Meet Our team

Claire co-chairs the WBCSD Global Imperatives Advisory Board and is a Board Director for Scottish Power and Climate Impact X, a Singapore-based global carbon exchange. She is also a Senior Global Advisor for Mckinsey and Company, an advisor to the international investment firm Hambro Perks and an Advisory Board Member for Protium Green Solutions Ltd. Prior to this, Claire had a career in politics where she served as Transport Minister and then Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth in the UK Cabinet. She also successfully led the UK’s winning bid to host COP26 and was appointed COP26 President-Designate until she left politics in 2020 to head the Climate and Energy team at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the world’s leading corporate sustainability organisation.

Jamie is the Head of our Private Client Department with overall responsibility for the management of the team and its development, alongside holding account director responsibilities for a wide range of client mandates. Jamie is also CEO of Sarasin Asset Management, our subsidiary company specialising in US clients.  Jamie joined the City in 1987 and spent several years at NCL Investments prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 1996.

Jamie has a MA Hons in Modern Languages from Cambridge University, PCIAM (the Private Client Investment Advice and Management certificate), IMC (Investment Management Certificate) and is a Stock Exchange Registered Representative.

Ruadhri has over 15 years of investment experience in the fund management industry, where he has operated as both a fund manager and a charity trustee. After leaving the Army he started work with Leopold Joseph and Sons where he completed his fund management exams. In 1999 he moved to Newton Investment Management, where he worked within the charities department for over 12 years, joining Sarasin & Partners in 2011.

Ruadhri is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI).

Sophie’s primary responsibility is to manage and develop relationships with potential clients, as well as a range of intermediaries who represent HNW and UHNW individuals with a requirement for discretionary investment management services. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in January 2012, Sophie spent four years with a corporate finance boutique in Mayfair.

Sophie holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and the Private Client Investment Advice and Management certificate (PCIAM).

Stephen joined Sarasin & Partners in 2019 to focus on the growth and development of the Private Client business.

He has over 20 years of experience in the investment management and banking industry, working with private clients and their advisors.

Prior to joining Sarasin, Stephen was Head of Private Merchant Banking at Edmond de Rothschild, having previously spent four years as Head of Private Wealth Management at Kleinwort Benson and nine years as Head of Business Development at Schroders Private Banking.  He started his career in 1996 at Mercury Asset Management.

Stephen has an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford, is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds the IMC (Investment Management Certificate).

Nick is responsible for the management of UK and international private client portfolios, on behalf of both Sarasin & Partners, as well as Sarasin Asset Management, a subsidiary of Sarasin & Partners, which solely manages portfolios for US investors.

Nick has a BA Hons. degree in Languages for Business (German) from Oxford Brookes University.

Allanah is responsible for the management of UK and international private client portfolios. Allanah joined Sarasin in 2018 after having graduated with an MSc in Investment and Wealth Management from Imperial College Business School and previously a BSc in Chemistry from The University of Bristol. Prior to joining, she completed internships at Investec Asset Management as well as Whitman Howard Ltd.

Allanah holds the IMC (Investment Management Certificate), PCIAM (Private Client Investment Advice and Management Certificate) and has passed all three levels of the CFA Program.

Natasha oversees the firm's stewardship activities. Specific areas of work include steering the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters into the investment process, managing voting and engagement, and leading outreach on several policy and market-related matters.

Andrew assists with the management of UK portfolios for a variety of private clients and charities. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners, Andrew spent seven years working in the financial services industry.

Andrew has the CISI Level 7 Diploma in Wealth Management, the Investment Management Certificate (IMC), Certificate in Discretionary Investment Management, Certificate in Securities Advice and Dealing and the Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning.

Alex is responsible for screening and researching stock ideas from the Global Energy and Industrials Universe and providing insight into macro events and themes which will influence the sectors.

Alex joined Sarasin & Partners in January 2017. Prior to joining Sarasin, Alex was employed at the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) for 16 years as a global industrials and energy equity and commodity analyst and portfolio manager.

Before joining the GIC he was an analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein for 5 years. He covered the EU building and materials sector. Alex‘s career started in the city after graduating at National Provident Institution (NPI) as a UK fund manager

Alex has been with Sarasin since 2007. Prior to joining Sarasin, he spent four year at US hedge fund Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder based in New York and London. Alex is a fellow of the Institute of Charted Accountants in England and Wales.

Anthony is responsible for fixed income portfolio management with particular focus on government bonds and emerging markets. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2017, he worked as a portfolio manager in global fixed income and currencies at Nomura and JPMorgan.

Artemis is a credit analyst in the fixed income team responsible for Financials.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in September 2017, Artemis spent 3.5 years at the Bank of England where she used to be a credit analyst covering major UK banks (initially at the PRA and subsequently at the Financial Stability Division).

Before the Bank of England, she spent nearly 5 years at Moody’s Investors Service as a credit analyst in the financials institutions team responsible for banks and non-bank financials in Emerging Markets and the UK.

Ben is primarily responsible for managing portfolios on behalf of private clients and professional intermediaries. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in January 2019, Ben began his career at Tilney in 2010, eventually rising to Director. There he was responsible for private client portfolios as well as sitting on the Asset Allocation and Fund Selection committees.

Ben attended University College London and graduated with a First-Class BSc Hons in History & Philosophy of Science. He has passed the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CISI) Masters in Wealth Management, Private Client Investment Advice & Management qualification (PCIAM) and CFA Level 1. Ben is also a Chartered Fellow of the CISI.

Ben joined Sarasin & Partners in 2016 and has four years of experience as a quantitative analyst.

Before joining Sarasin, Ben worked for the investment team at Prospect Wealth Management, a part of Raymond James.

Ben holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Durham.

Ben is responsible for evaluating the investment implications of climate change and integrating these risks and opportunities into portfolios .

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2018, Ben worked for RBC and CIBC as a sell-side Equity Research Analyst covering global natural resources. He has also worked in audit and assurance for PwC in London, and as a commodities economist in Sydney, Australia.

Ben is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, holds a Certificate in Investments (Securities) from CISI, a Certificate in Economics of Competing Energy Technologies from Stanford University and graduated the Global MBA at Imperial College London with Distinction.

Therese is responsible for undertaking rigorous analysis on the financial implications of ESG factors for specific stocks as well as on a sector/industry basis. She also supports and leads company engagements and voting.

Giles is the lead portfolio manager for the JSS Sustainable Equity – Global Thematic strategy and recently appointed co-portfolio manager for Sarasin Responsible Global Equity, Sarasin Thematic Global Equity and Sarasin IE Global Equity Opportunities funds. Additionally as part of the Sarasin & Partners global thematic investment team, he has portfolio management responsibilities across the global thematic fund range. Giles is also a research analyst, with a specific focus on the ‘evolving consumption’ theme.

Giles joined Sarasin & Partners in 2018. He joined the industry in 2004 and has expertise in global, ESG and sustainable investment. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners, Giles was the lead fund manager of climate change and thematic/sector funds at Schroders, as well as holding responsibilities as an analyst within the global sector specialist team. Giles has also been a portfolio manager at F&C asset management (BMO) as a global fund manager for their flagship ESG and thematic product.

Graeme has investment responsibilities for both international and domestic client portfolio at Sarasin.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2013, Graeme was with Brown Shipley Private Banking, where he managed private client, charity and institutional portfolios.

Graeme d his MBA at Cass Business School, which he holds alongside the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) Diploma and a BA Honours degree from the University of Sheffield. Graeme is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI.

Guy was appointed as Managing Partner in June 2016, having previously been Chief Operating Officer since 2010 and prior to that Chief Financial Officer of the Sarasin (UK) Group from 2002 until 2010. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of our investment fund company, Sarasin Investment Funds Limited, and non-executive director to our offshore fund company, Sarasin Funds Management (Ireland) Limited. He is also Chairman on the Executive Committee and a member of the Product Strategy Group.

He started his career at Smith and Williamson where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1990.  He spent a year at the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation (IMRO) on secondment and joined Sarasin & Partners in 1994 where he had responsibility for the financial accounts, compliance, corporate strategy and fund administration.

Guy is a Chartered Accountant, and was also formerly the Chairman of the FSA’s Smaller Businesses Practitioner Panel and a member of the FSA’s Practitioner Panel.

Guy Monson, Chief Market Strategist and Senior Partner of Sarasin & Partners LLP, has over 35 years of investment experience having joined the company in 1984. In 1988, he became manager of Sarasin’s flagship GlobalSar (now Multi Asset) family of balanced investment funds, winning awards for investment performance and risk profile. He has pioneered the use of thematic investment in the management of global equity portfolios and today leads the firm’s global investment and markets strategy for a wide range of charitable, endowment and private clients.

Guy writes regularly in the international financial press and appears on Bloomberg and other financial channels. He is also a member of the London School of Economics IDEAS Advisory Board and a Foundation Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University.

Phil joined Sarasin & Partners in 2013 as head of the multi-asset team and has more than 30 years’ investment experience.

Before joining Sarasin, Phil worked at Newton Investment Management, where he was chief investment officer of the private clients and charities division. He has also held investment management roles at Capital House and Leopold Joseph.

Phil is a fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

Henning Mayer joined Sarasin & Partners in 2014 as an investment manager within the private client department, moving to the asset management team in 2017. Before joining Sarasin, Henning worked at Kleinwort Benson Private Bank as a business analyst.

Henning is a CFA charterholder.

Henry started his career in fund management in 1983. He is Chairman of the Sarasin & Partners Investment Strategy Group, Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Co-Portfolio Manager of the specialist thematic Food and Agriculture Opportunities strategy.

Specialising in multi-asset and global equity fund management, he has managed a wide variety of funds, including unit trusts, pension funds, life funds and charity endowments.

 

Duncan is responsible for the management of portfolios on behalf of UK and international clients. He started his career at Dresdner RCM Global Investors, followed by 10 years at GAM London Ltd.

Duncan attended Newcastle University and has a BSc Hons in Agricultural Economics. He holds the certificate in Private Client Investment Advice and Management (PCIAM), the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and the SFA.

Edward is responsible for the management of private client portfolios. Edward also co-manages Sarasin & Partners' AIM inheritance tax sheltered portfolio service. He is also co-author of Sarasin & Partners' Compendium of Investment. Edward joined Sarasin & Partners in1996 having spent three years at Capel-Cure Myers.

Edward has a MA Hons degree in Management and International Relations from the University of St Andrews, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments (CISI). He is a Trustee of the British Humane Association and a court assistant of the Grocers Company.

Jeneiv is Co-Portfolio Manager for Sarasin & Partners Food and Agriculture Opportunities. He is also an equity analyst covering Global Food and Agriculture.

Jeneiv joined Sarasin and Partners in 2017. Prior to this, he worked at T Rowe Price as an International Equity Analyst for 7 years. Jeneiv began his investment career in 2008 at Mirae Asset Global Investment as an Emerging Market Analyst.

Jeneiv has a BSc Hons Mathematics from University of Warwick and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Jerry is responsible for the thematic global equity funds. He joined Sarasin & Partners in 2016 from Allianz Global Investors, where he spent 12 years as a European, UK and global equity fund manager.

 

 

Emma is responsible for the coordination of projects across Client Affairs, as well as acting as first line of defence and implementing strategy.

She previously spent three years working at C Hoare & Co as a Portfolio Manager’s Assistant on the Offshore Team, before moving to JM Finn as a Business Analyst.

Emma holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and PRINCE 2 qualifications.

Josh is a sector analyst covering Technology, media and telecoms on a global basis.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners, Josh worked at Putnam Investments as an Equity Analyst covering pan-European financials, telecoms, tech and utilities companies. Prior to Putnam, he worked for a small Private Equity firm focusing on researching and analysing potential investments into software companies. He also worked at BNY Mellon Asset Management in a middle office role.

Josh has a degree in Economics from Birmingham University and CFA Level 1.

Kwai San is responsible for equity research and ESG research in the technology, media and telecoms sector on a global basis.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in March 2016, he spent five years as an analyst in the Governance and Sustainable Investment team at BMO Global Asset Management EMEA, covering ESG integration, proxy voting and company engagements across a number of markets in the UK and Asia. Before coming to the UK, he worked for HSBC and AECOM in Hong Kong in the areas of information technology and management accounting.

Kwai San has an MBA from the University of Durham, an LLB from the University of London International Programme, and a BEng in Information Engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also a CFA Charterholder.

Mark has 11 years experience as a dedicated credit research analyst.  And over 17 years experience working in fixed income asset management.

Prior to joining Sarasin in 2013, he worked for M&G Investments and Albany Capital Consulting.

Mark has a Bachelor of Management Degree – Double Major – International Management/Finance, from University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. He also holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC).

Megan is manager of the Sarasin Tomorrow’s World Multi-Asset Fund, Sarasin Responsible Global Equity Fund, Sarasin Thematic Global Equity Fund and Sarasin IE Global Equity Opportunities Fund.

Prior to joining Sarasin, Megan spent 4 years at Coutts & Co working as an Assistant Fund Manager for the Coutts Multi Asset Funds.

Megan is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin with a degree in Business, Economics & Social Studies. Megan also holds the Private Client Investment Advice and Management certificate (PCIAM) as well as the Investment Advice Diploma (IAD) and is a CFA Charter holder.

Neil is a portfolio manager for the global equity income strategies. Within the global equity team he co manages Sarasin’s Institutional mandates and retail funds.

Neil joined Sarasin & Partners in December 2017 from Polar Capital where he was Global Income Fund Manager. Previous to this Neil was Global Emerging Market Income & Growth Fund Manager.

He also held positions with AXA Framlington, Hexam Capital Partners, Baring Asset Management and Framlington Investment Management.

Neil started his career in 2001 after completing his degree at the University of Leeds.

Hadley is the COO for Client Affairs and has operational oversight for the private clients, charities and institutional teams.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners, Hadley was the Division COO for Wealth Management at C Hoare & Co. In 2017, he executed the sale of the division to Cazenove Capital. Before this, he worked at Barclays from 2009, where he was the Head of Change for the UK Private Bank, and led a number of transformative programmes. He has also worked at UBS where, amongst other roles, he ran their European securities financing operation.

Hadley graduated with a BA Econ (Hons) from the University of Reading, and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

Raymond is responsible for the management of the Listed Global Real Estate Funds and mandates. He has over 18 years of investment experience and joined Sarasin & Partners in 2018.

Rolando has over 16 years of financial markets experience, of which over 14 years as a research analyst, during which he covered both equity and credit, with focus on banks, insurance and diversified financials.

He also covered credit in High Yield, Leveraged Loans and Investment Grade. Past experiences include AXA Investment Managers, PIMCO Europe and Siemens Financial Services.

Sam has 24 years of investment experience, and is responsible for the management of portfolios for domestic and international private clients.

He joined Sarasin & Partners in 2007 from Baring Asset Management, where he managed private client portfolios and headed the fund of funds business. Sam's career in the city started in 1994 at Brewin Dolphin Securities Ltd.

Sam holds a BSc Honours degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Sussex. He is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI.

Tim joined Sarasin from the Bank of New York (now BNY Mellon) in 2005 as the Valuations Manager. He became Head of Operations in 2009 and then Chief Operating Officer in 2016.

Tim is primarily responsible for ensuring that the operational and IT components of the firm support efficient and effective processes within a strong control environment. Tim entered the Financial Services industry with a position at WM Company in Edinburgh, before moving into a client servicing role at Deutsche Asset Management in London.

Tim holds a BA from Macquarie University, Sydney, and an Executive MBA from the Cass Business School, University of London.

Tom is deputy fund manager on the JSS Sustainable Multi Asset funds.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners Tom worked at Vanguard Asset Management in the Investment Strategy Group for 1 year as part of his degree course. Following graduation, he has worked for Engelhart Commodity Trading Partners as a risk analyst and at Oxford University Press as a commercial finance analyst.

Tom graduated from University of Bath with a BSc in Economics.

Vincent is a credit analyst in the Fixed Income team responsible for non-financials.

He joined Sarasin in October 2019, he has over 12 years experience. Previously, Vincent worked as a credit analyst and strategist at PAM Global Investments. He is a sector generalist and has experience in both developed markets.

Vincent has a MA from University of Amsterdam and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

James has been managing private client, personal pension and charity portfolios for over 20 years. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2004, he spent six years at HSBC Private Wealth Management.

James is a graduate of Newcastle University with a degree in Geography, and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI).

James is responsible for the management of portfolios on behalf of charities and UK and international private clients. He is also a member of our Investment Policy Committee and the co-author of the Sarasin Compendium of Investment.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in October 2012, he spent seven years at GAM London Limited where he was a Portfolio Director managing a diverse range of private client and charity portfolios. He started his investment career working for Newton Investment Management.

James has a degree in Business Management from the University of Newcastle and is a qualified Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst. He also holds the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and has passed CFA level 1.

James assists with the management of portfolios for a variety of UK and international private clients and charities. Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2017, he spent 18 months working for Bank Leumi as an Assistant Relationship Manager on the Investment Advisory Desk.

James graduated with a BA Hons in Russian from the University of Bristol. He holds the Investment Advice Diploma, the Level 6 Private Client Investment Advice and Management certificate (PCIAM), while he has also obtained the Level 7 CISI Chartered Wealth Manager Qualification.

Julia Kochetygova is the Ownership Lead at Sarasin & Partners. She is responsible for engaging with, and voting at, portfolio companies with a focus on driving sustainable change in their environmental, social, and governance performance.

She joined in January 2022 from Northern Trust Asset Management where she was the Head of EMEA Stewardship, with engagement and voting responsibilities for companies in EMEA. Prior to that, Julia was the Senior Sustainable Investing Research Analyst for Northern Trust Asset Management. In that role, she was responsible for ESG thought leadership and product innovation.

Her past positions include Head of sustainability indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices, Head of the Corporate Relations function at MDM Bank in Russia, and Head of Corporate Governance Services at S&P Ratings.

She holds a PhD in Economics from the Institute of Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences, and MSc in Economics of Industry from the Moscow Institute of National Economy. Julia graduated from the INSEAD Executive Education Program; she holds a Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) credential from SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) and a Climate Change Financial Risks and Opportunities credential from Imperial College Business School.

Lucinda has been managing private client, private pension and charity portfolios for over 30 years.
Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners in 2004, she spent 18 years at HSBC Investment Management, formerly James Capel & Co, where she was a senior director on the management team. Lucinda started in the City with Quilter Goodison & Co, having spent two years training as a Land Agent, specialising in Agricultural Investment.

Lucinda is a graduate of Edinburgh University with a degree in Agriculture.

Subitha is responsible for analysing the macroeconomic backdrop that underpins investment strategy.

Prior to joining Sarasin & Partners, Subitha worked at UBS in Zurich, Switzerland, as a Senior Economist for Asia in Global Markets Research and then as a Macroeconomist for Asia in Sovereign Research. She was a project Director at the Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector, Washington DC, USA. She also worked as a research assistant at the World Bank’s Middle East Department.

Subitha holds a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College, Hanover NH, USA and an MA and Ph.D. in Economics from Duke University, Durham NC, USA.