Paul joined Matrix in June 2010 as Chief Operating Officer for Asset Management. He has almost ten years of experience as CFO/COO in the alternatives sector and prior to that held senior roles with Merrill Lynch. Credit Lyonnais and Natwest Markets. Paul started his career with Arthur Andersen where he qualified as a chartered accountant within the financial markets audit practice. He is also a qualified corporate treasurer.

David joined Matrix in February 2011, he was previously at Swiss Re Asset Management where he was the Risk Manager responsible for the rates and corporate credit portfolio. Prior to that he was part of the risk teams at Louis Dreyfus Trading and BP. He started his career in the city at JP Morgan Chase. David has an MSc in Accounting and Finance from LSE, a BSc in Banking and International Finance from CASS and is a CFA Level 3 candidate.

Jiadong joined Matrix in October 2011 as a Risk Reporting Analyst. Previously he worked for a City broker as a Risk Analyst responsible for the Market Risk Analytics. Jiadong passed with a distinction in MSc in International Securities and Investment Banking from ICMA, and has a First Class degree in BEng (Hons) in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering from HUST in China.

Luke is a Director and Head of Retail and Institutional Business Development. He is in charge of distribution for Matrix Asset Management fund of hedge funds, single hedge funds, alternative funds, structured products and UCIT funds. He joined Matrix Money Management at the start of the business in January 2000 and was appointed a Director two years later. Prior to Matrix, Luke gained considerable investment experience with 15 years at investment houses including M & G and Prudential.

Richard joined Matrix Money Management in 2002 and is responsible for promoting fund of hedge funds, structured products and single hedge funds. After graduating from Leeds University, Richard started his career with Schroder Unit Trusts Limited where he built up extensive knowledge of the retail and institutional fund management industry. Richard has over 14 years industry experience including roles at Dresdner RCM and Premier Asset Management.

Glenn joined Matrix in 2004 and is responsible for promoting fund of hedge funds, UCITS III Funds, structured products and single manager hedge funds. Prior to Matrix, Glenn was with American Express Asset Management where he had a key role within both retail and institutional sales. He also spent a number of years with INVESCO, based in their Jersey and London offices. Glenn has over 14 years experience in the Asset Management industry with a number of leading investment companies.

Chris joined Matrix Money Management in April 2010 having spent four years with Legal & General Investment Management distributing their unit trust range. He graduated from Kingston Business School in 2006 during which time he completed a placement year within the financial services industry. Chris now assumes responsibilities for the distribution of Matrix’ single strategy hedge funds, fund of hedge funds and externally managed funds.

Chris joined Matrix in February 2010. After working as a Marketing Executive for 18 months, Chris moved over to the Sales team to assume responsibility for distributing the Asset Management divisions range of alternative funds. After graduating in 2006 with a First Class BSc (Hons) in Economics, Chris went to work for Goldman Sachs in Auckland as an Analyst in the Private Wealth Management division.

Prior to joining Matrix in 2008, Alexandra was a partner at the Fund of Hedge Funds, Collingham Capital Management for 7 years. Alexandra graduated with an Msc in Law and Accounting from the London School of Economics and a BComm. from University College of Dublin.

Sam joined Matrix Group having gained experience at Fidelity International as part of the Wealth Manager Sales team. Prior to this Sam worked as an Investment Analyst at a Wealth Manager in London. Sam studied Management at the Judge Business School at Cambridge University, before which he graduated from Southampton University with a BA in Geography.

Helen joined Matrix in August 2005 and works as the Head of Broker Desk in the retail division. Helen previously worked for Friends Provident for over 8 years gaining experience in a variety of Sales and Administration roles in the Financial Services Industry.

Ellie joined Matrix in November 2010 as PA in the Asset Management Division. Previously Ellie worked at Dwyer Asset Management Plc as Personal Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to joining Matrix, Stuart was a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Collingham Capital Management for over 4 years. CCM was the Investment Manager responsible for the management of the Matrix Horizon Fund. Prior to CCM, Stuart had extensive experience in trading various Arbitrage strategies for hedge funds. This includes Convertible Arbitrage for both EA Capital and UBK Asset Management. Prior to that he was a Fixed Income Arbitrage trader for Litchfield Capital. Stuart holds a business degree from the University of Brighton.

Kevin joined Matrix in July 2011 at the Head of Operational Due Diligence for the Matrix Alternative Fund of Funds. Prior to joining Matrix, Kevin was Operations Director and Head of Operational Due diligence for BDO Investment Management and Fitzwilliam Asset Management, where he had overall responsibility for their funds operational needs and the due diligence of all underlying investments. Fitzwilliam Asset Management was a multi award winning fund of funds house, including the Fitzwilliam Commodity Plus Fund which twice won the HFR ‘Best Performing Fund of Energy / Commodity Funds’. Kevin has over 8 years funds experience, dealing with alternative fund of funds, long only investments and property, having previously been employed by GAM (Dublin) and the Bank of New York. Kevin holds an honours degree in Business and Finance and a certificate in Mutual Funds.

Prior to joining Matrix in August 2011, Jeanette was an Operations Administrator at Fitzwilliam Asset Management & BDO Investment Management, focusing on conducting operational due diligence on underlying investments & administering the Fitzwilliam Commodity, Alternative, Long Only and Fixed Income Fund of Funds. Before joining Fitzwilliam / BDO IM over seven years ago, she spent 18 years working in advertising. Jeanette has a 1st class honours degree in Psychology and has recently passed the Investment Operations Certificate

Alkesh joined Matrix in September 2010 as an analyst in the investment team. Prior to Matrix, he worked at The Capital Partnership where he was an investment analyst for 3 years in the Hedge Fund Research Team. Alkesh graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Economics from The University of Manchester.

Ben joined Matrix having graduated from Cambridge University in the summer of 2006. At Cambridge Ben gained a BA (Hons) in History and studied Management at the Judge Business School. Ben is responsible for marketing Matrix’ range of retail products to Independent Financial Advisors.

Ashley joined Matrix in August 2011 as the Marketing Executive. After graduating in NZ in 2008 with a Bachelor of Business, Ashley spent the next year travelling the world before moving to London to work for Stenham Asset Management as a Marketing Assistant. She then moved in to the Institutional Business Development Team.

Rupert joined Matrix in February 2008 to run the Matrix Asia Fund. He joined Mercury Asset Management, latterly Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, from university in 1994, and left in 2001 to found FM Capital Management, where he managed a Japanese-equity long/short fund for six years.

Sam joined Matrix in January 2010 as Senior Analyst for the Matrix Asia Fund. Previously Sam worked as an analyst at Cantillon Capital Management in London. Before that he worked with Rupert Foster at FM Capital Management in Tokyo and London. Sam holds an MA from Stanford University and a BA from Oxford University.

Zoe joined Matrix in April 2009. She spent 5 years as a portfolio manager within the wealth management team that came to Matrix from Ansbacher Group. In that role she was responsible for management of client portfolios, specialising in quantitative analysis. Zoe originates from Kiev in the Ukraine and became the analyst for the New Europe Fund in 2010.

Anthony McCarthy has worked in the investment business since 1989. Together with John Barden he launched the Matrix Pan European Equity Fund (previously the Candela Fund) in October 2000. Prior to this Tony was a Director, European Equities at AIG Global Investment Corp. (Europe) Limited, which he joined in April 1999, where he managed the European Equity Desk in London and co-managed the AIG European Smaller Companies Fund. Before this he was a Senior Fund Manager at SLC Asset Management, where he was responsible for reviving the performance of a number of large UK equity focused funds. Tony holds a BSc in Economics from University College London and is a companion member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals.

John Barden is one of the most experienced pan-European investors in the market and has been in the investment business since 1988. He has managed the Matrix Pan-European Equity Fund (previously the Candela Fund) since inception in October 2000. Previously, John was a Director of European Equities at AIG Global Investment Corp. (Europe), which he joined in November 1992, responsible for the AIG European Smaller Companies Fund. Between 1988 and 1992 John was a Portfolio Manager at Clerical Medical in London. He has a BA in Economics from Manchester University and is a companion member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals.

Ferruccio joined Matrix in June 2010. A graduate from Bocconi University in Milan, he spent his entire career in the Investment Banking industry, as Managing Director in Morgan Stanley (1992 – 1996 and then again 2002 – 2006), Deutsche Bank (1996 – 2002) and Bank of America (2006 – 2009), covering different senior roles in the Fixed Income Trading and Sales areas with European and Global focus.

Giuseppe joined Matrix in November 2010. A graduate from Politecnico di Milano, Giuseppe spent most of his career in Investment Banking as Managing Director in JP Morgan (1991 – 1994), Morgan Stanley (1994 – 1997), Deutsche Bank (1997 – 2004), UBS (2004 – 2006) and most recently as Deputy General Manager at Banca IMI (2006 – 2007). His last position was Managing Director at Luxembourg Financial Group A.G.

Alex is a Senior Advisor to Negentropy for the Negentropy Special Situations Fund. He has 16 years of experience trading all spectrum of Structured Products. Prior to joining Negentropy in June 2011, Alex was Managing Director at Deutsche Bank, Global Head of Structured Credit Products (including Global Correlation Trading, Hybrid Trading, Longevity Trading as well as the Winchester Principal Finance Platform). From 2001 to 2006, Alex was Global Head of Correlation Trading at Bank of America as well as International Head for Flow Credit Trading, Equity Derivatives Products and the Proprietary Credit Trading platforms. Alex started his career in 1996 at BNP Paribas, London, as an Emerging Market Trader. Alex holds a Master in Economics and Mathematics from ENSAE in Paris.

Craig joined Matrix in June 2011 from PVE Capital. Previously he spent over 3 years at Credaris where he was Manager of the Middle office & Operations team. Prior To Credaris Craig was at HSBC & JP Morgan working in their Product Control departments.

Patrick joined Matrix in December 2011. He begun his career at Threadneedle where he worked for 6 years across Settlements, Valuations and the Derivatives Middle Office. Patrick has a further 6 years experience working as Operations Manager for the Credit Hedge Fund Manager, Novator (specialising in Bank Debt, Structured products and Bilateral Loans) and the Multi Asset Platform provider, Frontier Investment Management, covering eight asset classes with a focus on Hedge Funds and Managed Futures. He reported to the Investment Committee on performance attribution and conducted risk monitoring. Patrick completed the IAQ in 2004 and the CertIM in 2009.

Eve joined Matrix in August 2011 as a Product Implementation Manager. Prior to joining she worked at J.P. Morgan for five years split between Operations, Hedge Fund Services Solutions and Investment Operation Services, Client Services. Prior to J.P. Morgan Eve spent seven years working for Threadneedle Asset management in Operations, Valuations, Asset Servicing, Derivatives and Hedge Fund Middle Office.

Debbie joined Matrix in August 08 as Operations Manager. She has gained over 10 year experience in asset management operations, managing the back and middle office processes for Dexia Private Banking (UK) and Ely Fund Managers Limited. Debbie joins us from Rathbones where she concentrated on the migration of clients to Rathbones after the acquisition of Dexia Private Banking (UK) and reviewing their operational processes.

Chantelle joined Matrix in August 2007 as Office Assistant to the Group, and has progressed through a number of roles, including Operations for private client portfolios in Investment Banking. In January 2011 Chantelle moved into the operations team for the Asset Management division. She also briefly assisted the Investment Funds Team as Team Assistant.