Quaero Capital LLP

Based in London, Quaero Capital LLP (formerly Tiburon Parners LLP) is authorised and regulated by the FCA. Quaero Capital LLP is registered in England as a limited liability partnership (No. OC314014). A list of members’ names is available for inspection at the registred office address.

Executive committee

Jean Keller

CEO

Jean Keller joined Quaero Capital SA in 2011 as CEO.

Prior to joining Quaero Capital SA, Jean Keller was CEO of 3A (Alternative Asset Advisors), the alternative investment division of banking group SYZ in Geneva. From when he joined 3A in 2005, the group grew significantly from around USD 1bn to over USD 4bn at its peak. Jean Keller was also responsible for the development of the group in Asia, with the purchase of Oria Capital in Hong Kong.

Before joining the SYZ group, Jean Keller spent 11 years assuming various responsibilities within the Lombard Odier Group in Geneva, New York and London. From 2002 to 2004, he was CEO of Lombard Odier Asset Management Ltd in London and a member of the group’s Management Committee. He also co-headed Lombard Odier’s institutional asset management division and sat on the Asset Management Board.

From 1988 to 1992, he was Investment Manager and Investment Analyst with Baring Asset Management in London and Hong Kong, where he was involved in the management of various mutual and institutional funds.

Jean Keller holds a Degree in International Relations from the University of Geneva and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania, with a major in Finance.

Thierry Callault

Deputy CEO

Thierry Callault joined Quaero Capital SA in 2013 as a Partner and Head of Business Development.

Thierry started his career at the Banque du Louvre in 1990 where he became Director of Strategies and was considered a pioneer for multi-management in France. He developed strategic relationships with top tier American asset managers like PIMCO, Western, Wanger, Third Avenue, Driehaus and Neuberger, who through his introduction were then able to develop their activities in France and continental Europe.

In 2003 he joined OFI Asset Management as CEO. Under his leadership the firm grew from 3bn to 50bn Euros asset under management. He was directly involved in the creation of several alternative multi-asset funds (OFI MGA, Zencap), infrastructure and real asset funds (OFI InfraVia) and fund incubators (AmLab and New Alpha).

Upon leaving OFI in 2012 he co-founded Blue Alpha, with the view to invest in newly created asset management companies and to help develop their brand and AuMs.

 

Tony Fernandes

Head of Operations, Quaero Capital LLP

Tony Fernandes joined Quaero Capital LLP in 2004 and became a partner in 2008. He holds the position of Head of Operations and Technology.

He is involved in the development, implementation and maintenance of the group’s extensive IT infrastructure as well as co-managing the London business from an operations standpoint.

Prior to joining the firm, Tony ran his own business programming and developing websites.

Rupert Kimber

Portfolio Manager, Quaero Capital LLP

Rupert Kimber is a partner of Quaero Capital LLP. He joined the firm (formerly Tiburon Partners LLP) in 2009 and is Portfolio Manager of the Quaero Capital Funds (Lux) – Taiko Japan.

He is a significant shareholder in the fund and in Quaero Capital LLP. Rupert commenced his career at Cazenove in 1984 and has been involved in Japanese equities since 1986.

In 1989 Rupert relocated to Cazenove’s Tokyo office where he worked as an analyst and salesman.

In 1997 he became a partner of Cazenove based in Tokyo with the responsibility for developing the Japanese cash equities business as well as remaining active in sales. Following a decision to close the business in 2003, he took the bulk of the team to KBC Financial in Tokyo where he became a managing director with responsibility for developing the Japanese cash equity business.

In 2005 he joined Polar Capital to work alongside the Japanese fund managers and was responsible for building out the Tokyo based research team. In 2007, he joined Belvedere Investment Partners where he launched and managed the Belvedere Japan Fund.

Rupert graduated from York University with a degree in politics.

Richard Pell-Ilderton

CEO & CCO, Quaero Capital LLP

Richard Pell-Ilderton is a founding partner, CEO and CCO of Quaero Capital LLP.

In 1989, he became a partner with City law firm Wilde Sapte (now Dentons). He was responsible for establishing the Tokyo and Hong Kong offices of Wilde Sapte and went on to be a director at SocGen-Crosby in Singapore before setting up Tiburon Partners, as Quaero Capital LLP was previously known.

He qualified as a solicitor in 1985.

Francesco Samson

Group Chief Operating Officer

Francesco Samson joined Quaero Capital SA on April 1st, 2017, as Group COO.

Francesco Samson started his career in 1990 with DuPont de Nemours in Geneva where he became head of sales of three products in Europe. He subsequently joined McKinsey in Geneva in 1996 where he focused on business development and restructuring related projects. From 1998 to 2004 he led the strategy for the EMEA region, building and leading two front office teams for the Citigroup Private Bank in Geneva. Francesco Samson then spent 10 years at EIM in Nyon, where he was Partner, Group COO and member of the Executive Committee, also overseeing business development and investment services. He joined Brevan Howard in 2014 as Head and COO of the Geneva office and a member of the Executive Committee of Brevan Howard Investment Products Limited in Jersey.

Fluent in French, Italian, English and German, Francesco Samson has an MSc from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (“EPFL”) in Lausanne, Switzerland, and an MBA from INSEAD in Paris with a major in Finance.

 

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