Antonio joined Merrill Lynch in 2005 and spent there 7 years advising to
High-net-worth individuals in both UK and Europe. He was also in charge
of the private banking operations and portfolio management. Antonio’s
other roles included Senior Wealth manager at Square Capital LLP,
Managing Director and Asset Manager at AdviCorp PLC and Investment
Analyst at Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Ltd. He has extensive
knowledge of emerging market strategies and speaks Italian, English and
French.
Ivan has served in senior management roles at several asset management
companies in the last 10 years. Besides being a Director at Hanson Asset
Management, he is currently an Executive Director at EF Asset
Management (Bulgaria) and a Chair of the Board at InnovoStatus (North
Macedonia). Ivan’s previous roles included a Chair of the Board at
Activa Asset Management (Bulgaria) and a Portfolio manager at DIF Broker
(Portugal). Ivan spent first half of his professional career first as a
Broker and then as a Head of Trading department at two of the leading
Bulgarian brokerage companies. He speaks Bulgarian, English and Russian.
Thomas joined Hanson from HSBC where he was responsible for high-risk
client reviews, initially for clients banked in Germany and France, and
then subsequently for banks serviced out of Europe including South
Africa and Bermuda. Throughout a long career he has gained extensive
compliance experience including daily trade review checking, account
performance review and compliance monitoring having worked in various
roles within Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and Julius Baer. Thomas is a
native German speaker and has obtained a degree in technical
translating and interpreting from Flensburg University in Germany.
Daria joined Hanson in 2019 after having previously spent 4 years managing a busy clinic at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition where she gained valuable managerial and administrative experience. Currently, she is studying BSc Psychology at University of London, Birkbeck and continues to volunteer for BEfriend charity and within her local community. Daria is fluent in both English and Russian and has a keen interest in European cultures.
Graham has over 20 years of institutional investment management experience. Most recently he was Head of Index Funds at Henderson Rowe where he managed the firms Emerging Markets Fund for 8 years and was a member of the Asset Allocation and Investment Committees. Prior to that he had been a Senior Portfolio manager within the Absolute Return teams at both Old Mutual and Deutsche Asset Management. Graham began his career at Abbey Life/Lloyds where he managed the groups structured equity and equity derivative portfolios. He has a PhD in Fluid Mechanics and holds the IIMR Associate examinations.
Daniele has over 17 years experience managing portfolios on behalf of HNW and UHNW private clients and Institutions. Prior to joining Hanson, he worked in an independent AM Company in Switzerland and for over 10 years worked in London primarily within the Wealth Management Department at Merrill Lynch. Daniele other employments include Fixed Income Sales covering Institutional Clients at Société Générale as well as working as a Fund Manager Assistant for a Hedge Fund. He holds the Investment Management Certificate - IMC and the Private Clients Investment Advice and Management Certificate - PCIAM. He gained the Degreed in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan.
Rafael began his career in Beijing trading physical commodities. He went
on to assist corporate clients, private clients, and state-owned
enterprises with financing projects for infrastructure, foreign
investments, and strategic partnerships. He has over 10 years of
experience in managing portfolios on behalf of high-net-worth
individuals, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, private clients, and
legal entities. Before joining Hanson Asset Management, he worked for an
independent stockbroking firm and various domestic and international
asset management firms. In wealth management, he specialised in the
Latin American and Asia Pacific markets as well as the use of residency
by investment programs in financial planning for international
high-net-worth individuals. He is a member of the Chartered Institute
for Securities and Investment and is fluent in five languages including
Mandarin.
Francesco joined Hanson in March 2023 to support the expansion of the Corporate Finance business. Francesco holds a significant experience in Debt Capital Markets and M&A. In 2005, he joined BNP Paribas, London as Senior Ratings Advisor and then became Director in DCM. Previously, he worked at Moody’s, London and Micheli, Gotti & Co., Milan. In 2021, Francesco founded CORE Advisory Ltd, a capital markets advisory firm. Francesco holds a Bachelor Degree in Business and Economics from Bocconi University, Milan.
Alessandro joined Hanson in January 2023 in an effort to build a bridge between the Wealth Management and Corporate Finance businesses, joining later on Francesco Sebastiani in the Corporate Finance team. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs from 2018 in London and in Zurich in the Portfolio Management team, managing and trading discretionary portfolios for insurances, charities and UHNW individuals. Before that he completed two internships with Deutsche Bank in Zurich and in Luxembourg in the Global Products and Solutions team. Alessandro holds a MSc in Finance from Grenoble Ecole de Management and a BSc in Banking Science from Universita’ Cattolica of Milan.
