Senior Advisor

Brett is part of the Hanover Group Board.

Brett was CEO of Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) in London, having sold his Wealth Management business, ACPI, to UBP in 2018. Brett joined ACPI as Managing Partner in 2007 and prior to that was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs.

Brett is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a B.Com and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Cape Town.

Senior Advisor

Michael serves on the Investment Committee for Private Equity investments.

Michael is the founder and principal of Sofaer Capital Inc. following its inception in 1986, as the first Asian-orientated hedge fund with offices in London, New York, San Francisco and Hong Kong. Prior to this, Michael was a securities analyst with the Schroder Group in London before establishing the research department for Schroder Investment Management in Hong Kong, where he managed two unit trusts.

Michael has served on several company boards internationally and is an active investor in both private and public companies.

Senior Advisor

John sits on the Investment Committee and he currently serves on the board for Escher and Clearstar.

John has been a member of Hanover's Investment Committee since 2015 and joined full time in 2021. Prior to Hanover John spent over 25 years in the private equity industry at Credit Suisse First Boston, Wesray Capital Corporation, The Blackstone Group and Vestar Capital Partners, where he led the Industrial practice, served on the Investment Committee and spent three years in Japan running Asian operations.

John has served on various boards including Duff & Phelps, International AirParts, Hampshire Chemical, American Axle, Argo-Tech and Colorado Open Lands.

John earned his BA in Economics, with honours, from Williams College.