Jonathan Root Senior Vice President - Corporate Finance Group Moody's Ratings

Jonathan Root is a Senior Vice President in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group. Jonathan is the U.S. airline analyst and has rating responsibility for Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates on a global basis. He has led Moody’s analysis on more than 55 EETCs since he began covering the airline sector in 2009. Jonathan also covers selected aerospace & defense companies including The Boeing Company, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman and the global package delivery companies, UPS and FedEx.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Jonathan was a Director of Finance at Automatic Data Processing, including at its European headquarters based in Paris. Jonathan started his career as an auditor with Ernst & Young and has performed different roles in financial services, including in US and Australian insolvency, litigation consulting and M&A advisory work.

Jonathan is a CFA charter holder. He has an M.B.A. in Finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University and a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Martin Hallmark Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance Group Moody's Ratings

Martin Hallmark is a Senior Vice President at Moody’s in the EMEA Corporate Finance Group in London. He joined Moody’s in June 2014 and has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and credit analysis.

Before joining Moody’s he spent 7 years as a Senior Analyst at CVC Credit Partners analysing and monitoring investments within the European leveraged finance and high yield markets. Prior to CVC Credit Partners he was at RBS where he was responsible for origination, structuring and execution of leveraged finance transactions both in the European and the UK mid-cap markets, including 4 years in Milan. Prior to that, he worked at BDO Stoy Hayward where he covered auditing, accounting and Corporate Finance sectors.

Martin is a Chartered Accountant and holds a degree in Music from Cambridge University.

Stanislas Duquesnoy Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance Group Moody's Investors Service

Stanislas Duquesnoy, Senior Vice President, has been with Moody’s Deutschland GmbH in Frankfurt since August 2007. As lead analyst he is currently responsible for European Building Materials and Investment Holding companies. Since joining Moody’s he has covered the European chemicals, pharmaceuticals, steel and metals & mining sectors across both investment grade and non-investment grade issuers.

Prior to joining Moody’s he spent 7 years in the European banking industry as corporate credit analyst both in Germany and the UK, with BNP Paribas and UBS AG.

Stanislas Duquesnoy has graduated from the Ecole Supérieure de Toulouse in France and from the Technische Universität of Berlin in Germany as a DiplomKaufmann.

Carolina Chimenti VP-Senior Analyst Moody’s Investors Service

Carolina Chimenti is an Assistant Vice President in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group based in Brazil. She covers a diversified portfolio including steel, petrochemicals, transportation and homebuilding companies domiciled in Brazil. Prior to joining Moody’s in 2011, Carolina worked as a credit analyst at HSBC and at the American Chamber of Commerce. Carolina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from ESPM and a Master’s in Finance from Insper.

Jessica Gladstone Associate Managing Director Moody's Investors Service

Jessica Gladstone, an Associate Managing Director, is currently responsible for managing the aerospace, defense and manufacturing team. Previously, she managed the Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals team, both within the Corporate Finance Group. Prior to becoming a manager, Jessica was a senior analyst covering companies across the healthcare sector, including hospitals, pharmaceuticals and healthcare services providers. 

Before joining Moody’s in 2006, Jessica worked in the investment banking group of BMO Capital Markets performing sell-side equity research on the medical device sector. Prior to that, Jessica worked at McKinsey & Co. in the Corporate Finance Group, providing valuation analysis and management consulting services to corporate clients.

Jessica graduated with honors from Vassar College with a dual degree in Biology and French. She is also a designated CFA charter-holder