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Thomas has worked in the investment, funds management and bullion industries for approximately seventeen years with his portfolio management career spanning the foundation of the boutique investment company, TRAC Financial, to the establishment of a highly successful Absolute Return Fund. A significant part of his career has been dedicated to building systems of a cross-border international bullion market with a global network of central bankers, brokers, fund managers and governments. His experience and broad knowledge of capital markets, enable him to deliver exceptional value and insight to all stakeholders.

Jason Noorman has a wealth of leadership experience within fintech, telecommunications, insurance and, most recently, as Chief Technology Officer for The Pepperstone Group, a leading retail forex and CFD broker. Jason has demonstrated success in delivering large business technology and transformation programs. The experienced CTO is a technology leader with a track record of bringing clarity and direction to strategic business decisions, enabling immediate savings and assuring future, profitable business growth.

​​With over a decade’s experience across the communication industry, Douglas brings his results-driven creative direction to shaping and implementing the company’s global content strategy. As a founding member of an award-winning global communications company, Douglas curates and establishes Kinesis’ presence in the broader media and drives multilingual Search Engine Optimisation on an international scale. Douglas is an internationally award-winning writer and features regularly in some of the most prominent online financial publications. He oversees a diverse team of in-house and external journalists and analysts, covering the precious metals, cryptocurrency and finance spaces, and ensures the consistent excellence of all content produced companywide.

As a long-serving, in-house journalist for Kinesis, Sam holds a deep understanding of the precious metals markets. His passion lies in the disruptive impact of blockchain technology on FinTech, bringing much-needed transparency and efficiency to the monetary space. Sam brings a methodical and engaging approach to reporting on the gold and silver markets, resulting in his work featuring regularly on popular precious metals and financial publications, such as Silver Doctors, Zerohedge and FX Street.

Carlo Alberto De Casa is an external Market Analyst for Kinesis Money, responsible for updating the community with insights and analysis on the gold and silver markets. His precious metals market commentary has featured in the likes of Forbes, Reuters, CNBC, and Nasdaq. With a credential background in Economic Finance and International Exchange (MA), his critical analysis of gold and silver markets’ performance is frequently quoted by leading publications, week-on-week. His work for Bloomberg as their Equity Research Fundamental Analyst and later, the brokerage ActivTrades in 2011, consolidated his specialism in currency markets and commodities, which he thoroughly communicated in his 2014 publication.

Trained in analytic journalism and financial writing, Natalie creates some of the most reactive and opinionated content amongst the Kinesis in-house publicists’ team. An experienced trader with a deep understanding of the crypto-verse, Natalie guides investors throughout the alluring scene of global economic affairs, providing readers with comprehensive, evidence-based interpretations on the society-shaping nature of money. Methodological and disciplined, her articles confront and dissect market trends in a distinctively entertaining manner. An advocate for currency digitalisation, Natalie critically exposes the insufficiencies of the outdated banking system and the ripening necessity for the libertarian, financial architecture of the future.

As an in-house journalist and content producer, Latifa maintains an agile, sociological understanding of the dynamic concepts of money, currency and their global impact. Having undertaken extensive policy research, her interest in improving market access for unbanked communities in emerging economies, and blockchain solutions are communicated through research-based, analytical articles. Her work on technology reshaping the remittance industry and the evolution of money has been featured in Global Banking & Finance Review and The FinTech Times.

As the first member to join the London PR and Content team in 2018, Zubair harnesses a measured focus on the production, development, and strategic deployment of marketing content. Responsible for the outreach of company press releases, and product announcements, he has developed a number of long-lasting relationships with leading outlets in the crypto, FinTech and precious metals space. A driving force in the overhaul of the company’s website content throughout the years, Zubair has optimised content in line with SEO keyword and ranking objectives, contributing to Kinesis’ successful rebranding and introduction of its new, current site. With a strong interest in cryptocurrency, Zubair is a strong advocate for the global adoption of blockchain technology aiding everyday banking, in addition to being an avid crypto trader himself. His maintained global awareness of cryptocurrency innovations and updates, Blockchain technology, ICOs and IEOs, positions him as an authoritative voice in the FinTech space.

Rupert is a Market Analyst for Kinesis Money, responsible for updating the community with insights and analysis on the gold and silver markets. He brings with him a breadth of experience in writing about energy and commodities, having worked as an oil markets reporter and then precious metals reporter during the seven years he worked at Bloomberg News. Rupert also provides commentary for such publications as City A.M. and MarketWatch. As well as market analysis, Rupert writes longer-form thought leadership pieces on topics ranging from carbon markets and central bank gold buying to the growth of renewable energy and the challenges of avoiding greenwashing while investing sustainably.

Sean creates informative content on cryptocurrency trends and markets. Passionate about the industry, Sean strives to help investors and traders understand cryptocurrencies further and guide them throughout their investment journey. He brings a rich experience in content creation and reporting within the industry having worked freelance for an array of global clients and reporting on the latest news at Coin Rivet. Sean has also featured on NFT and Decentralised Finance panels as both a moderator and speaker to provide detailed insights and analysis on cryptocurrencies. An advocate for DeFi and NFT, Sean believes that the decentralised, open nature and the effortless flow of capital and assets throughout the cryptocurrency ecosystem opens the doors for greater financial freedom and autonomy on a global scale.

Dave Kranzler is a hedge fund manager, precious metals analyst, and author of a bi-weekly subscription newsletter, ‘The Mining Stock Journal’. After years of trading expertise build-up on Wall Street, Dave now co-manages a Denver-based, precious metals and mining stock investment fund, and strives to help people understand the truth of our financial system and economy. Dave has featured in a few episodes of the Live from the Vault weekly gold and silver market analysis series, presented by Andrew Maguire. He has interviewed with Arcadia Economics, Palisades Gold Radio and SF Live, giving his take on the December rally in precious metals, the future path of the Fed, and the macroeconomic environment at large.

Alex is a seasoned copywriter with over a decade of experience writing for traditional finance, web3 and other projects. He holds a BA in classical Studies and an MA in Creative Writing, bringing a unique blend of creativity and expertise to his work. With a portfolio spanning major brands such as Experian and Ataccama, as well as web3 marketing agency Zebu Digital (now Flight3 post-acquisition by Stephen Bartlett), Alex has a proven track record of delivering high-quality content that resonates with audiences. Recently, Alex has been involved with establishing Bybit exchanges’ GameFi platform Yeeha Games’ education section, where he created educational content to onboard tech-focused audiences to web3. Alex provides valuable insights and delivers engaging content to investors and industry professionals alike.