Pyrford employs ten investment professionals and twenty four people in total. The company's philosophy is founded on a small group of highly talented people from broadly diverse backgrounds.
Organisational stability has been impressive – Bruce Campbell and Tony Cousins have worked together for 20 years, whilst the Head of Asia-Pacific has been with the company for 13 years and the Head of Europe & UK for 12 years.
Bruce Campbell
B Com (Hons)
Chief Executive and Joint Chief Investment Officer
Bruce has forty years experience in the international investment industry. After graduating from Melbourne University in 1969, Bruce spent ten years as Investment Manager and two years as Assistant General Manager for The Federation Insurance Limited. He founded Pyrford (then known as Elders Investment Management) in 1982 and relocated to London in mid-1987 as manager of the global pension funds of the Elders IXL Group (now known as Foster's Brewing).
Bruce headed the buy-out of the fund management entity from the Elders IXL Group at the beginning of 1991.
Tony Cousins
MA (Hons), CFA
Joint Chief Investment Officer
Tony headed the European region (including UK) for almost 20 years and was promoted to the key position of Joint Chief Investment Officer in November 2009. After graduating from Cambridge University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts, Tony joined Daiwa International Capital Management in London as an Equity Portfolio Manager. He joined Pyrford in 1989 and obtained his Master of Arts and became a CFA charter-holder in 1990.
Paul Simons
MA (Hons), CFA
Head of Portfolio Management, Asia/Pacific
Paul joined Pyrford in 1996 after graduating from Oxford University with a degree in geography. Paul became a CFA charter holder in 2000, as well as gaining his Master of Arts. Paul joined the Asia/Pacific portfolio management team in 1996 and was appointed its Head in March 2008.
Daniel McDonagh
MA (Hons), CFA
Head of Portfolio Management - Europe & UK
Daniel joined Pyrford in October 1997 after graduating from Oxford University with a degree in Politics and Economics. He became a CFA charter-holder in 2000. Daniel worked as a research analyst within the European portfolio management team before being promoted to Portfolio Manager in 2003. He was appointed to the position of Head of Europe & UK in November 2009.
Suhail Arain
LLB (Hons), ACA, MSc, CFA
Head of Portfolio Management, North America
Suhail joined Pyrford in September 2008 as a Portfolio Manager covering North American equities. Prior to joining Pyrford, Suhail worked at Scottish Widows as a global equities portfolio manager and research analyst covering a number of sectors including the energy, telecommunication and technology sectors. He has over 10 years experience in the asset management industry with particular emphasis in US and global equities. Suhail graduated from King’s College, London with a degree in Law and completed a Masters’ in Finance from London Business School. He is also a qualified chartered accountant and holds the CFA designation. Suhail has also held positions at KPMG, Hambros Merchant Bank (in corporate finance), Prudential and ABP Investments.
Paul Heaton
BSc (Hons), MBA
Portfolio Manager
Paul joined Pyrford in 2006 to work as Portfolio Manager within the Asian portfolio management team, covering Japanese companies. Prior to joining Pyrford Paul worked for Royal London Asset Management in London for five years as a Japanese Fund Manager. Prior to that Paul held various senior roles based in Japan over an eighteen year period for Deutsche Bank Securities, Baring Securities and Smith New Court. Paul’s first degree is in Economics and Statistics from the University of Surrey, he gained his MBA from Bradford University in 1979 and is a Visiting Fellow in Asian Business at the University of Bradford School of Management. He is a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.
Geraldine Arrigoni
BSc (Hons), CFA
Portfolio Manager
Geraldine joined Pyrford in June 2003 to work as a research analyst within the Asian portfolio management team. Prior to joining Pyrford Geraldine worked for Cazenove Fund Management in London as an Investment Analyst (Asian region) for two years and prior to that she was employed as a Trainee Actuary at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Geraldine is a Maths graduate from the University of Wales (Cardiff) and became a CFA charter holder in July 2003. Geraldine was promoted to Portfolio Manager in 2008.
Nabil Irfan
BSc (Hons), CFA
Portfolio Manager
Nabil joined Pyrford in September 2005 to work as a research analyst within the European portfolio management team. In November 2009 he was promoted to the position of Portfolio Manager. Prior to joining Pyrford Nabil worked for 5 years at JPMorgan Asset Management in Equity Research as a Utilities Analyst, and prior to that as a research assistant in their technology, media and telecoms (TMT) team. Nabil graduated from University College London with an Economics degree in September 2000 and became a CFA charter holder in 2004.
Peter Moran
MA (Hons), CFA
Portfolio Manager
Peter joined Pyrford in October 2003 having previously worked for Culross Global Management and Merrill Lynch. In 2001 he graduated from Oxford University with a degree in History. Peter worked as a research analyst within the European portfolio management team until November 2009 at which time he was promoted to the position of Portfolio Manager. He became a CFA charter holder in 2007.
Jun Yu
BA, MBA
Research Analyst
Jun joined Pyrford in October 2008 and is a research analyst in the Asia portfolio management team with a focus on stock selection in Hong Kong and Taiwan. She has worked in a number of investment businesses in both China and London and most recently was an equity sales person for Daiwa SMBC Europe. She has a degree in Literature from Shanghai International Studies University and an MBA from INSEAD in Paris. She is a native Mandarin speaker.
Drew Newman
B.Ed (Hons) MA
Chief Operating Officer
Drew joined Pyrford in October 2005 as Chief Operating Officer. After completing his degree at Jordanhill College in Glasgow Drew successfully completed a Master of Arts in Finance and Administration and a postgraduate diploma in Finance and Investment Analysis at Southbank University, London. Drew has worked in the finance industry for over 20 years including 12 years with General Electric and most recently 12 months at Cambridge Associates in London. Drew has gathered wide-spread experience at a senior level in investment operations, including marketing, client reporting, systems and finance.
Lars Nielsen
MSc
Product Specialist
Lars joined Pyrford in November 2008. He has over 20 years experience in the asset management industry. Prior to joining Pyrford, Lars worked in similar roles at Dalton Strategic Partnership, TT International and Alliance Capital. Lars started his career in various roles at Barra, one of the world’s leading investment analytics companies. He spent 9 years there and his last position was as a Director for the US equity money manager business. Before going to the US he held various positions in the European part of the business. Lars graduated from Aarhus Business School in his native Denmark with a M. Sc. and B. Sc. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. Also studied at Aarhus University mathematics department and San Francisco State University MBA program
Victor Williams
FSI, FCCA, Acol, ACA, Bsc (Econs)
Compliance Officer
Victor is responsible for the oversight of the compliance function at Pyrford. He joined the company in July 2008 after spending 11 years as Finance & Compliance Director at Bentley Capital ( Europe) Ltd , private client Investment managers. Victor has gained nearly 20 years experience in the Financial Services industry including 8 years as an accountant at the corporate headquarters of the Woolwich Building Society. His previous experience was in public practice where he qualified as a chartered accountant with Peat Marwick in Nigeria. Victor is an Associate of the Compliance Institute. He is a fellow of the Securities and Investment Institute and he is also a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. He holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Sierra Leone.
Nicholas Miller
Senior Performance Analyst
Nicholas joined Pyrford in August 2007 as Senior Performance Analyst. He has worked in the asset management industry for over ten years, most recently with M&G Investments in the role of Head of Equities Performance. Nicholas has also held positions at Deutsche Asset Management, First State Investments and Gartmore.
Julie Smythe
Manager, Investment Operations
Julie joined Pyrford in 2002 and is the company's Manager of Investment Operations, leading a team of three operations professionals. She has worked in the financial industry for over ten years, most recently spending over two years with The Bank of New York. Julie gained her Investment Administration Qualification in 2001.
Duncan Stone
Manager, Trade Execution
Duncan has over twenty years experience in the financial services industry. He passed his Registered Representatives examination in 1994 and joined Pyrford in 1999 . He spent 8 years with the Operations team before taking on the role of Trade Execution Manager for both the European and Asia - Pacific teams in August 2007 . Prior to joining Pyrford Duncan was employed by a number of stockbrokers , including Scrimgeour Vickers, Henderson Crosthwaite and BG Bank.
Simon Philips
RFP Manager
Simon joined Pyrford in May 2008 as our RFP /RFI Manager after almost 20 years in the investment management industry . Simon's most recent post was with BlueBay Asset Management in London . He has also worked for global custodians in a variety of roles, including client management and operational and RFP assignments for Barclays, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase.
Shoan Ning
Manager, IT
Shoan Ning joined Pyrford International in 2006. He has worked in the IT industry for over 7 years, most recently with Wavex in the UK and Pick'n Pay IT in South Africa. Shoan has obtained his MCP, MCSE and MCDBA qualifications.