Stafford Capital Partners appoints Brett Himbury as Chairman
Stafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”) announced today that it has appointed Brett Himbury as Chairman, effective 1 January 2022.
Based in Sydney, Mr. Himbury takes up this position having previously served as a Senior Advisor to Stafford, the specialist real assets and private markets manager.
Brett has over 38-years experience in financial services, culminating in more than a decade with IFM Investors, where he served as Chief Executive until his retirement in December 2020. Under his leadership IFM achieved strong investment performance across all asset classes, growth in funds under management from AUD 20bn to AUD 167bn, and an increase in its client base to over 400 institutional investors in 23 countries.
Mr. Himbury’s appointment as Chairman is effective 1 January 2022 following the retirement of Stafford’s current Chairman and Co-founder Geoff Norman.
Mr. Norman co-founded Stafford in 2000, starting as a team of three in Sydney. The business has since grown to over 80 people in 9 offices globally, with assets under management exceeding USD 8bn.
Mr. Norman will continue to serve as a Non-Executive Director of the company, Investment Committee member, and will retain a significant shareholding in the privately-owned alternative asset manager.
Geoff Norman, Stafford Capital Partners Co-Founder, commented:
“We are delighted that Brett has agreed to take on this role. His experience and values are a superb fit for Stafford as we continue to grow our alternative assets business.”
Angus Whiteley, Stafford Capital Partners CEO, commented:
“I would like to thank Geoff for the opportunity that he has created for us all – employees and investors alike - when co-founding Stafford. While he is retiring as Chairman, he will continue to remain involved in the business, but this is an important step in the history of the company.
It is with great pleasure that we welcome Brett as our new Chairman, stepping up from his role as Senior Advisor. Brett has a long and distinguished career in real assets and private equity investing that makes him the ideal candidate to lead our business through this next chapter in our development.”
Brett Himbury, Stafford Capital Partners Senior Advisor and incoming Chairman, commented:
“I have enormous respect for Geoff, and am honoured that he and the team have asked me to Chair Stafford in our next era.
Stafford has a wonderful culture, an entrepreneurial spirit focussed on innovative investor solutions, and a global team with deep expertise in asset classes that deliver strong returns for investors while adding to the prosperity of enterprises and communities. These are attributes that not only align with my values, but in my experience, are imperative for success in investment management.
In this extraordinary environment for investors, Stafford has the opportunity and capability to build on our proud heritage, and further add to the net returns for our investors. I look forward to the opportunity, the responsibility, and to working with Geoff, Angus and the team.”
Email: InvestorRelations@staffordcp.com
About Stafford Capital Partners: Stafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”) is an independent private markets investment and advisory firm with USD %%AuM%%bn in assets under management and advice* for more than %%numClients%% institutional clients worldwide. Founded in 2000, it has a global team of 80+ professionals investing in infrastructure, timberland, agriculture & food and sustainable private equity through secondaries, primaries, and co-investments. Stafford has been a UN PRI signatory since 2010 and has committed to the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative. It puts sustainability at the centre of its investment process and implements a well-defined ESG program across all strategies. In the UK, Stafford is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Firm Reference Number: 225586).
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