Stafford expands team with four new appointments in the first half of 2020
Stafford is pleased to announce four new appointments made since the start of 2020. We welcome these colleagues, who bring a wealth of experience across the investment, client solutions and operations sectors, and will enable Stafford to continue to service our clients to a consistently high standard.
In February 2020, Lara Michael assumed the role of Finance Manager within the operations team in London, where she is involved in the finance function of the Group as well as providing assistance with fund operations, among other responsibilities. Lara is a qualified accountant and joins Stafford after spending ten years in practice with PwC and BDO.
Yughues Val Stadler Bonfim joins our Timberland team, based in Curitiba, Brazil in February in the role of Associate, focusing on Latin America. Yughues is responsible for our operations, generating transaction opportunities and positively influencing Stafford's investment performance in the region. Yughues has a background in timber, having previously worked for a number of companies including TTG Brasil and Poyry Management Consulting.
The Client Solutions team welcomed Christophe de Royer-Dupré in March, based in the London office. Christophe’s duties include sourcing and delivery of RfPs, DDQs and RfIs, developing marketing materials and supporting Stafford's Client Solutions function. Prior to Stafford, Christophe worked for DWS, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management and Deloitte.
In April, Ryan Franz started in Sydney as Investment Director working within the Private Equity team. Ryan’s role focuses on sourcing and executing private equity transactions for Stafford's institutional clients. He joins us from a career in private equity across multiple sectors.
Angus Whiteley, Stafford Capital Partners’ CEO said: “We are very pleased to continue the expansion of our team at Stafford. While Covid-19 has brought considerable uncertainty to the world in 2020, we believe the alternative markets provide opportunities for investors to achieve the investment returns they seek. We continue to invest in our team so we can offer the very best to investors. We are delighted that Lara, Yughes, Christophe and Ryan have chosen to join us.”
For more information, please contact Stafford Investor Relations:
Email: InvestorRelations@staffordcp.com
About Stafford Capital Partners: Stafford Capital Partners is a leading private markets investment and advisory group with a global presence and USD %%AuM%% billion under management and advice* from over %%numClients%% institutional investors across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the US. Founded in 2000, the firm has specialist investment teams in infrastructure, timber, agriculture, private equity, and private credit. The team consists of over 60 professionals investing from offices in Austin, Boston, Curitiba, London, Seoul, Sydney and Zurich. Stafford Capital Partners is a member of the Principles for Responsible Investment.
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