Michael E. Adler is responsible for over 200 employees and the needs of more than 6,500 corporate clients throughout the country.

Mr. Adler has been with the company since its beginning. He started as a part-time researcher for Meyer Interest Rate Survey in 1983. In 1986, he was promoted to Marketing Director, and in 1988, Chief Operating Officer. With the acquisition of Meyer Interest Rate Survey by The BISYS Group, Inc., in 1993, he was awarded the additional title of President and the responsibility of overseeing the largest provider of competitive pricing intelligence serving the financial industry. In June 2000, as the Research Division joined forces with Informa plc, Michael Adler became President and Managing Director of Informa Research Services, Inc.

Prior to joining Informa Research Services Inc., Mr. Adler held management positions at McDonald's Corporation and the University of Southern California. He holds a Master's and Bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Southern California, where he was a member of the honor society, Beta Gama Sigma, as well as president of the business fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi. Mr. Adler graduated "With Distinction" in 1998 from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking, where his thesis: Should First Federal Bank of California Be on the Internet? (June 1998), was judged to be in the top 5 from the graduating class. The thesis was published by Stonier and is on display in the Harvard University and the University of Delaware Libraries as well as the American Bankers Association Center for Banking Information. He attended Dale Carnegie Sales Training where he won the Sales Talk Championship, as well as several other awards in 1999.

In December 2004, Mr. Adler earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where he was a member of Phi Alpha Delta. On May 24, 2005, Michael E. Adler was sworn in as a member of the California State Bar. He is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in California, as well as the United States Supreme Court. On April 11, 2007, Mr. Adler was issued his Broker license from the California Department of Real Estate. Mr. Adler is a member of the National Association of Realtors, and is an active member of the Beverly Hills Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization.

Mr. Adler is a supporter of many non-profit organizations, including the University of Southern California, where he co-chairs the Business Partnerships Committee for the Board of Governors for the General Alumni Association, is Chairman of the Board of Counselors for the USC Athletic Department, and is on the Board of Directors for USC Associates. He is a Life Chairman's Associate, Life Presidential Marshall Partner, a member of Scholarship Club, and a Life member of The Committee, Cardinal and Gold, and Spirit of Troy. Mr. Adler also served on the Dean’s Advisory Board at Loyola Law School.

You may contact Michael Adler at 800-848-0218 or by e-mail at meadler@informars.com

Throughout his career with the company, Mr. Miwa has provided vision and leadership for developing and implementing solutions in support of more than 6,500 corporate clients throughout the nation.

He joined Meyer Interest Rate Survey in 1986 and has moved through technical and management positions of increasing responsibilities. He played a central role in the subsequent sales to The BISYS Group in 1993, and to Informa plc in June 2000. Mr. Miwa was awarded the title of Chief Information Officer in 1993 and Chief Operating Officer in 2002. In 2007 Mr. Miwa added the role of CIO for the US portfolio of Informa plc businesses to his responsibilities.

Prior to joining Informa, Mr. Miwa's career began with the Hughes Aircraft Company, where he developed the use of statistical models for bidding commercial and government satellite contracts. He holds a BS degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Decision Systems from the University of Southern California and an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at USC. He is also a current Fellow at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Miwa has been featured in technical magazines, and several of his articles have been published in computer industry journals on financial modeling and software applications.

You may contact Charles Miwa at 800-848-0218 or by e-mail at cmiwa@informars.com

Lori Jomsky is the driving force behind our market intelligence initiative; bridging competitive data and market intelligence to present our clients a 360 degree picture.

Since 1992, Ms. Jomsky has held positions as Assistant Marketing Director, Senior Account Manager, Manager of Customer Service, and Vice President of Deposit Products. She built the deposit research division to include retail, small business, and commercial research. Ms. Jomsky currently oversees the market intelligence, asset and liability research, and media partnerships divisions at Informa Research Services.

In 2002, when Informa launched our media partnership project, Ms. Jomsky played a key implementation role. Since that time, she has created a cross-functional team, initiating strategic relationships for supplying data and editorial content that is valuable to consumers.

In 2008, Ms. Jomsky took on a role of overseeing our established market intelligence department. Early on, she recognized the importance of creating better synergies between the information gathered from mystery shops and customer experience studies and Informa’s extensive competitive product intelligence and market data.

With more than 22 years in the financial services industry and 18 years with Informa Research Services, Lori Jomsky brings industry experience and well-founded insights to any research discussion.

Ms. Jomsky has been instrumental in the successful acquisition of eight competitors, ensuring their profitable and seamless transition.

Prior to joining the company, Ms. Jomsky was employed at Wells Fargo Bank in Account Services, achieving numerous new and cross-sale awards during her four years with the bank. Ms. Jomsky received her BS degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from California State University, Northridge. She attended Dale Carnegie Sales Training where she won the Sales Talk Championship, as well as several other awards in 2000.

You may contact Lori Jomsky at 800-848-0218 or by e-mail at ljomsky@informars.com

Paul Needels is responsible for overseeing the company’s lending products research, consisting of our indirect, mortgage, consumer, and business lending research lines. He has over 30 years of senior management experience, vast exposure to the client side of the banking industry, and a strong educational background. Since joining Informa Research Services in October 2010, Mr. Needels has assessed, reorganized, and increased the capabilities of the lending research division.

Prior to Informa, Mr. Needels led the lending production division as Executive Vice President at Bank of America. He held executive positions at United Banks of Colorado, Coldwell Banker Commercial Realty, Home Savings of America, Washington Mutual, and Countrywide.

Mr. Needels is a graduate of the University of Colorado and holds an MBA from the University of Southern California.

You may contact Paul Needels at 800-848-0218 or by e-mail at pneedels@informars.com

Brian D. Richards is responsible for overseeing and motivating our sales staff as well as business and new product development.

He was brought on board to increase revenue through multiple channels - adding new product lines, identifying cross-sale opportunities, and developing synergies with other Informa divisions. Since his hiring, Mr. Richards has expanded the company's product lines to include research in the areas of fees, cash management, mystery shops, business market research, and online content licensing.

Mr. Richards' experience, consulting to the top banks and brokerage firms nationally, prepared him to add new clients and product lines, assess new markets, and create additional opportunities for Informa Research Services.

In 1994, Brian Richards was hired as Director of Marketing/Sales for U.S. Datatron, Inc. In 1997 he was promoted to Vice President of Business Development with the additional new role of Sales Manager.

Prior to this, Mr. Richards was employed at Reich & Company, monitoring the productivity of their call center operations and later serving as part of their European Brokerage Team. He began his professional career with D. H. Blair Investments as a Broker Assistant responsible for generating new prospects and clients. Mr. Richards received his Bachelor's degree in 1989 from Montclair State College in Upper Montclair, NJ.

You may contact Brian Richards at 800-848-0218 or by e-mail at brichards@informars.com

Sherif Shokralla joined Informa Research Services in 1988 when the company was still known as Meyer Interest Rate Survey. Mr. Shokralla joined a small IT Department and progressed from data entry duties to quickly become a Lotus 1-2-3 guru. Sherif was responsible for developing many of Informa’s early custom reports for clients. He also assisted early clients with the new technology of modem set-ups.

In 2004, Mr. Shokralla was promoted from IT Manager to Vice President of Product Operations. He helped develop Informa’s IT department from a one-person operation to over 20 developers and IT professionals. Sherif has played a key role in the company’s major database development. He continues to look for new methods to streamline operations, increase efficiency, and assure accuracy.

Mr. Shokralla is a graduate of California State University, Northridge, with a BS in Biology. Prior to joining the Informa team, Sherif worked for Continuum Group, an early developer of custom accounting software.

You may contact Sherif Shokralla at 800.848.0218 or by e-mail at sshokralla@informars.com

James Royal joined Informa Research Services in August 2000, as Director of Marketing and oversees the marketing, media relations, and corporate branding for the company. He joined the company shortly after the name change from Bisys to Informa Research Services and has been responsible for the branding efforts of the new company name.

Mr. Royal has worked in the financial industry since 1987, both in marketing, corporate communication, and retail branch management. He started in the financial services industry with Downey Savings & Loan. Before coming to Informa, James was Vice President of Marketing at Hawthorne Savings, FSB in El Segundo, California.

Mr. Royal’s background includes experience in public relations, advertising, marketing, corporate branding, community relations, and retail management. He received his BS in Business Management and Marketing from the University of Phoenix.

You may contact James Royal at 800.848.0218 or by e-mail at jroyal@informars.com