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, he 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.
He 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, Thierry Callault 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
COO & CCO, Quaero Capital LLP
Tony Fernandes joined Quaero Capital LLP (formerly Tiburon Partners LLP) in 2004 as Technology and Operations manager. He took on the role of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer in 2024.
Since joining the firm in 2004, he has been involved in the development, implementation and maintenance of the group’s extensive IT infrastructure, operations processes, risk management, compliance and regulatory training frameworks as well as co-managing the London business.
Prior to joining the firm, Tony ran his own business programming and developing websites and other web platforms.
Francesco Samson
Group Chief Operating Officer
Francesco Samson joined Quaero Capital SA in April 2017 as Group COO.
He 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. He 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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