Our Team

Laurence founded Mediatree in 1998 and was CEO of the business for close to 15 years, building it into an established international investor communication consultancy.  Today she is a Director on the Board a shareholder and is involved on special projects, as well as the Mediatree Thinktank.

Before starting the company, Laurence worked in Equity Capital Markets in New York and London for almost a decade on deal-related situations.  Today Laurence advises major corporates and high-profile individuals on their narrative and positioning.

Laurence holds a double BA from Brown University (Political Science and Classics) and a Masters in International Finance from SciencesPo Paris.  She was elected to the World Economic Forum in Davos as a Young Global Leader in 2003.  She was also semi-finalist of the 2001 Times- and EY-sponsored Entrepreneur of the Year award in London. Laurence is an accredited ICF Coach (PCC) and a Coach Supervisor from the world-recognised CSA (Coach Supervision Academy).

She speaks English, French fluently and knows German. She is passionate about the West Country.

Fallon Painter is the CEO, a Director on the Board and a shareholder of Mediatree. She joined the company in 2011 and has been involved in, or led, a high number of successful IPO roadshows.

Fallon comes has an entrepreneurial background and believes in a hands-on approach. At the age of nineteen, she co-founded her first company specialising in fashion for business women. After selling this business she joined the presidential office of a strategic marketing consultancy based in Madrid, and was involved in setting up the Private Equity division internationally.

Today Fallon leads the company with a focus is on the company’s growth and also importantly on fostering its distinctive culture. Her ambition is to diversify Mediatree’s service portfolio and further enhance client & partner relationships.

Fallon´s determination in transforming the industry towards a more sustainable and environmental conscious model has driven her to sign exciting partnerships with key suppliers of the company and to pioneer its Greener Roadshows initiative.

Elena joined Mediatree in 2015 and quickly developed experience across the Logistics and Account Management departments. In her role as Senior Account Manager, she oversees and manages projects such as IPO events (analyst days, early looks, roadshows), M&A announcements and other investor communication events.  Although she works on projects across Europe, Elena has a special focus on the Italian and Russian markets.

During her time at Mediatree, Elena has successfully executed some of the notable projects the team has been responsible for in the past two years and has gained support and appreciation from corporates and the ECM banking community alike.

Prior to joining Mediatree, she worked for Italian governmental institutions in Russia. In her role as a Press and Communications Officer she developed Italian governmental communications and managed effective coverage amongst the Russian press. In addition, Elena has 3 years’ experience in events management and organisation from previous roles.

Elena is fluent in Italian, English and Russian and holds a BA in Languages and MA in Translation and Interpreting Studies.

Carmen is a Senior Account Manager at Mediatree. Her road credentials are second to none, which has gained her a solid following of corporate supporters across Europe and amongst the advisors who work with her.  Since 2015 she has been involved in numerous transactions focusing primarily on the French and Spanish markets, spending a lot of her time accompanying senior management teams to destinations across the globe.

Carmen plays a role in developing new business, executing projects and reflecting on important trends in our industry through her active role on Thinktank.  She is a regular attendee of IR society strategy workshops and brings the ongoing learning and best practice applications to her day-to-day work.

Prior to joining Mediatree she worked as a Simultaneous Conference Interpreter covering a wide range of sectors for highly sophisticated audiences ranging from government institutions to financial, medical and corporate clients.

Carmen holds three degrees from the Université d’Aix-en-Provence, Universidad de Granada and Thames Valley University in Applied Modern Languages; specialised in Law and Economics.

Ray has been with Mediatree since its inception over 20 years ago and has created a legacy of successful on-the-road implementation that is second to none in our industry. He has played major on-site roles in some of the largest, most successful and longest (3.5 weeks, 4 continents, multiple teams) Financial Roadshows in the company’s history.

Ray’s immense wealth of experience in Project Management and Event Logistics Management around the globe provides our clients the reassurance, that their Financial Roadshow will be in handled with professionalism and care.

Ray has pre-produced and executed events ranging from 10 to 6500 participants globally. Due to his seniority, Ray’s work has brought him to work for and accompany all levels of professionals, including Royalty, Heads of State, Media Personalities, Senior Executives of Multi-National Companies, Sponsors, and Delegates etc.

When not traveling and planning, Ray teaches Aikido (Japanese Martial Art, 5th Dan) and plays Golf with a handicap in single figures.

Tatiana is an Account Manager at Mediatree, coming from a background in journalism, travel and event management. She is well-organized and result-orientated with an everlasting positive attitude.   For her, at all times, the roadshow must go on and her can-do and effective involvement means she obtains consistent results for her clients.

She previously worked as an event manager in a London-based roadshow & event agency that specialised in the Russian market.

Her focus has always involved communication and management of the agency’s high-profile clients where she plans and directs the delivery of non-deal roadshows, Investor Days, conferences, away days, gala dinners, corporate and private parties.

Tatiana maintains her focus on the Russian market at Mediatree, developing new opportunities and acting as the first point of call for our Russian clients.

Tatiana is a keen photographer, a successful curator of digital media and is a talented baker.

Jessica is a Logistics Manager and prior to joining Mediatree in 2016, from a background of Event Coordination roles working on marketing events in the UK and internationally. She also has experience in onsite event support and identifying new event technology services.

Jessica is bilingual and works closely with Mediatree’s French client base, where she provides logistical support including venue searching, flight bookings, ground transfers and accommodation, and compiling complex roadshow schedules, for deal and non- deal roadshows as well as larger events.

Her background is in music events, she has previously organised stages for artists performing for thousands of people including stages at Glastonbury festival. She has always been passionate about music and has put together shows for communities in difficulty, benefit events and fundraisers.

Andrea joined Mediatree in January 2018 as a Logistics Manager. As part of the Logistics team, she oversees and puts in place the logistics for financial roadshows and corporate events in Europe, US and Asia, including travel arrangements, accommodation, venues, catering and furniture as well as generating and managing complex roadshow schedules.

Andrea works across all Mediatree’s projects and territories although with a particular focus on Spanish, Italian and LATAM clients.

Andrea has over 5 years’ experience working in communications and events both agency-side, in-house corporate (financial/banking) and across the not-for-profit sector.

She is also a member of the Mediatree CSR committee which, in partnership with the charity Cool Earth, is working towards facilitating greener and more sustainable roadshows.

Margaux joined Mediatree in 2018 as a Logistics Manager. She brings her know-how and attention to detail to the ever-changing and often last-minute landscape of investor communications travel requirements.

She manages end to end logistics for financial events and roadshows from the brief to the live event and post–production phase, whilst maintaining good working relationships with Mediatree suppliers.

Margaux has experience in managing worldwide events and strategic communications across high level industry representatives and government authorities.

Prior to joining Mediatree she was an Event Coordinator at a fast-moving worldwide association of TMT specialists, responsible for C-level representatives and government authorities’ roundtable meetings.

Sophia Miller is a Senior Logistics manager at Mediatree and has been with the company since 2013.

She specialises in non-deal roadshow logistics for our ongoing clients and also works on a number of high-profile IPOs in the French and Italian markets. Her experience in non-deal roadshows, skill in developing client relationships and fluency in English, Italian and French perfectly position her for this role.

Sophia also has extensive event experience having worked on several Investor Days, AGM’s and group events around the world.

In her spare time, she is an avid ski/snowboarder spending as much time as possible in the Alps.

Alex is a Logistics Manager at Mediatree.  He has worked with Mediatree since 2005 and his overall industry experience runs back to 2001.

He works on all aspects of the logistical processes that are involved in organising a financial roadshow. He specializes in the on the road logistics role and accompanies the management teams that are travelling on their IPO roadshows

Alex has worked with Executive Management teams from every continent and very quickly gains the trust from the teams when they see that he covers all aspects of the logistical elements that are needed for a successful financial roadshow.

Matt is the Production Director for Mediatree. He joined in 2004 and has been involved in managing Mediatree’s complex and concurrent production schedules, overlapping countries and time zones simultaneously without a hitch for decades.

Matt oversees all technical aspects of the Mediatree events from conception and pre-production, set/stage design and branded collateral production, technical equipment specification to onsite management and post-production. He works with a large array of trusted local AV partners across the globe to specify the required technology to make the event work.

With more than twenty years’ experience in the financial roadshow industry, Matt has a wealth of experience in conceiving high-end and investor-appropriate events for many companies of all nationalities and sizes. He ensures the standards, integrity of the image, values and brand of our clients are implemented wherever their events are held in the world

When not working Matt is a keen cyclist, having followed stages of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees. He is also a keen walker, reader & scooterist.

Daniel works in Mediatree’s Production and Digital teams as a Graphic Designer.

Prior to joining Mediatree in 2018, he developed his experience as a design freelancer working for an extensive client base around the world. His project background has often extended beyond design to consider the practical implementations of management and safety.

He works alongside the Account Management team on a wide range of graphical disciplines including professional PowerPoint presentations, set designs, badges, icons, stickers, invitations and cards.

His cross-industry experience, multi-disciplinary skillset and modern approach to design work mean he is able to bring professional, creative, efficient and innovative design solutions to meet the needs of our clients.

Tom is a Business Development Manager at Mediatree and joined the company in 2017 having gained experience in asset management and corporate finance in France and the UK. He covers a wide range of industries and geographies, specialising in the UK, Spanish and French markets.

Day-to-day, Tom manages a broad range of projects, and is notably involved in crafting impactful presentations. He dovetails into deal teams to provide proactive solutions to the specific challenges of deal- and non-deal-related projects, including setting up an IR office in New York for a longstanding client. Tom works with Private Equity firms, as well as directly with companies, banks and several PR advisors to provide high quality solutions to their communications needs.

Tom enjoys the challenge of creating high-impact collateral for reporting and deal-related needs and comes with an acute eye for detail and creativity that add value to his contributions.

He is a keen sportsman, notably surfing and tennis and is keen on the West Country.

Oliver joined Mediatree in 2015 as a Client Manager. During his tenure, he expanded the digital and presentation services and successfully managed the Client Management team through 2016-17. In 2018 he was promoted to Business Development Manager to actively foster a culture of excellence and innovation inside the business and within each employee, as well as provide constantly iterating ideas for improvement of the processes and services.

He works cross-departmentally on a variety of external and internal projects to implement best practice standards and develop innovative approaches to Mediatree’s service delivery, whilst continuing to support the team in day-to-day operations.

Oliver is a certified holder of the IR credential from the UK IR Society and has particularly strong expertise in investor communication having directed several high-profile investor days, where he’s provided strategical advice on both the event logistics and presentation messaging.

One of his most recent internal projects has been the development of Mediatree’s new website.