TERRA FIRMA HOLDINGS LIMITED - Key Persons
Alexander joined Terra Firma in 2022. He has 13 years' experience in finance & private equity, and previously worked at Man Group, Rothschild & Co and Queensgate Investments.
Alexander graduated with a Masters in Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Founder and CEO of Panarae
Ali is the Founder and CEO of Panarae, a merchant bank specialising in the financing and development of global businesses through special situation investment opportunities.
Ali previously serves as a Director at Terra Firma and was a part of the European investment team. Ali has been involved with transactions in the agriculture, aviation leasing, real estate, retail, renewable energy and hospitality and leisure industries.
Ali is a graduate from the University of Pennsylvania.
Antonio has been involved with Villa Saletta, a Hands Family personal investment, since 2006, and became Chairman in 2017.
He was admitted in 2001 to the Italian Supreme Court and in 2002, he founded MANCA GRAZIADEI - STUDIO LEGALE, with offices in Rome, Edinburgh and Shanghai.
In 35 years' practice as a lawyer, Antonio has acquired extensive experience in commercial and company law, litigation, property law, labour law, family and inheritance law, immigration law, trusts and mediation. He is a Non-Executive Director in a number of Italian and international companies.
Antonio is a member of the Rome Bar, the Criminal Chamber of Rome, the Rome Justice Section of Italian Democratic Party (PD), the Travellers Club in London and the Writers of the Signet Society in Edinburgh.
He was educated at Lycée Chateaubriand, Rome (1965-1971); Loretto School, Edinburgh (1971-1975); and Università La Sapienza, Rome, obtaining a Law Degree magna cum laude (1985).
Ashley joined Terra Firma in 2018 and is the Head of Finance responsible for all corporate and investment accounting matters across the Group. Prior to Terra Firma he held a number of senior positions across Europe, the Middle East and Australasia.
Ashley read Accounting and Finance at the University of Exeter and qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant in 2008.
Job Titles:
- Legal Counsel
- in 2018 As Legal Counsel
David joined Terra Firma in 2018 as Legal Counsel. He is responsible for the firm's compliance and money laundering reporting obligations.
David has 10 years prior experience at Travers Smith, and has a law degree from Durham University.
Job Titles:
- in 2015 As a Non - Executive Director
Fred Hervouet joined Terra Firma in 2015 as a Non-Executive Director of the Group's Guernsey-based entities.
Fred previously served as Managing Director and Head of Commodity Derivatives Asia for BNP Paribas. Prior to BNP Paribas, Fred also worked for two multi-billion, multi-strategy hedge funds.
Job Titles:
- Director of Operations, ESG
Grant joined Terra Firma in 2022. He has nearly 20 years of experience encompassing developing and implementing business transformation programmes with a strong focus on environmental improvement, and designing and constructing low impact civil infrastructure and green buildings. He has previously worked at McKinsey & Company, Arup and Laing O'Rourke.
Grant graduated with a Masters in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University.
Guy remains involved in Terra Firma's portfolio businesses where there is an underlying investment from the Hands Family Office, as well as in the legacy fund investment Annington. He continues to sit on the boards of the Terra Firma funds that work with these investments.
Job Titles:
- Accountant With BDO Binder
Iain Stokes trained and qualified as an Accountant with BDO Binder in Guernsey and subsequently spent seven years with Guernsey International Fund Managers, part of Barings, before joining Mourant International Finance Administration (MIFA) in 2003 as head of its Guernsey office.
Following a period as Head of Private Equity Funds, in 2008 he became Managing Director with responsibility for Mourant's expanding office network covering North America, Europe and Asia and was a member of the senior team that managed the sale of MIFA to State Street (which completed in April 2010). Iain left State Street in June 2012 to pursue a career as a Consultant.
He continues to hold a number of board appointments of fund management and fund investment companies and holds a Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors
Job Titles:
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers
Jos has served as Independent Deputy Chairman of Annington Limited since March 2017.
He is also the Chairman of pan-European investment management firm Principal Real Estate Europe, formerly INTERNOS Global Investors, of which he was Chairman and founder.
Jos served as a Non-Executive Director at Great Portland Estates plc from 2007 to 2018, and at Big Yellow Self Storage between 2000 and 2012. Previously, Jos was CEO of Pramerica's real estate private equity business and head of Lazard Bros' European real estate M&A unit. Prior to this, he held senior roles at Barings and S.G. Warburg.
Jos is a member of The Chartered Institute of Bankers and has a degree in Banking and Finance from Loughborough University of Technology.
João joined Food Folk as an adviser in September 2018.
He is currently the founder and CEO of Porta Branca, a consulting firm advising companies in the Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods, Hospitality and Retail sectors in Europe, USA and Asia.
Before founding his company, João spent 17 years with McDonald's Corporation in senior management roles in Paris, Geneva and Chicago. He was CEO of McDonald's Portugal (150 stores), CEO of McDonald's South Europe (9 countries, 1,400 stores), Senior VP in McDonald's France (1,500 stores) and Senior VP McDonald's Europe (6,000 stores). João's last position with McDonald's was Chief Franchising Officer Worldwide, heading the global franchising board.
João is an "Executive in Residence" in Católica Lisbon Business School, the leading academic institution in Portugal, and he also plays an active role in the Portuguese Network Council, an advisory board to the Portuguese President on matters of foreign investment and globalisation. João is currently a member of the board in the Ronald McDonald House of Charities and was previously a member of the Board of SL Benfica Football Club.
Job Titles:
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hand Picked Hotels
Julia joined Linklaters & Paines as an articled clerk in 1984 and qualified as a solicitor in 1986. She remained with Linklaters until 1996.
Julia is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hand Picked Hotels, founded in 1999. The award winning collection consists of 19 unique country house hotels across the UK and the Channel Islands. In 2017, Julia and her husband Guy agreed a deal to acquire McDonald's Nordic operations, which consist of approximately 435 restaurants, 95% of which are franchised. The family's estate in Tuscany, Villa Saletta, is home to a vineyard that produces award-winning wine and olive oil.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Partner and Deputy Head of the Norwegian
Lars Kristian Sande has been a Non-Executive Director of Food Folk Group, Norway since June 2019.
Lars Kristian is a Partner and Deputy Head of the Norwegian law firm BAHR's Corporate M&A group, where he primarily focuses on M&A within a relatively broad range of sectors, acting primarily for private equity and large industrial and technology corporations. Prior to joining BAHR as a Senior Lawyer in 2010, Lars Kristian was a Senior Associate at Telenor Group Legal and Thommessen.
Lars Kristian graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, where he was also a research assistant and a teacher.
Manish joined Terra Firma as General Counsel in 2023. He has over 27 years of extensive global experience as a strategic thought leader, advisor and business enabler, which includes a number of senior positions at McDonald's Corporation and Johnson & Johnson.
Manish holds a Juris Doctorate from the New York University School of Law, a Masters of Business Administration (Finance) from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelors of Commerce (Honours) from Delhi University.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director of Lake Wood Holdings Pty Ltd ( Parent Company
- Non - Executive Director of Mulgowie Fresh Pty Ltd
Margaux has been a Non-Executive Director of Lake Wood Holdings Pty Ltd (parent company of CPC) since 2015.
Margaux has more than 30 years' experience as a highly regarded corporate, capital and value advisor. She has completed transactions involving a number of food and agribusiness divestments, acquisitions, IPOs, takeovers, and takeover defence mandates.
Margaux is also a Non-Executive Director of Mulgowie Fresh Pty Ltd, a large horticultural company, and Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation that has been developing leaders for rural, regional and remote Australia for more than 25 years.
She is an Executive Director with BDO Corporate Finance. Before joining BDO, she worked with a specialist agribusiness advisory firm, Schroders Investment Bank and a private equity fund.
Margaux has a life-long association with the agricultural industry from having been raised on a cattle station in Outback Australia. She maintains a private investment in the beef industry.
Academic qualifications held by Margaux include a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics (with Honours) and a Master of Commerce (Dean's Honour Roll for Outstanding Academic Excellence). She is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Mary joined Terra Firma in 2016 as Legal Counsel, focusing primarily on transactions. She is also Company Secretary for Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited.
Mary has over 20 years of experience as a corporate lawyer, advising on cross-border transactions and is qualified to practice in England and New York. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, having qualified in corporate tax at Deloitte.
Mica joined Terra Firma as Head of Human Capital in May 2023, overseeing the culture and people needs of the firm's portfolio businesses. An experienced human resources professional, Mica has worked across the globe in a range of industries, and most recently held the position of Executive Director of HR at Numis.
Mica holds a bachelor's degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Job Titles:
- Director of Planning & Development
Michael joined Terra Firma in 2015 after working in local government, Planning and Development Consultancy Lichfields and housebuilder Fairview New Homes. He works across several Terra Firma businesses in planning and related property issues.
Michael graduated from Nottingham Trent.
Natasha is Chief of Staff to the CEO of Terra Firma. She is also Co-Chair of the Terra Firma Charity Committee. She has 12 years' prior experience, which includes working with C-suite leaders and consulting early stage start-ups across financial services and technology.
Natasha read Law at King's College London. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) Charterholder and holds her Investment Management Certificate.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chartered Accountant and Chairman of the Governing Members of Bridge Academy
Paul joined Terra Firma in June 2023. He brings extensive leadership expertise from over 25 years in Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief of Staff roles at financial services companies. This includes 15 years at UBS Investment Bank, four years at JP Morgan and most recently operational management roles at smaller specialist investment firms.
Paul is also a Chartered Accountant and Chairman of the Governing Members of Bridge Academy, a secondary school in London. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting & Finance from University College of Wales.
Richard has been at Terra Firma since 2013, when he joined the analyst programme.
He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Exeter in Economics and Politics.
Ross has been at Terra Firma since 2012. He graduated from Terra Firma's analyst programme in 2015.
Ross studied Mathematics at the University of Southampton.
Job Titles:
- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
- Head of Tax
Sam has been Head of Tax at Terra Firma since 2020. He has over 20 years of prior experience in tax, most of that time spent at PwC advising on private equity transactions and private equity backed businesses.
Sam is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.
Job Titles:
- Director of Communications, Creative & Marketing
Sara joined Terra Firma in 2016. She has 11 years of prior experience in communications, marketing and journalism. She is Co-Chair of the Terra Firma Charity Committee.
Sara holds a bachelor's degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director of Villa Saletta
- Patron of the Venice
Sir Ivor has been a Non-Executive Director of Villa Saletta, a Hands Family personal investment, since 2006 with a three-year break from 2015 to 2018.
As a former British diplomat, Sir Ivor's postings included Lebanon, Paris, Canberra, Vanuatu, Madrid and finally ambassadorial positions in Belgrade, Dublin and Rome. In the 1980s, he was Head of Counter-Terrorism in the Foreign Office.
After retirement from the Diplomatic Service, Sir Ivor was elected as President of Trinity College Oxford from 2006 to 2017, and was Chairman of the Council of the British School of Archaeology and Fine Arts in Rome from 2007 to 2012. He has published two editions of the diplomat's bible, Satow's Diplomatic Practice and a memoir of the Yugoslav wars, ‘Conversations with Milošević'.
Sir Ivor is a Patron of the Venice in Peril Fund and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. He is also Chair of the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association. For many years a rugby referee, he is currently President of Oxford University Rugby Football Club. He is the Chair of Trustees of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, holds a degree in modern languages, was a Senior Associate Member at St Antony's College, Oxford and holds Honorary Fellowships from both Trinity and Keble Colleges at Oxford. He is a Visiting Professor at St Mary's University, Twickenham.
Job Titles:
- Company Secretary and Was Appointed As a Non
Susan Norman joined Terra Firma in 2011 to act as Company Secretary and was appointed as a Non-Executive Director to a number of the Group's Guernsey-based entities in 2019.
Susan moved to Guernsey from Scotland after graduating and spent her early career at Kleinwort Benson qualifying as a Chartered Secretary. She then spent five years at FRM, an international fund of hedge funds manager, where she acted as Group Company Secretary.
Since 2009 Susan has run her own consultancy business providing company secretarial, governance and independent directorship services to a broad range of clients across various jurisdictions.
Susan holds an LLB (Hons) degree in Scots Law from the University of Strathclyde and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and a Chartered Governance Professional. She is a member of the Institute of Directors, holding the Diploma in Company Direction, and a Member of the Guernsey Investment & Funds Association.
Susanne has been a Non-Executive Director of Food Folk Group, Norway since 2018.
Susanne is a Partner of the Norwegian law firm Arntzen de Besche where she works with corporate law including M&A, board advisory work (including on ESG matters) and compliance. She was a Partner of Wikborg Rein from 1993 to 2018, working with corporate and securities law transactions and compliance, and she was Managing Partner from 2011 to 2016.
Susanne currently holds a number of board positions, both with commercial and non-profit entities.
Susanne graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, and holds a Diploma of International Affairs from John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna, and a Master of Laws, International Law, from Georgetown University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Group Chief Financial Officer
- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
- Senior Business Leader
Vivek is a senior business leader with three decades' experience in global finance and over 20 years in senior CFO roles. He has led successful business and functional transformations and has a broad commercial and operational experience that spans finance, strategy, business transformation, risk management and corporate governance across a global footprint with people leadership across large multi-cultural teams. Vivek has worked across Asia, the Middle East and Europe with major global financial institutions.
Vivek joined Terra Firma in January 2018 as Group Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer. In this role, he was responsible for the overall financial and operational management of the firm and for its portfolio companies, including
Vivek is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and was a Council member from 2013 to 2015 and a member of the Financial Services Faculty Board. Vivek is also an independent member of Council at King's College London.