Expana Leadership team
We understand the importance of experienced leadership, which is why the global Expana leadership team consists of individuals who care deeply about our company, strategy, and people. Meet our leaders at Expana.
Leadership team
Spencer has been the Chief Executive of Expana since 2018. Focusing on strategy, he leads the development of the business into becoming the world’s number one agrifood-focused PRA and intelligence company.
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Spencer Wicks
CEO
Mark joined Expana in February 2023, following a well-established career in high-growth organizations, including the ‘Big Four’ and other FTSE-listed groups. With a passion for solving problems, breaking things down and making them simple, he is passionate about working in businesses that provide high-quality data at scale, globally.
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Mark Ashworth
CFO & COO
James joined Expana in October 2018, having previously held senior commercial roles at Ascential PLC and Dennis Ltd. James’ expertise and passion is in transforming and igniting commercial teams to sustainable high growth and is responsible for building and leading the entire commercial operation at Expana.
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James Clements
Global Vice President, Commercial
Luana has nearly two decades of experience in the agri-food industry, including roles at major manufacturing companies such as Nestle and AB InBev. During her career, she focused on leading data and intelligence strategies to support industry players in making informed strategic decisions.
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Luana Clapis
Chief Data Officer
Marcel joined Expana in 2019, bringing a wealth of experience in price reporting, analytics, and risk management. At Expana, Marcel leads the proprietary agri-food and industrial coverage, empowering stakeholders across the value chain to make informed business decisions and mitigate risks through best-in-class price benchmarks, news, and analytics.
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Marcel Goldenberg
Chief Market Reporting Officer – Food, Feed & Industrial
Joe joined Expana as part of Mintec’s acquisition of Urner Barry. After starting his career at Urner Barry in sales, Joe held several reporting, management, and leadership positions within the organization, before becoming CEO.
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Joe Muldowney
Chief Market Reporting Officer – Protein
Vinay joined Expana in 2023 as CPO and is, currently, also the interim CTO. As a leader of Expana’s Product and Technology team, he leads product strategy and execution, including development of Expana’s user friendly SaaS platform.
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Vinay Kapoor
Chief Product Officer
Meet Natalie, who joined Expana in April 2023 to create the People function and is reshaping the way our organisation works.
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Natalie Edwards
Vice President, People
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