Experience

Future Planet Capital

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director and Chief Investment Officer Agricultural Investments

  • Nov 2021 - Present



Waitonui Milltrust Agricultural Holdings

• Director

  • Aug 2018 - Present



Attomarker

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jun 2017 - Present



Roslin Technologies

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Mar 2017 - Present



Milltrust Agricultural Investments

• London, England

• Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  I am motivated by making agriculture investment portfolios and individual investments accessible to institutional investors. Agriculture is an asset class that delivers real benefits to savings and retirement portfolios and is a useful diversifier. It is also an asset class that offers an element of inflation protection as well as exposure to secular themes such as the growth of the middle class consumer in the emerging markets. Milltrust Agricultural Investments ("MAI") provides institutional investors with access to diversified farmland investments in the Southern Hemisphere. Portfolios are designed to provide diversification across geographies, crop types and climatic zones, thereby achieving a balanced and considered risk return profile. MAI has two main strategies; Buy and Lease and Global Diversified. The Buy and Lease strategy enables investors to reduce exposure to operational and commodity price risk. Investments are focused on fully developed and cash-flow positive farms, leased to experienced lessee operators. The Diversified Global strategy aims to operate farms (together with local specialists) to achieve operational and infrastructure improvements in order to enhance value. MAI acts as the sub-advisor to a collective farmland investment fund vehicle (ICAV) as well as offering bespoke segregated portfolios. The British Innovation Fund provides investors with exposure to high performing portfolios and spin-out companies from top UK Universities in the areas of animal science, life science and technology.



Itaú UK Asset Management

• London, United Kingdom

• Head of Europe, Institutional and Head of International Product Strategy (Interim CEO Apr-Sept 2013)

  • Apr 2011 - Jan 2014

  Itau Asset Management is Latin America’s largest, privately owned asset manager, responsible for assets of USD170bn invested exclusively in Latin American assets across fixed income, alternatives, structured products and equities. Itau Asset Management is Latin America’s largest, privately owned asset manager, responsible for assets of USD170bn invested exclusively in Latin American assets across fixed income, alternatives, structured products and equities.



Independent

• Investment Management Professional

  • Jul 2010 - Apr 2011

  Specific areas of experience and specialisation include Defined Contribution investment strategy design, multi-asset portfolio management and strategic asset allocation advice. A frequent contributor of thought leadership to the Institutional investor community. Specific areas of experience and specialisation include Defined Contribution investment strategy design, multi-asset portfolio management and strategic asset allocation advice. A frequent contributor of thought leadership to the Institutional investor community.



Amundi US

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Institutional Solutions Strategist

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2010

  • Identified strategic asset class gaps and appraised funds management capabilities from the perspective of the global Institutional market. This led to the development and commercialisation of diversified multi-asset, commodity, global and European fixed income strategies. • Led an initiative to design a new generation Defined Contribution solution (based on DB principles) for default members of institutional DC schemes. This Solution achieved commercial buy-in in UK/Ireland, Sweden and the Netherlands and was strongly supported by larger consultants. • Developed tailored investment strategies for application with Institutional investors.



Railpen

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Investment Manager

  • Jan 2004 - Jun 2006

  • Managed the Global equity fund (a pooled “manager of managers” fund) and selected managers for the UK/regional equities, hedge funds, bonds and currency funds. • Monitored incumbent managers within the Railpen pooled fund range. • Negotiatiated Investment Management Agreements for new mandates and monitored to ensure adherence to existing agreements. • Reported on performance attribution of individual managers and of collective pooled fund performance. • Developed and enhanced the Railpen manager research process • Participated in benchmark construction, asset allocation and new asset class analysis.



Gissings Consultancy Services

• Head of Manager Research

  • Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

  • Designed and implemented the fund manager research process. . • Once implemented, managed the research process, including allocation of duties across the investment team. • Set client investment objectives, advised on investment structure and made recommendations to clients on optimal investment exposure. Managed fund manager beauty parades for Trustees. • Maintained provider relationships with Gissings suppliers and internal relationships with multi-product provider teams. • Developed new products including the development of a defined contribution product utilising the proprietary research platform.



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Corporate Advisory

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  • Private equity advisory – provided advice and recommendations to private equity Funds on specific transactions and strategy. • Project managed transactions including liaison with third parties (legal etc). • Managed capital raisings, IPOs and mergers and acquisitions. • Managed corporate advisory and valuation assignments for private and public companies. • Private equity advisory – provided advice and recommendations to private equity Funds on specific transactions and strategy. • Project managed transactions including liaison with third parties (legal etc). • Managed capital raisings, IPOs and mergers and acquisitions. • Managed corporate advisory and valuation assignments for private and public companies.