Director | Investment Team

Lucas is part of the Private Equity investment team.

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.

Senior Associate | Investment Team

Lukha is part of the Private Equity investment team.

Prior to joining Hanover in 2024 Lukha worked for 4 years as an Equity Analyst at Bank of America. He covered several industries including the buildings, construction and utilities sectors.

Lukha holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge, St Catharine's College.

Compliance Associate | Operations and IR

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.

Associate | Investment Team

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.

Non Executive Director | Value Creation Team

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.

Head of Investor Relations | Operations and IR 

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.

Executive 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.

Head of Responsible Investment

Rebecca is Head of Responsible Investing, having previously held the positions of Chief Finance Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Projects.

Rebecca joined Hanover in 2013. Prior to Hanover Rebecca co-founded Oxford & Cambridge Investment Management in 2000 and was Finance Director and Chief Operating Officer until 2007 when the business was transferred to Bank Insinger de Beaufort. She remained with the Dutch bank for two years heading operations for the OCIM business unit.

Rebecca is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, and a member of the Institute of Directors, and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

Financial Controller | Operations and IR

Robert is responsible for the Finance functions of Hanover Operating Management LLP, Hanover Investors Management LLP, as well as various other entities. He has also been appointed as an Internal Auditor for Hanover Investors Management (Malta) Limited.

Robert joined Hanover in 2025. He began his career at EY Malta, where he was seconded to EY offices in Milan, Cleveland, Bermuda, and Luxembourg. He has 15 years of experience in financial services, having worked with Liongate, a fund of hedge fund manager, Praude Asset Management, a UCITS/AIF fund manager and OANDA, a global CFD broker.

Robert is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Hons.) from the University of Malta. He is a member of the Malta Institute of Accountants.

Fund Accountant | Operations and IR

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.

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.

Partner | Investment Team

Tom Russell sits on the Investment Committee for Hanover's Public and Private Equity strategies having previously led Hanover's investment analysis and Target Selection process. He is Chair of the internal investment analysis committee as well as leading the strategy agenda in Hanover’s investee companies. He currently sits on the Boards of Escher, Fairline and Kalibrate.

Before joining Hanover in 2007, Tom’s early career was spent at Mercer Management Consulting (now part of Oliver Wyman) where he was a Partner in the Communications, Information and Entertainment practice. Tom has held directorships at multiple Hanover investments including Chapelthorpe Plc, Fairpoint Plc, and Regenersis Plc, and executive management positions at Regenersis Plc including Strategy Director and Managing Director, Recommerce.

Tom holds a MA (Hons) degree in English Literature from the University of Oxford.

Accountant | Operations and IR

Vanessa Mairangas joined Hanover as an Accountant in the Malta office.

She began her career as an Audit Assistant at EY, where she was involved in statutory audits for clients across various industries. She then moved on to Ballinger Europe Ltd as a Finance Analyst, gaining experience in financial reporting, reconciliations, and management accounting.

Vanessa is actively pursuing the ACCA qualification and is currently two exams away from completing it.