• Fish production operations management and new project development expert with 28 years of international experience, majority of which was with some of the biggest salmon producers in the world.
• Former Consultant and Program Manager of an aquaculture development program funded by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture. This program is focused on achieving targets in the 2030 economy diversification vision of developing 600,000 tons of cage finfish aquaculture production.
• Previously was Director of the Fish Business Unit of Saudi Arabia’s largest shrimp and fish aquaculture operation. He installed 3 new offshore farms in 2 years with combined capacity of 15,000 tons. He overcame technical problems in the broodstock/hatchery, expanded the business into fish processing, and latterly managed international sales and logistics. Over his 3 years of service, he built up a high performing international team through all levels.
• Spent 5 years as the General Manager of Aquaculture for Huon Aquaculture, Australia’s second largest salmon producer. He trebled production to 15,000 tons per annum and covered marine site management, boat building, new site and equipment development, fish health management, feed development and contracts, environmental management of operations, R&D, government liaison, and obtaining global certifications. He also strategized 5-Year growth and development plans with budget and KPIs (financial and operational), and recruited and developed a high performing management team. The Huon business
  achieved a successful IPO at the end of his tenure.
• Also served as Hatcheries Manager at Huon Aquaculture for 3 years, responsible for the operation of 5 hatcheries and the development of 2 large RAS systems.
• For 6 years was a Regional Business Manager for the world’s largest Atlantic salmon farmer, Marine Harvest (“MH”), in Scotland, in charge of production of 18,000 tons per annum from 17 farms and 125 employees. Was part of select team that achieved compound growth of 36% per annum for the company via organic expansion and acquisition, and cut operating costs by 25% through business evolution. During his 18 years at MH, he developed an in-depth understanding of farm management and operating / technical processes, feed development and strategies to optimize fish performance and risk management.
• Also served as Fresh Water Manager for MH in Scotland for 5 years, responsibilities included production of 12 million smolt, 18 million fry and 50 million eggs from 2 broodstock farms, 9 Loch sites and 7 hatcheries including 2 RAS farms. Part of the team that led the merger of 2 of the largest salmon farming businesses in Scotland

• Over 25 years of experience working for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) contractors in the oil and gas, energy and environment industries, spanning across project management of large-scale industrial projects, set-up and management of project controls on mega projects, progress monitoring, earned value reporting, cost engineering, risk management, material control and bid preparation for EPC projects.
• Prior project experience includes thermal power plant, Liquefied Natural Gas (“LNG”) regasification terminal, desalination, onshore pipeline waste-water treatment and organic waste treatment projects.
• Most recent 10 years of working experience focused on waste-water and organic waste treatment facilities in roles across various countries, Canada, Hong Kong, China, France and Australia.
• Joined Pure Salmon from Suez, a world leading water and waste management solution provider, where he was the Project Director of two Design, Build and Operate (“DBO”) contracts for anaerobic digestion and composting of Sourced Separated Organic Waste in Montreal, Canada.
• Over 7 years at Suez, where he held other titles on different projects, such as Senior Project Manager for the design and construction of the first anaerobic digestion facility for organic waste in Hong Kong, and Acting Execution Director and Director of Project Controls in the treatment infrastructures department.
• Spent 3 years at Thiess Degremont as Director of Project Controls for the Victoria Desalination Project (project cost of AUD4.0 billion), including offshore intake and outlet structures, extensive tunnelling works and off-take pipeline and transfer pumping stations, underground high voltage cable, and the project’s reverse osmosis plant.
• Wide international working experience, having carried out project management roles in Australia, North and West Africa, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, China, France, Finland and Spain.
• Master degree in Mechanical Engineering from Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France.

• Steve has 17 years of professional experience in broad areas of Finance across geographical regions.
• Prior to joining Pure Salmon, he was the former CFO of Crystal Jade Holdings Group, an F&B group company owned by a private equity Fund.
• Steve brings with him a wealth of knowledge on FMCG businesses, having worked for 14 years in Unilever, a top FMCG company.  He was responsible for financial accounting & reporting, treasury and internal audit for all entities within North Asia.
• Steve was also the North Asia Controller for a EUR4 billion business unit of Unilever and is experienced in improving business performance, partnerships, post M&A integration, investor relations and transformation management.
• Steve holds an MBA from National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan and B.A in Risk Management and Insurance from National Chengchi University, Taiwan.

• Over 10 years of experience in aquaculture and managing recirculating aquaculture systems.
• Former Fish Farm Grow-Out Manager and Development Engineer for Aquabounty Farm, a RAS facility in Indiana.
• Previously at Invermar from 2010 to 2017, most recently as Head of Planning and Production Control where he supervised the application of the production plan from planting to harvesting.
• From 2016 to 2017, was a AKVA Control Management System Super-User for Invermar.
• Served as Head of Fresh Water Department from 2015 to 2017 where he planned and controlled the entire fresh water production process: reproduction, incubation, alevin period, and smoltification.
• Facility Manager of Recirculating Systems from 2010 to 2015 where he led the entire production process.
• Recirculation System Assistant with Marine Harvest Chile from 2007 to 2009 in charge of first feeding and smoltification.
• Bachelors Degree in Engineering Sciences – Aquaculture and Fish Farming from Universidad Católica de la Santísma Concepción in Chile

• Over 26 years of experience in construction industry as an Architect, Auditor, Contract Manager, Coordinator, Project Manager and Head of Department in the frame of public/international institutions covering project design, technical audit, tendering, contracting and project management in all phases of construction projects.
• Joined Pure Salmon from the EU Commission where she was responsible for the EU funded infrastructure projects under Environment Sector.
• Acted as the Head of QACD (Quality Assurance and Control Department) for the CFCU (Public Institution within Treasury responsible for management of EU funds in Turkey) for 7 years.
• Managed the CFCU’s whole portfolio of works, service and supply contracts as the Coordinator for Project Implementation Department.
• Managed the tendering and implementation of a variety of EU-funded FIDIC (Red Book and Yellow Book) construction contracts (WWTP, SWMP, Water Supply, Roads, Building works) as the Contract Manager in charge, from 2005 till 2017.
• Has expert-level knowledge on FIDIC applications, claim management and dispute settlement as well as international best practices.
• Has provided trainings as a Freelance Consultant on Negotiation Management, Project Management, EU programming, EU tendering procedures (PRAG), FIDIC applications and other subjects not only for EU stakeholders but also for the private sector.
• Lectured as a part-time Lecturer for post-graduate students on project management in accordance with FIDIC Conditions of Contract at the Middle East Technical University, Civil Engineering Faculty, from 2013 to 2016.
• Acted as the Chairperson of Board of Auditors for ANT Organization (Turkey Ministry of Defence) from 2004 to 2005.
• Worked as a Technical Auditor for 10 years from 1992 to 2002 executing audits and investigations for contracts and site implementations of satellite town housing projects.
• Master of Business Administration from Department of Management and Bachelor of Science in Department of Architecture from Middle East Technical University, Turkey.
• Has published several articles on EU projects in relevant periodicals and published a novella in 2013 (“Urganterium”- Sokak Kitaplari).

• Over 35 years of experience in Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) projects
  in the oil and gas, energy and chemical industries both for the contractor side and the
  client side.
• Broad experience in different industrial projects spanning from site engineering of small
  projects to management of large-scale international industrial projects.
• Prior project experience includes wastewater treatment systems, plumbing and HVAC
  applications in hospitals, cement plants, geothermal power plants, crude oil pipeline
  (Baku-Tiblisi-Ceyhan Project), rehabilitation of oil fields, paper and pulp plants, and
  material handling systems.
• Various positions on projects, from Field Engineering Manager, to Project Manager, to
  Plant Manager, to Construction Manager, to Site Manager and Consultant.
• International work experience including project management roles in Egypt, Iraq and
  Cameroon.
• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Middle East Technical University,
  Turkey.

• 12 years of extensive technical experience in dealing with accounting, auditing, and
  regulatory reporting regimes
• Prior to joining Pure Salmon, was Senior Finance Manager at Crystal Jade Group, in-
  charge of financial accounting & reporting, group treasury and taxation of 100 legal
  entities within the group across mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore,
  USA and Vietnam
• Prior to Crystal Jade Group, was Audit Manager at PWC Singapore and Audit Senior
  at KPMG Kuala Lumpur
• Bachelor of Accounting at University of Malaya

• 15 years management experience, 5 of which as CEO of Pure Salmon Poland.
• Prior to Pure Salmon Poland, was involved in management consultancy of small privately held companies in the retail sector.
• Advised on operational and managerial performance improvement.
• Prior to that founded and headed partnership stores division in Empik Ltd., a leading retail chain in Poland.
• Previously worked as regional manager for Empik Ltd.
• 5 years’ experience as a lawyer working in Israel.
• LLB (law) University of London.
• BA International relations Kent State University, USA

• Over 20 years of experience in investment management and business development.
• Former Chief Investment Officer, Head of Alternative Products and member of the executive board of directors for Société Générale Asset Management (“SGAM”) Japan where he worked for close to 17 years until 2007.
• Key achievements in SGAM: Successfully receiving the mandate from Japan’s largest public pension fund, GPIF, and managing it for 10 years during which he was the top performer in his style class; developing the domestic and global quantitative fund management platforms – the second largest product in SGAM Japan; and setting up the alternative investment and structured products platform.
• 2007 to 2009, was Director of Research at Asia’s largest hedge fund which managed over USD3 billion at its peak. Key achievements include institutionalizing risk and compliance management approaches, installing a formal investment process, and improving overall performance of analysts and short positions.
• 2009 to end 2012, was Senior Director at Thomson Reuters, in charge of creating investment management content. Key achievements included launching 2 products: Investment Views – for investment banking and fund management clients, and Trading Japan – a platform for traders.
• In 2013, founded TJT Advisory, a boutique M&A and business development advisory firm targeting Japanese small to mid-cap firms. Successfully gathered clients from niche and leading industries, and developed market entry, product placement and investment strategies. Helped a mid-cap Osaka firm gain close to 30% market share and attain market leader position in Philippines. Also provided consultancy services to foreign firms to enter into the Japanese market.
• CFA certified since 1997, Financial Risk Manager certified since 2001.
• Masters (M.Sc.) in Mathematical Finance from University of Oxford, New College.
• Masters (M.A.) in International Relations from International University of Japan.
• Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Middle East Technical University, Turkey.
• Has published several articles and served twice as a guest researcher at a public think-tank writing policy white papers and doing research on Japan’s pension policy

• Over 30 years of experience in the food industry, including 15 years as Chairman and CEO of Labeyrie Fine Foods (LFF) Group. 
• Chairman and CEO of the Labeyrie Fine Foods Group since 2002, Chief Executive Officer since 2000, and Sales and Marketing Director from 1989 to 1999. Significant shareholder of the LFF Group since 1999. 
• Business leader who led the creation, in 27 years, of Labeyrie Fine Foods, a well-recognised food group, through aggressive organic growth policies, as well as 12 acquisitions and creation of synergies:
  • Turnover increased from EUR 30M in 1989 to EUR 1.1 Billion in 2016
  • EBITDA X 30 in 25 years

• Expert in strategic vision, marketing strategy, brand development, private label, sales strategy, product innovation, as well as in P&L, and Working Capital & CAPEX management. 
• Excellent knowledge of European markets, of food customers and consumers in supermarkets, in food service distribution, and in specialised channels. 
• Great knowledge of the industrial food sector with more than 20 factories under management. 
• Expert in bank financing and high-yield debt raising. 
• Experiences with 3 types of shareholders: Listed company (France and Iceland), Company under LBO (3 different sponsors), Private company (foreign shareholders).
  

LFF Group’s main companies: Lyons Seafoods, Farne of Scotland, Labeyrie, King Cuisine, Père Olive, Blini, Le traiteur Grec, Delpierre, Labeyrie Traiteur Frozen, Salé Sucré.

Track Record: 

• Building of a benchmark food group in Europe with the vision of being the leader of Pleasure and Trendy Food sector. 
• Turned around a loss making company in 1989 into a solidly and continuously profitable company for the last 25 years since then. 
• Internationalization of the LFF Group. Exclusively French until 2000, LFF is today international with 45% of turnover originated outside of France. 
• Business diversification: smoked salmon and foie gras until 2000, multi-product and multi-market today. 
• Building, year after year, of solid leadership positions in all its markets and in several countries, with very strong brands in terms of image and reputation: Labeyrie, Blini, Delpierre, Farne of Scotland, Lyons Seafoods, Père Olive, etc. 
• Successful and continuous management of the Group with 6 shareholding changes over the last 17 years and several refinancing of all types. 
• Creation of a very professional management team, that is committed, senior, and loyal to the group, with a shareholding stake of up to 15%. 
• Close and regular management of a team of 7 General Managers, each in charge of their Business Unit and surrounded by a comprehensive management teams. 
• Management of the Group’s Finance and Administration Unit in charge of group financing, of the consolidation of Business Units’ results, of group management control, and of shared support functions between the Business Units. 
• Responsible for the management of the industrial CAPEX plan of EUR 35M per year. 
• Performance management within highly framing Business Plans and Budgets. 

Directorships: Snacks International, SIA Group Savencia Fromages and Dairy, Logismose Meyers Denmark, Alliance Etiquettes and Family Service.

• Over 30 years of experience in the food industry, including 15 years as Chairman and CEO of Labeyrie Fine Foods (LFF) Group. 
• Chairman and CEO of the Labeyrie Fine Foods Group since 2002, Chief Executive Officer since 2000, and Sales and Marketing Director from 1989 to 1999. Significant shareholder of the LFF Group since 1999. 
• Business leader who led the creation, in 27 years, of Labeyrie Fine Foods, a well-recognised food group, through aggressive organic growth policies, as well as 12 acquisitions and creation of synergies:
  o Turnover increased from EUR 30M in 1989 to EUR 1.1 Billion in 2016 

o EBITDA X 30 in 25 years 

• Expert in strategic vision, marketing strategy, brand development, private label, sales strategy, product innovation, as well as in P&L, and Working Capital & CAPEX management. 
• Excellent knowledge of European markets, of food customers and consumers in supermarkets, in food service distribution, and in specialised channels. 
• Great knowledge of the industrial food sector with more than 20 factories under management. 
• Expert in bank financing and high-yield debt raising. 
• Experiences with 3 types of shareholders: Listed company (France and Iceland), Company under LBO (3 different sponsors), Private company (foreign shareholders).

LFF Group’s main companies: Lyons Seafoods, Farne of Scotland, Labeyrie, King Cuisine, Père Olive, Blini, Le traiteur Grec, Delpierre, Labeyrie Traiteur Frozen, Salé Sucré.

Track Record: 

• Building of a benchmark food group in Europe with the vision of being the leader of Pleasure and Trendy Food sector. 
• Turned around a loss making company in 1989 into a solidly and continuously profitable company for the last 25 years since then. 
• Internationalization of the LFF Group. Exclusively French until 2000, LFF is today international with 45% of turnover originated outside of France. 
• Business diversification: smoked salmon and foie gras until 2000, multi-product and multi-market today. 
• Building, year after year, of solid leadership positions in all its markets and in several countries, with very strong brands in terms of image and reputation: Labeyrie, Blini, Delpierre, Farne of Scotland, Lyons Seafoods, Père Olive, etc. 
• Successful and continuous management of the Group with 6 shareholding changes over the last 17 years and several refinancing of all types. 
• Creation of a very professional management team, that is committed, senior, and loyal to the group, with a shareholding stake of up to 15%. 
• Close and regular management of a team of 7 General Managers, each in charge of their Business Unit and surrounded by a comprehensive management teams. 
• Management of the Group’s Finance and Administration Unit in charge of group financing, of the consolidation of Business Units’ results, of group management control, and of shared support functions between the Business Units. 
• Responsible for the management of the industrial CAPEX plan of EUR 35M per year. 
• Performance management within highly framing Business Plans and Budgets. 

Directorships: Snacks International, SIA Group Savencia Fromages and Dairy, Logismose Meyers Denmark, Alliance Etiquettes and Family Service.

• Over 28 years of experience in managing a variety of projects in China for international companies, including many Fortune 500 enterprises.
• Good understandings of international standards, requirements and criteria of foreign clients.
• Experience in fast-track projects in China, leading project teams and controlling safety, budget, schedule and quality of the projects during the implementation of the project management inclusive of engineering design, procurement, and construction/post-construction stages.
• Prior to Pure Salmon China, was Executive Director of Construction Service at AECOM (legacy URS Corporation), leading the EPCM/PMCM Division in multiple office locations and managing a team of 160 people across mainland China. Set up division organization structure, and took full responsibilities of business development, as well as operational related activities of both technical and commercial aspects of projects across mainland China.
• Prior to AECOM, was Senior Project Manager at Veolia Industrial Shanghai, having worked on two projects with cooling water and wastewater treatment plants.
• Also worked as Senior Project Manager and Project Manager at CH2M HILL (formerly Lockwood Greene) in Shanghai; Project Manager at US Filter / Veolia Water Technology Systems; Project Manager at General Mill Food in Nanjing; Project Engineer / Project Manager at Porta Asiatica in Shanghai.
• Civil Engineering diploma at Shanghai University of Technology.

• Over 10 years of experience in family carp and trout farming.
• Over 6 years with Pure Salmon in Poland.
• In 2015, graduating from university: Social High School of Entrepreneurship and
  Management
• International Economic Relations – International trading (ŁÓDŹ – POLAND)
• In 2020 – During post-graduate studies in Ihtiology – University of Warmia and Mazury (OLSZTYN – POLAND)

• Project manager with 32 years of experience at JGC Corporation since 1981.
• Comprising: 6 years’ as architect and building facility engineer; 6 years’ as Project
  Engineer and Project Engineering Manager; 10 years’ as Project Manager, for the
  engineering, procurement, construction of refinery process plants, nuclear waste
  treatment facility, pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, chemical bulk facility, food
  manufacturing facility, gas gathering, gas treatment facility and research laboratory.
• 2 years’ as Technical Representative for business development in the Paris office; 2 years’
  as Technical Representative for business development and project execution in the
  London office; 2 years’ as Head of Pharmaceutical Project Team in Singapore Office
  responsible for business development and project execution; 4 years’ and current most
  recent position as Senior Project Manager of Project Management Service for Rabigh
  Phase II Petrochemical Project, a refining and petrochemical complex in Saudi Arabia, for
  the joint venture of Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical Co.
• Joined PT. Tripatra Engineering, Indonesia, in Aug. 2014 and appointed as Director –
  Operation.
  • In Apr. 2016, appointed as Director – Operation of PT. Tripatra Engineering, and PT.
    Tripatra Engineers and Constructors. Responsible for EPC operation for permanent
    resource development, business system improvement and execution of project.
    Responsible for setting up and implementation of midterm Strategic Business Plan
    based on BSC and Annual Business Plan.
• Joined CM Plus Corporation, Japan, in May 2019. CM Plus is specialty consultant for
  upstream of high value facility investment projects such as pharmaceutical, bio plant,
  medical devices or semiconductors.
• Professional Engineer (Japan) of Comprehensive Technical Management (Feb 2006)
• Professional Engineer (Japan) of Environmental Engineering (Jul 2002)
• Qualified Architect of the First class (Japan) (2002)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Kyushu University (1981)

• Over 25 years of experience working for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) contractors in the oil and gas, energy and environment industries, spanning across project management of large-scale industrial projects, set-up and management of project controls on mega projects, progress monitoring, earned value reporting, cost engineering, risk management, material control and bid preparation for EPC projects.
• Prior project experience includes thermal power plant, Liquefied Natural Gas (“LNG”) regasification terminal, desalination, onshore pipeline waste-water treatment and organic waste treatment projects.
• Most recent 10 years of working experience focused on waste-water and organic waste treatment facilities in roles across various countries, Canada, Hong Kong, China, France and Australia.
• Joined Pure Salmon from Suez, a world leading water and waste management solution provider, where he was the Project Director of two Design, Build and Operate (“DBO”) contracts for anaerobic digestion and composting of Sourced Separated Organic Waste in Montreal, Canada.
• Over 7 years at Suez, where he held other titles on different projects, such as Senior Project Manager for the design and construction of the first anaerobic digestion facility for organic waste in Hong Kong, and Acting Execution Director and Director of Project Controls in the treatment infrastructures department.
• Spent 3 years at Thiess Degremont as Director of Project Controls for the Victoria Desalination Project (project cost of AUD4.0 billion), including offshore intake and outlet structures, extensive tunnelling works and off-take pipeline and transfer pumping stations, underground high voltage cable, and the project’s reverse osmosis plant.
• Wide international working experience, having carried out project management roles in Australia, North and West Africa, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, China, France, Finland and Spain.
• Master degree in Mechanical Engineering from Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France.

Axel Hoffmann has 20 years of experience in insurance, reinsurance and asset management. Starting at Munich Re, he had responsibilities ranging from financial reinsurance, corporate finance, M&A, risk capital modelling and asset liability management to Solvency II. Afterwards, Axel served AXA Germany as director for asset liability management, investment strategy and alternative investments and then joined AXA Belgium as a board member and CIO, where he was part of AXA’s global CIO team, which is responsible for € 600 billion of insurance investments.

Since 2013, Axel has been a board member and CIO of Volkswohl Bund insurance group. Reshaping investment strategy, risk capital and adding new asset classes with a specific focus on alternative assets, which has been honoured with awards for best insurance company and best alternative assets investor (by portfolio institutionell magazine).

Axel holds a diploma in mathematics from Ludwig Maximilians University Munich and earned the M.B.A. degree at The College of Insurance, New York, N.Y. He is member of the German Actuarial Association (Aktuar DAV) and CFA charter holder.

James Munce is the COO / CFO of Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners. James started his career with PwC auditing private equity and hedge funds whilst qualifying as a chartered accountant before moving to Merrill Lynch (BAML) in 2007. James spent 11 years at BAML building out the award-winning Merrill Lynch Investment Solutions (MLIS) UCITS platform that partnered with top tier investment managers to provide European distribution and infrastructure. MLIS had peak assets of $6.5 BN and James served as both COO and CEO. Prior to joining Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners James was the COO of the Australian multi boutique business Fidante Partners with assets of $65 BN across 14 boutique partners.

Stephane Farouze has 25 years of investment experience. Prior to founding 8F Investment Partners, Stephane was Chairman of Alternatives for Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management. Before moving into that role, he was the Global Head of Alternatives and Fund Solutions and Member of the DeAWM Executive Committee. Stephane spent three years as a member of the Management Executive Committee for both Deutsche Asset Management and the Private Bank. As Head of Alternatives and Fund Solutions, Stephane’s team managed more than 200 professionals globally and was directly responsible for a total of US$50 billion of assets in Private Equity, Hedge Funds and Retirement Solutions.

Prior to that, Stephane served as the Global Head of Deutsche Bank’s Fund Derivatives and Hybrids Group within the Corporate Bank & Securities division, during which time the team was awarded the Risk Magazine award for ‘Hedge Fund Derivatives House of the Year’ 6 times in a row, the HFM award for ‘Best Overall Investment Platform’ and ‘Best Managed Account Platform’ twice, as well as various UCITS Platform and Product awards. In addition, Stephane was Awarded ‘Best Active Manager’ by Risk Magazine in 2002.

Before joining Deutsche Bank, Stephane was a Partner at Paradigm Global Advisors. He was also the Global Head of Sales and Structuring at Societe Generale Asset Management. Stephane has also worked at other financial institutions such as BNP, Commerzbank, Smith Barney and Paine Webber. Until 2009, Stephane was also a Director of Tarrant Apparel Group, a company listed on the Nasdaq since 2003.

Stephane holds Bachelor of Science in Applied Arts and Sciences and a Business Administration Degree in Finance from San Diego State University.

Karim Ghannam is based in Singapore and has 20 years of experience in fund management and investment banking. Karim was the Managing Director and Head of Alternatives & Fund solutions in Asia Pacific for Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management. Karim’s responsibilities included oversight of the bank’s hedge fund, private equity/private markets, third-party mutual funds and retirement/hybrids groups in the region. He was a member of the Alternatives and Fund Solutions Executive Committee and the Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Asia Pacific Executive Committee.

Karim joined Deutsche Bank Group in 2011 with 14 years of industry experience. Prior to that, Karim was the global co-head of DB Private Equity & Private Markets – Deutsche Bank’s US$11 billion AUM primary, secondary and co-investment platform – and co-chair of the Global Investment Committee. He was the Global Head of Private Markets within Deutsche Bank’s Wealth Management business with overall responsibility for product selection, structuring and management within the private equity, real estate and credit space.

Before joining Deutsche Bank Group, Karim was at Argan Capital, a European mid-market private equity fund, where he spent 10 years, most recently as a Partner responsible for principal investments. Karim was a member of the investment committee at Argan Capital (and its predecessor, Bank of America Capital Partners) and helped oversee over €600m of investments. Karim led a number of European private equity deals, including structuring financing, implementing strategic change and exercising executive and board control. Prior to joining the Argan team in 2001, he worked with Merrill Lynch in London and Lehman Brothers in New York, where he concentrated on financing and M&A transactions for industrial growth, energy and power, and telecommunications companies.

Karim holds a Masters degree from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales and a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University.