Experience

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  Climate Asset Management

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Chief Operating Officer

    • Dec 2020 - Sep 2022
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    Climate Asset Management is a joint venture (of HSBC Asset Management and Pollination) alternative asset management company focusing on nature-based investments, including sustainable forestry, regenerative agriculture, and nature-based carbon projects, alongside exploration of new forms of natural capital.Joined at company inception and drove the establishment, development, and management of the business from a product and operational perspective.Instrumental in the growth of Climate Asset Management to a 30-person FCA authorised firm with personnel across 3 continents. Two innovative investment strategies were developed with fund launches occurring within 7 and 12 months and the first portfolio transactions shortly after.Scope of the role covered the corporate (asset management) entities, product platform, investor relations, and portfolio transactions.

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  HSBC

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Head of Product Development

    • Jul 2014 - Dec 2020
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    Led a product development team covering product strategy, structuring and delivery across multiple fund platforms in Luxembourg, Ireland, France, UK and segregated accounts.Scope of investment strategies / asset classes included money market, fixed income (long-only, fixed term, green bonds, absolute return), active equity, index strategies (including an index business), smart beta, ETFs multi-asset, infrastructure debt, venture capital and impact strategies.

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  Goldman Sachs Asset Management

  • London, United Kingdom and Hong Kong

  • Head of EMEA Product Strategy and Development

    • Jun 2005 - Apr 2014
    • London, United Kingdom and Hong Kong

    London, Hong KongLed the EMEA product development team covering product strategy, structuring and delivery of public and private funds domiciled in Luxembourg, Ireland, and Cayman and additionally, from 2005 to 2012, developed new product platforms in Korea, India, China and Malaysia. Scope of investment strategies / asset classes included money market, fixed income (long-only, absolute return), leveraged loans, equity (long-only, 130/30, long-short, market neutral) currency, commodities (enhanced index, long-only active and market neutral), multi-asset, FOFs and quantitative hedge funds.

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  J.P. Morgan Asset Management

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Product Development

    • 1999 - Jun 2005
    • London, United Kingdom