Marnie Shutter
Analyst, Private Equity
Marnie is part of the Private Equity investment team.
Marnie joined Hanover in 2022. Prior to Hanover, Marnie worked at Whitley Asset Management as an investment assistant and before that she was an intern at Orbis Investment Advisory.
Marnie studied English Language and Literature at Trinity College, Oxford.
Markus Umschaden
Director, Credit & Private Equity
Markus is a Director in the Capital Solutions (Credit) and Private Equity teams. He is also a board observer for Brady and Fairline.
Markus joined Hanover in 2021 after spending 6 years as principle at Wtling Street Advisors where he executed investments in complex debt and equity special situations across UK, DACH and Scandinavia. He led traditional and stressed/distressed transactions in TMT, industrials, services and infrastructure sectors. Prior to this, Markus worked for five years in PwC's transaction advisory teams in Munich and London.
Markus holds an MBA from Cass Business School and BSc from the University of Technology, Munich.
Lucas Wessling
Associate director, Private Equity
Lucas is part of the Private Equity investment team and is a Board observer for Escher and ZetaDisplay.
Lucas joined Hanover in 2018 and re-joined in 2022 following working in healthcare investing for Goodgrower. Lucas started his career as an Analyst in the UK Mergers & Acquisitions Group of J.P. Morgan in London.
Lucas holds a First class degree in English from the University of Oxford.
Guy Cornthwaite
Associate Director, Portfolio M&A
Guy is part of the Hanover Operating Management team focusing on portfolio company refinancing activities, preparations for exit and bolt-on acquisitions. He is also a board observer for Kalibrate.
Guy joined Hanover in 2021 from PwC’s Transaction Services team where he was a Manager in London, having originally come to the UK from New Zealand in 2020.
He qualified in Law and Commerce from the University of Canterbury, is a qualified Chartered Accountant and was a member of the New Zealand bar.
Nick Greatorex
Non Executive Director
Nick is a Portfolio Company Chairman / Non-Executive Director.
Nick joined Hanover in 2019 and spent the majority of his career at Capita plc where he joined in 2006, progressing through several divisional leadership roles in finance and as Managing Director before being appointed Group CFO in 2015. In 2017 he also acted as Interim Group CEO for almost one year. Nick left Capita in 2018. Earlier in his career, Nick was Chief Financial Officer of Liberata plc and held senior Corporate Development roles at a number of organisations, including Centrica plc and Senior plc.
He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1992 at E&Y, where he spent 10 years working in the UK and US.
Jiri Kosak
Portfolio Company Finance Manager
Jiri is is part of the Operating Management team, providing financial support and continuous improvements for the Portfolio Companies.
Jiri joined in 2021 and his experience prior to Hanover has been a mixture of both financial control and transformation within SaaS and manufacturing businesses.
Jiri is CIMA qualified.
Arthur Kouyoumdjian
Director, Strategy & Operations
Arthur is a Director on the Strategy & Operations team, which works closely with portfolio company executives to deliver value creation initiatives.
Arthur joined Hanover in 2021 and previously he was an Associate at McKinsey, working on both strategic and operational projects across a range of industries.
Arthur earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Cambridge and his Masters in Engineering (First Class Honours) from Imperial College London.
David Longmore
Director and Head of Leadership Strategy
David is a Director and Head of Leadership Strategy. He is responsible for supporting investee companies across their leadership and talent activity.
Prior to joining Hanover in 2022, David spent 9 years at YSC, a leadership advisory firm, partnering with GPs to build and develop management teams that deliver value throughout the investment cycle. He is experienced in supporting GPs internally with Partner selection, DEI, hiring, leadership development, and deal team effectiveness.
He is an ICF accredited Executive Coach. He holds an MSc in Occupational Psychology from Birkbeck, a GDIP in Psychology from UWL, and a BA in American Studies from Manchester University.
Corrine Slater
Portfolio Company Finance Transformation Lead
Corrine joined Hanover as Finance Transformation Lead. She is part of the Hanover operating team supporting the Portfolio Companies.
Corrine joined in 2023 after working closely with Hanover during previous roles at Regenersis Plc (subsequently renamed Blancco Technology Group) and more recently Brady Technologies Ltd.
Corrine is a charted management accountant.
Irina Camilleri
Funds Controller
Irina focuses on day-to-day activities of several Hanover Funds in Private Equity and Credit strategies. She oversees funds' operations and manages relationships with Fund service providers.
Irina joined Hanover in 2017 and previously worked as a Senior Administrator at fund administration firm Abacus Financial Services (Malta) Ltd and has worked at two major banks in her home country of Russia.
Irina holds a degree in Banking and Finance (Honours) from University of Malta and is working towards the ACCA qualification. She is also a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Malta Institute of Accountants.
Diane Cauchi
Financial controller & Compliance manager
Diane is a financial controller, appointed MLRO and oversees the Compliance function for Hanover Investors Management (Malta) Limited.
Diane joined Hanover in 2017 and prior to that she was an accountant, an auditor and a general manager in different financial services companies in Malta. In her early career Diane was an auditor in E&Y.
Diane is ACCA qualified and is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Malta Institute of Accountants (MIA).
Alexander Coles
Head of Fundraising
Alex is the Head of Fundraising working with the IR team.
Alex joined Hanover in 2022. In 2018 Alex founded Imagined Media, a B2C and B2B Digital Marketing agency where he collaborated with over 100 brands including Adobe, SwissAir, Coinbase and Waitrose. Prior to this, he worked at Asante Capital Group and Investec.
Alex has a 2:1 in BSc Geography from Durham University.
Charlotte Cordina
Accountant
Charlotte joined Hanover as an accountant based in the Malta office. She is supporting the finance team of Hanover Investors Management (Malta) Ltd and Hanover Investors Management LLP.
She started her career as a Client Accounting Assistant with Deloitte, maintaining accounting records for various clients in different industries such as Banking and Insurance. She subsequently moved to VING Insurance Brokers as an Accountant.
Charlotte is actively pursuing the ACCA qualification and is half way through her studies.
Bjorn Grech
Risk Manager
Bjorn joined Hanover as a Risk Manager based in the Malta office. He forms part of the Risk Committee and works closely with investment team, operations and finance teams.
Prior to joining Hanover in 2023, Bjorn served as the CEO of an investment services firm and fulfilled the roles of Managing Director and Risk Manager for a Maltese Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM).
He is a certified accountant from the University of Malta and holding a Diploma in Fund Administration from the University of Manchester.
Paul Keegan
Head of Investor Relations
Paul oversees the day-to-day client service, client on-boarding and account maintenance.
Paul joined Hanover in 2018 and previously worked for Merrill Lynch and BlackRock within fixed income client services and most recently as operations manager at Finisterre Capital, an Emerging Market Hedge Fund.
Paul holds a degree in Accounting and Finance and a Masters degree in Economics from Manchester University.
Polina Mifsud
Administrative Assistant
Polina Mifsud joined Hanover as an Administrative Assistant in the Malta office.
Prior to this, she worked as an Accounts and Administrative Assistant at Boatcare Trading Limited and previously worked in Sensus Capital Markets Limited and Belgorod Sber Bank for several years.
Polina graduated from Belgorod State Technological University (Belgorod, Russia) with a degree in Software Engineering.
Mali Shor
Compliance Associate
Mali joined Hanover as an Administrative Assistant, then moved to Investor Relations & Marketing team and now is working as a Compliance Associate. Mali is focusing on AML, Malta and UK Compliance.
Mali joined Hanover in 2017 and has a wealth of experience working in a variety of companies in Russia and Italy.
Roberta Spiteri
Fund Accountant
Roberta is focused on day-to-day operations relating to various Hanover Funds in the following strategies: Private Equity, Public Equity and Credit.
Roberta joined Hanover in 2021 as an Accountant Assistant. Roberta worked at HSBC Bank Malta plc as a student intern and she was previously employed with Ennesse, a Financial Service Company based in Malta.
Roberta is currently working on achieving her ACCA qualification and is half way through her studies.
Sarah Stuart-Jones
Executive Assistant
Sarah is an Executive Assistant and is supporting several Hanover partners.
Sarah joined Hanover in 2022. Previously Sarah worked for The Royal Household as PA to the Deputy Keeper of the Privy Purse. Prior to that she worked at Henry Poole & Co.
Sarah has a 2:1 degree in History and History of Art from the University of East Anglia.
Cassandra Watson
Office Manager
Cassandra is an office manager and focuses on day-to-day operations of managing the London office and supporting the wider team.
Cassandra joined Hanover in 2022 as a receptionist.
Cassandra previously worked in Maximus UK where she was an Employment Advisor. Prior to Maximus, Cassandra worked in a Front of House / Office Manager capacity for both Bea Skin Care and IK Partners.