It was a pleasure to work with Thomas for a number of years at Russell Investments. I would recommend him as a great partner, who can develop and execute distribution strategies in Europe and lead teams: ➢ Thomas thinks strategically, and is able to marry market forces with a firm's capabilities to determine the best course of action. ➢ Thomas is ambitious, and can be relied upon to do everything in his power to deliver for his clients and his firm. This includes influencing both internal and external stakeholders effectively. ➢ Thomas is able to deliver success: he achieved impressive results while at Russell, both from a sales and a relationship management perspective. ➢ Thomas has deep knowledge of the European asset management industry, and has an extensive network that he leverages to drive success.

It was a pleasure to work with Thomas for a number of years at Russell Investments. I would recommend him as a great partner, who can develop and execute distribution strategies in Europe and lead teams: ➢ Thomas thinks strategically, and is able to marry market forces with a firm's capabilities to determine the best course of action. ➢ Thomas is ambitious, and can be relied upon to do everything in his power to deliver for his clients and his firm. This includes influencing both internal and external stakeholders effectively. ➢ Thomas is able to deliver success: he achieved impressive results while at Russell, both from a sales and a relationship management perspective. ➢ Thomas has deep knowledge of the European asset management industry, and has an extensive network that he leverages to drive success.

It was a pleasure to work with Thomas for a number of years at Russell Investments. I would recommend him as a great partner, who can develop and execute distribution strategies in Europe and lead teams: ➢ Thomas thinks strategically, and is able to marry market forces with a firm's capabilities to determine the best course of action. ➢ Thomas is ambitious, and can be relied upon to do everything in his power to deliver for his clients and his firm. This includes influencing both internal and external stakeholders effectively. ➢ Thomas is able to deliver success: he achieved impressive results while at Russell, both from a sales and a relationship management perspective. ➢ Thomas has deep knowledge of the European asset management industry, and has an extensive network that he leverages to drive success.