MEET THE JUDGES
Amin Rajan, CEO, Create-Research, London, UK
Amin Rajan is chief executive of the Centre for Research in Employment and Technology in Europe (CREATE) – a pan-European network of prominent researchers undertaking high level advisory assignments for the UK government, city institutions, multinational companies and international bodies such as the EU and the OECD. He has also acted as a senior consultant to a huge variety of household name companies. He is a visiting professor at the Cass Business School, London Metropolitan University, Centre for Leadership Studies at Exeter University, President of the Scientific Committee at Audencia - Nantes Ecole de Management in France, and on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Asia-Pacific Business.
Ray Soudah, Founder, Millenium-Associates, Zurich, Switzerland
Ray Soudah co-founded MilleniumAssociates, an independent firm specialised in M&A and strategic advice for the global financial services industry with particular focus on wealth management. Mr Soudah has a long background in global financial services, having held senior management positions within Citigroup, Midland Montagu Investment Banking the National Bank of Bahrain, SBC/UBS AG and Cedel Bank.
Simeon Fowler, CEO, Fox Partnership, Singapore
Simeon Fowler’s financial career started in 1988 as a banker in London. In 1994 he moved to a national independent financial advisory business, and went on to qualify with the Chartered Insurance Institute. In 1998 he joined an established London-based search and selection company specialising in recruiting top-flight individuals for private banks, wealth management firms and IFAs. In 1999 he set up the Fox Partnership.
Sebastian Dovey, Partner, Scorpio Partnership, London, UK
Sebastian Dovey focuses on the execution and development of strategy recommendations around the globe for private banks, global banks, asset managers, family offices, technology firms, service providers, aggregators and start-up wealth management initiatives. He is a lecturer at the Swiss Finance Institute for its executive MBA programme. He is the creator and faculty director of the International Wealth Management Academy developed with the Financial Times Group.
Shelby du Pasquier, co-head of Banking and Finance Group, Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva, Switzerland
Shelby du Pasquier is considered a leading lawyer in banking and financial services in Switzerland, advising a number of Swiss and international financial institutions, as well as Swiss and offshore private equity funds, hedge funds and fund managers. He was nominated by Chambers in 2008 as a leading individual in banking and investment funds.
Alois Pirker, Research Director Wealth Management, Aite Group, Boston, USA
Alois Pirker specialises in analysing trends in the wealth management market. He has been published extensively on topics including the registered investment adviser space, financial planning, separately managed accounts and adviser-focused platforms and tools. Before joining Aite Group, Mr Pirker worked with Celent’s Securities & Investments Group and at UBS Wealth Management.
Yuri Bender, Editor-in-Chief, PWM, London, UK
Yuri Bender is a financial journalist specialising in international asset management, private banking and capital markets. He joined the FT group in 1992, launched FT Mandate in 1999 and PWM in 2001. He writes regularly for the FT newspaper and chairs industry panels. He studied Investment Management at the London Business School.
