Meet the team
Get to know the professionals in our investment team and our board of directors
Eric Chan
Investment Manager
Eric Chan is an Investment Manager on the Asian Equities team. Eric joined the company in May 2023 from Allianz Global Investors where he was part of the team which managed Asia ex Japan small and mid-cap equity portfolios. Previously, he worked for Cambridge Associates. Eric graduated with a MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and a BA from Bowdoin College where he studied physics and economics. Eric is a CFA charterholder.
Flavia Cheong
Head of Equities - Asia Pacific
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Ian Cadby
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Appointed a Director on 11 May 2016 and Chairman on 1 January 2022, Ian Cadby is a Jersey resident. He was formerly an investment manager, with over 35 years’ experience within the asset management industry, including six years in Asia where he ran multi asset portfolios. Ian was the Founder and Group CEO of Ermitage Limited, an investment management group, and has extensive experience in derivative trading, board strategy, corporate governance and risk management. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (“CISI”) and a Fellow and Chartered Director of the Institute of Directors (“IoD”). He is also Senior Independent Director of CQS New City High Yield Fund Limited.
Mark Florance
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chairman
Appointed a Director on 10 May 2017, Mark Florance is a Singapore Permanent Resident with over 30 years’ experience in corporate finance advisory, mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, debt capital markets and debt restructuring in Asia, primarily at NM Rothschild & Sons where he was the vice-chairman for South East Asia and Cohead of Asia. Mark is Chairman of Butterfield Trust (Asia) Limited and is an independent member of the investment committee of renewable energy fund, Climate Investor One and water fund, Climate Investor Two. He has a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales. He also has a Diploma from the Securities Institute of Australia.
Robert Kirkby
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed a Director on 1 November 2021, Robert Kirkby is a former advisory partner at KPMG Channel Islands and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants with a background as a business leader. He is a Jersey resident but has particular experience of, and a continued interest in, China and Hong Kong. Robert has a number of non-executive appointments including being Chairman of the audit committees of Digital Jersey Limited and Stonehage Fleming Family & Partners Limited. He is also Chairman of CVC Income & Growth Limited.
Nicky McCabe
Independent Non-Executive Director
Krystyna Nowak
Independent Non-Executive Director
Jane Routledge
Independent Non-Executive Director