Company Leadership

Michael Dell
Managing Director, Jane’s Information Group

Michael Dell became Managing Director of Jane's Information Group, (an IHS company), in September 2008. This followed four years as Deputy Managing Director, during which time he held line responsibility for all commercial activities covering sales, consultancy, marketing, client services, product management and M&A.

During this period he helped to lead Jane’s through its acquisition for $183.5mn by IHS in June 2007. This was followed by the acquisition by IHS of Documental Solutions for $24.5mn in September 2008 and its integration into Jane’s.

He joined Jane's in 2001 shortly after its acquisition by the Woodbridge Corporation for $110mn. In addition to the roles outlined above, he has been responsible through his career at the company for electronic product development and security editorial.

Previously he was Deputy Managing Editor and then Director of Consultancy and Research at Oxford Analytica; and a bond market analyst at the Union Bank of Switzerland.

The central theme of his career is the commercial development of information, media and consulting businesses as they adapt to the internet-based Information Age.

He holds degrees in international relations and economics from the University of Cambridge (1992) and the London School of Economics (1988).