Matthew is Stafford's Financial Accountant, and is responsible for the fund operations of Stafford's European Private Markets business line.
Prior to joining Stafford, Matthew worked at Deloitte, where he gained his ACCA qualification and worked as an assistant manager in audit, with a focus on private equity and real estate funds.
Matthew also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Management from the University of Exeter.
José de Bruin is Head of Risk Management & Internal Audit and is responsible for independent risk oversight and control at Stafford Capital Partners.
Prior to Stafford, José was an investment risk manager at Dutch pension investor PGGM where she provided independent risk advice directly to the pension fund board on strategic and fiduciary topics. She was also responsible for independent risk management for the Listed and Private Real Estate portfolios and led multiple initiatives focused on climate risk management and impact investing.
José is a CFA Charterholder and holds a master's degree in International Financial Management from Rijksuniversiteit Groningen and a master's degree in Business and Economics from Uppsala University.
Brett Himbury is Chairman of Stafford Capital Partners.
Brett is Non Executive Director and Senior Advisor to a number of Commercial, Charitable and Community Organisations. This follows a successful executive career spanning over 38 years in financial services. Brett was most recently CEO of IFM Investors for ten years where he led the transformation of the firm from A$20Bn to A$167Bn, with 89% of products and mandates outperforming on behalf of over 450 institutional clients across 23 countries.
Brett has an MBA (Exec) from the AGSM, University of NSW, and works closely with the team at Stafford providing strategic advice and support globally.
Read MoreVicky is a Finance Assistant for Stafford, responsible for the management of corporate invoices received for the corporate entities within group.
Prior to joining Stafford, Vicky worked in finance for a digital print company, and has experience in company mergers.
Vicky is a part qualified AAT accountant.
Read MorePriya is a Finance Manager at Stafford and works in the Real Assets team.
Prior to joining Stafford, Priya trained and qualified as a Certified Public Accountant at EY in Los Angeles and London where she focused on real estate, hospitality, construction and asset managers.
Read MoreEmma is a Financial Accountant at Stafford working in the Real Assets Team.
Prior to joining Stafford, Emma initially worked in Assurance at both PwC, Jersey and Deloitte, Cape Town where she focused on asset management, trust and fiduciary services. More recently, Emma was a Junior Client Relationship Manager at Stonehage Fleming, Jersey working in the family office division with UHNW clients.
She is a qualified Chartered Accountant (South Africa), and holds both a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Cape Town.
Sarah is Stafford’s Head of HR, and responsible for defining our people related strategies to ensure we attract, develop and retain our talent.
Prior to joining Stafford, Sarah worked at Insight Investment in both London and New York offices and across several HR specialisms.
Sarah holds a BA in History and Classics at Swansea University and an MA in Human Resource Management at London Metropolitan University.
Read MoreFintan is an Assistant Financial Accountant with Stafford and assists the operations of the real asset funds. This predominantly includes cash management, reporting, investor relations and administration duties.
Prior to joining Stafford, Fintan worked with Ernst & Young and Aventum Group Limited working as a Business Tax Advisory Intern and a Finance Assistant respectively.
Read MoreYannick is a Finance Manager at Stafford and is responsible for the operation of the PE EU funds including reporting, cash management, investor relations, assisting the investment team and administration.
Prior to joining Stafford, Yannick worked as a manager for PwC, where he delivered audits for both publicly listed and privately-owned companies. More specifically, he predominantly focused on the asset management space and worked on corporate asset managers, (fund of) funds, including private equity, and proprietary trading firms.
Yannick holds Master degrees in Applied Economics, Insurance and Accountancy & Audit at Catholic University of Leuven (KUL).
Read MoreMichael is Head of Fund Operations, and is responsible for the operation of the timberland, infrastructure and agriculture and food funds, including reporting, cash management, investor relations, assisting the investment team and administration.
Prior to joining Stafford, he worked in the oil and gas industry.
He trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales whilst at Stafford and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Sheffield.
Read MoreTheo de Jager is Stafford’s Chief Operating Officer.
Prior to joining Stafford Theo worked for Deloitte where he initially delivered audits for publicly listed and privately-owned companies. More recently, Theo focussed on IT based financial solutions and delivered and implemented business process improvement, data migration, mergers and restructuring projects.
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor degree in Financial Accounting from the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Read MorePedro is a Data Technician and is involved in data analysis process, business support and reporting.
Prior to joining Stafford, Pedro assisted in the development of research in the optimization in forest management.
Pedro is a qualified Environmental Technician and Forest Engineer and is currently enrolled for a postgraduate in Business Intelligence, Big Data and Analytics - Data Science
Read MoreDavid is Stafford’s Chief Investment Officer
Prior to joining Stafford, David was, for 5 years Managing Director of Building Schools for the Future Investments LLP in the UK, which was successfully sold in August 2011. He previously spent 10 years with Barclays Private Equity where he was a founding member of their infrastructure team and earlier in his career he headed the London based corporate bank team of a Scottish clearing banking.
He received a Masters degree in Finance from the London Business School.
Read MoreMark works as Finance Assistant based in Sydney and focused on Fund Operations and Investment Support as well as other key duties for Stafford’s Australian Private Equity business.
Prior to joining Stafford, Mark worked at One Investment Group and Mainstream Group Holdings Limited in registry division.
Mark holds a Master of Commerce in Finance and a Bachelor of Commerce in Professional Accounting from Macquarie University, Sydney.
Read MoreJuli is an investment analyst focused on providing project support across the Stafford Group. She delivers various business process improvements and special projects across the business.
Prior to joining Stafford Juli assisted in the development of research for Brazilian public agricultural research corporation.
Juli is a qualified Chemical Technician and Forest Engineer and is currently enrolled for a Masters in Business Administration specialising in Big Data and Market Intelligence.
Read MoreGraeme is an experienced company director and executive with over thirty years' experience in banking and financial services.
Graeme has occupied numerous senior positions within the Commonwealth Bank of Australia involving audit, property investment, finance, operations and compliance. Graeme is a director of Solutions in Business Pty Ltd, a company that specialises in providing advice to the funds management industry. Graeme also currently acts as an independent director and executive director for a number of companies and as an external member on a number of compliance committees.
Graeme's qualifications include a Bachelor of Business, Postgraduate Diploma in Banking Management and a Masters of Business Administration from Macquarie Graduate School of Management. Graeme is a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants, Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.
Read MoreLouie is Stafford's Rewards & People Data Analyst, and responsible for our HR & People data and reward structures.
Prior to Stafford, Louie was a People Programs & Operations Partner at impact.com where he was responsible for the entire employee lifecycle, numerous Reward & HR related projects and managing internal systems and their data.
Jim is General Counsel of Stafford Capital Partners.
Prior to joining Stafford, Jim was Group General Counsel and Company Secretary at James Fisher & Sons plc, where he was responsible for supporting the board of directors, and for providing legal, company secretarial and insurance services to the group worldwide. Prior to James Fisher, Jim had inhouse roles at DS Smith plc and Thomson Reuters Group.
Jim is a qualified solicitor in England & Wales, having trained and qualified with Ashurst LLP, and has an MA in Japanese Studies from Cambridge University (UK) and Nihon University (Japan).
Lara Michael is Stafford’s Finance Manager, responsible for the corporate accounting function.
Prior to joining Stafford, Lara worked in assurance in the financial services industry at BDO, London and PricewaterhouseCoopers, Guernsey, with a focus on private equity and asset management.
She is a qualified Chartered Accountant (South Africa) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with majors in Accounting, Managerial Accounting and Finance, from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Lara also has a master’s in Financial Leadership from BPP University.
Read MoreConor is a Finance Manager at Stafford and works in the Private Markets team.
Prior to joining Stafford, Conor worked as an audit manager for PwC in Ireland with a focus on wealth and asset management clients. More specifically, he predominantly focused on the audits of (fund of) funds and private equity clients.
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