International Advisory Board

Dr. Frederick Grauer
Until recently Senior Advisor to Black Rock. Prior to that he was Chairman and CEO of Barclays Global Investors (BGI) for 15 years. He is also Chairman of The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation as well as of various private companies.

Dr. Alwi Shihab
Currently Senior Advisor to the President of Indonesia, Special Envoy of the Indonesian Government to the Middle East and OIC. Former Foreign Minister of Indonesia. Dr. Shihab brings valuable insight on Indonesia as well as Southeast Asia.

Peter Schweinfurth
Most recently he was SVP and head of private equity at Avenue Capital, a $12 billion investment management firm. Prior to that he was head of private equity at Perry Capital ($7 billion AUM) and Kelso & Co ($2 billion AUM). Began his career as a Financial Analyst at Morgan Stanley in 1984 and has been engaged in private equity since 1988.

Executive Management

Sir Peter Edward Middleton
Executive Chairman
Currently UK Chairman of Marsh & McLennan companies and Chancellor of the University of Sheffield. Sir Peter was until recently Group Chairman of Barclays plc. Over his distinguished career, Sir Peter has been Chairman of Barclays Capital as well as the Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury. He was also Chairman of Camelot Group plc until 2010.

Gustavo Perrotta
Managing Partner & Founder
Prior to setting up Hamilton Ventures was a Senior Investment Banker. Until recently Managing Director at Credit Suisse where he spent his last 14 years. As Equity Country Manager he worked across IBD, ECM, Asset Mgmt and Private Banking in order to develop and implement an integrated European bank strategy. Previously a senior Auditor at Arthur Andersen within the Financial Market Division, where he audited and advised international financial institutions.

Maurice Glucksman
Partner & Head of Research
Former Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company within the Global Business Dynamics practice. Then Partner and Research Director at FOR Securities where he developed fundamental Equity Research for institutional clients and Corporate Finance advisory. Mr. Glucksman is also an Advisory Board Member of Vanguard Strategy, a brand strategy consultancy.

Investment Professionals

Jack Woodhouse
Prior to joining Hamilton, Mr. Woodhouse worked as a Senior Associate at Booz & Company. Leading project teams on corporate strategy and financial performance enhancement, he worked across the Oil, Gas, Chemicals and Alternative Energy industries. In addition to degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Mr. Woodhouse gained his MBA from London Business School.

Paul Roberts
Mr. Roberts has spent 20 years in investment banking with Prudential, Salomon Brothers, Bankers Trust, Enel S.p.A and most recently at IPM, Informed Portfolio Management. He has held senior positions across equities, commodities, fixed income, derivatives and 'alternatives'. He has spent time on buy and sell sides of the industry, covering equity and debt new issues, trading & asset management.

Bianca Granara
Ms. Granara worked in the Asset Management and International Banking divisions at the National Bank of Kuwait, evaluating investment proposals and fund performances. She has also worked for the Evaluation Unit at the International Labour Organization, analysing the impact of Decent Work programmes. Ms. Granara holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics from Imperial College London.