic planning, corporate banking, and credit risk management.Mr. MacNevin earned a B.A. (Hons) in Business Studies from PortsmouthPolytechnic in the United Kingdom

Vladlen Kuznetsov is a Vice President – Senior Analyst at Moody’s Ratings, based in Dubai. He covers a portfolio of banks and other financial institutions in the CIS countries in the Financial Institutions Group. Vladlen has an extensive background of almost 20 years in credit risk analysis of banks and other financial institutions, regional and local governments and entities related to local and central governments.

Vladlen joined Moody’s in 2006. Prior to joining Moody’s, he had worked for Fitch Ratings in Moscow covering banks and other financial institutions in Russia and other CIS countries. Before that, Vladlen worked for Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen in Moscow with experience in banking audits since 1998.

Vladlen holds Master’s degree in engineering and economics from the Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University) in Moscow. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a holder of Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and Sustainability Climate Risk (SCR) charters from GARP (General Association of Risk Professionals).

Vladlen Kuznetsov is a Vice President – Senior Analyst at Moody’s Ratings, based in Dubai. He covers a portfolio of banks and other financial institutions in the CIS countries in the Financial Institutions Group. Vladlen has an extensive background of almost 20 years in credit risk analysis of banks and other financial institutions, regional and local governments and entities related to local and central governments.

Vladlen joined Moody’s in 2006. Prior to joining Moody’s, he had worked for Fitch Ratings in Moscow covering banks and other financial institutions in Russia and other CIS countries. Before that, Vladlen worked for Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen in Moscow with experience in banking audits since 1998.

Vladlen holds Master’s degree in engineering and economics from the Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University) in Moscow. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a holder of Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and Sustainability Climate Risk (SCR) charters from GARP (General Association of Risk Professionals).

Lev is an Assistant Vice President – Analyst at Moody’s Dubai office (UAE), covering financial institutions including Insurance companies and banks in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Prior to joining Dubai office in 2022, he worked for Moody’s Financial Institutions Group in Moscow, Russia and for Moody’s Credit Policy research group in New York. Lev holds an MBA in finance from Zicklyn School of Business (New York), and BBA degree in finance from Baruch College CUNY (New York).

Marat is a Vice President - Senior Analyst in the DeFi and Digital Assets team (DFDA), where his primary responsibilities include blockchain analysis, digital asset risk assessment, and integration of blockchain infrastructure. Since joining Moody’s in 2014, Marat has worked in areas of data management and data analytics. In his previous role, he successfully led a team of financial data analysts covering Structured Finance. Concurrently, he has been involved in the blockchain space since 2016. Marat holds a degree in Applied Mathematics and Master's in Economics.

Lena Gillich is an Analyst of the Sustainable Finance team. She has produced over 50 Second Party Opinions (SPOs) since 2021. Her areas of expertise include renewable energy, green buildings, waste management/circular economy, and biodiversity. Lena is actively engaged in developing Moody’s Ratings approach for assessments based on EU Taxonomy and European Green Bond Standard (EuGBS) requirements. 

She has extensive experience conducting EU Taxonomy assessments for corporates, financial institutions, and sovereigns. Lena is a regular participant and speaker in round table and panel discussions, including events like the European Sub-Sovereign and German Laender Forum organized by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF).

Prior to joining Moody’s Ratings, Lena spent four years as a sustainability and management consultant in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH region). During this period, she specialized in developing comprehensive ESG strategies for corporates and implementing them under sector-specific conditions.

Lena holds an M.Sc. in Economics – Finance and Banking from the University of Muenster in Germany, and a B.A. in International Business from the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences of Kleve in Germany. In March 2023, she was successfully certified as an expert in Climate & Renewable Energy Finance at the Frankfurt School – FS-UNEP Collaborating Center.

Alma brings over 15 years of experience in corporate and investment banking as well as capital markets, having held senior roles at both international and regional financial institutions. Her deep understanding of the Central Asian financial landscape and her track record in building client relationships and navigating complex regulatory environments make her a fantastic fit for this role.

Linus Silfverduk is Executive Director, Head of Relationship Management Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, Country Manager Sweden. Moody's Ratings maintains approximately 500 existing rating relationships across the region from various sectors such as corporates, financials, sovereign, sub-sovereign, and infrastructure. The coverage teams, based out of Stockholm, Frankfurt and Zurich, are responsible for account management, business development and engagement with local rating advisers and other intermediaries.

Linus is also Moody’s Ratings Country Manager for Sweden and Director of the Nordic subsidiary, Moody’s Investors Service (Nordics AB). He is Executive Sponsor for the Nordic Inclusion Group.

Prior to joining Moody’s in early 2017, Linus worked ten years for Nordea Bank, from 2010 in the Corporate & Investment Banking division, covering a portfolio of Swedish global manufacturing companies. Linus has a master’s degree in Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics.