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MANAGEMENT TEAM

Michael L. Stratford
The team at MVP Asset Management is led by Michael L. Stratford, CEO and founder (FSA registered: number MLS01036). Stratford began his career with Friends Provident Asset Management Limited (FSA Registered & Regulated www.fsa.gov.uk), London, United Kingdom. His initial duties were that of controlling and executing all futures, options and warrant trades for the group. From here he simultaneously managed the Eastern European Emerging Markets portfolios for the group. By 1999 he was Co-Head of the European Portfolio Desk (excluding UK equities), successfully managing approximately $4bn in assets. Subsequently, Stratford held the position of Chief Investment Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Ellaway Asset Management (FSA Registered and Regulated www.fsa.gov.uk), London, United Kingdom.

Stratford is a graduate of Stirling University, where he obtained a Master of Science degree in Investment Analysis. He is a member of the CFA Institute (www.cfainstitute.org), an Associate of the CFA Society of the UK (www.cfauk.org) and the European Federation of Financial Analysts’ Societies (www.effas.com).

Torben Rankine
Torben has over 10 years international management and investment experience. He holds a Business Studies and Spanish degree from Edinburgh University and started his career as a corporate banking trainee for ABN Amro Bank in Buenos Aires, later working as a management consultant for the DHV Group, a top 10 European Consulting company, in Lisbon and Madrid. He subsequently returned to the financial sector to assist Argent International Asset Management, a boutique Swiss Financial Advisory firm, set up an office in Madrid. In this role Torben was responsible for building the private client business in Spain and Portugal as well as liaising with fund management and insurance companies such as Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Hansard, Nordea, Banco Santander, Mapfre and Banesto.

Torben, who speaks fluent Spanish and Portuguese, has passed the NASD Series 65 in the US and is a Chartered Marketer as well as a certified Financial Planner in the United Kingdom. Torben works on the day to day management of the MVP Asset Management portfolio.

James Hennessy
James Hennessy has been involved in the banking sector and more specifically asset financing since graduating from Bristol University with a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1990. He has extensive experience in the Asset Based Lending sector, having worked in this area for Hambros Bank and subsequently New Boston Partners Limited in London. At these firms James’ focus was on structuring tax efficient financing solutions, including leasing options, in the transportation and oil and gas sectors. Over the last 18 years he has accumulated extensive expertise in project and infrastructure finance and has covered international markets.

James is based in London and represents MVP Asset Management in the UK and Continental Europe. He is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and is qualified as a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians in the United Kingdom.

James assists with fund research and due diligence as well as coordinating European sales and distributions channels.

Rebecca Young
Rebecca began her marketing career and spent 10 years in the conference and professional education business. Initially as Marketing Manager and ultimately as VP Marketing for Institute for International Research (IIR) and later American Conference Institute/Euroforum (UK), Rebecca was responsible for launching and/or marketing hundreds of conferences in the financial and alternative investments space including IIR’s extensive programming for Family Offices, Endowments and Foundations, Hedge Funds (including the well-known “GAIM” series), Pension Funds, and the first Fund of Funds conference produced by IIR.

More recently, Young has held executive management positions for leading Internet and technology organizations. As VP Marketing for Nielsen//NetRatings (NASDAQ:NTRT), she was responsible for all marketing communications as well as product marketing. Young later went on to lead the Consumer Division of educational software company Riverdeep LLC where she held P & L accountability for the $15 million eCommerce business. Young holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Queen’s University, Canada.

Rebecca is responsible for Human Resources, Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, and Operations at MVP Asset Management.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS to the MVP Fund of Funds LimitedBack to Top

Colin Haddock
Colin is currently Managing Director of Virgin Gorda Financial Advisors Ltd., a management consulting and financial planning firm incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. Colin Haddock qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand in Jersey, Channel Islands in 1977. He was admitted as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ontario, Canada in 1980. Colin Haddock has extensive experience in the investment and financial service industries.

Robert “Robin” Rankine
As a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, Robin brings an impressive legal pedigree to the MVP Board. A graduate of Cambridge University (receiving his M.A.), Robin was with Allen & Overy and subsequently McKenna & Co both of London before joining Stoneham & Sons, later forming Robin Rankine & Associate in Portugal where he served as Partner/Principal through 2001. Having worked across multiple sectors in mainland Europe as well as the UK and the Caribbean, Robin adds a wealth of insight and perspective to the Board specifically where matters of the law are concerned; adding a further check and balance to the activities of the counsel in the UK, the USA and BVI.

Robert Hambrecht
Bob is a 20 year veteran of investment banking coming from the Hambrecht banking family. From 1996 to 1998 Bob served as VP of Hambrecht & Quist Venture Partners, a leading venture capital firm. Later Bob was a founding partner of WR Hambrecht Company, an investment banking firm founded in January 1998. Bob held a number of roles while at WR Hambrecht + Co including Director of Research, Managing Director of Equity Capital Markets and for his last five years there, Managing Director of Corporate Finance. Bob now sits on numerous boards and is a Partner at Greenlife International, a project development company that endeavors to build bio-fuel facilities in Argentina and other Latin American countries. Bob’s involvement in both private and public equity is extensive. Given that the MVP fund operates in this sphere, the oversight and independent guidance and feedback that he brings to the table is invaluable.

Robert Jones
Robert is a chartered secretary (www.icsa.org.uk) and has more than fifteen years' experience within the Guernsey financial services industry. He spent twelve years with Barings, seven of which included senior roles with the treasury and private banking departments. In 2001 he transferred to the bank's private equity arm- Guernsey International Fund Managers Limited- where he worked as a senior relationship manager, primarily for a blue-chip, UK based buyout group before joining Mourant's private equity division as a Business Manager in 2004. He currently sits on a number of GP and holding company boards across a wide range of jurisdictions and his more recent client base has included secondaries, buyout, distressed assets and special situations funds. Rob is a member of the board of Aztec Financial Services (Guernsey) Limited. www.aztecgroup.co.uk

Stuart Donald
Stuart has nearly 30 years of back, middle and front office experience, spending the last 15+ years as head of the ADR equity desk at Barclays De Zoete Wedd and then subsequently CSFB. Stuart brings with him an impressive performance track record and MVP will no doubt benefit from his perspective especially where matters of portfolio management are concerned.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS to the MVP Premium FundBack to Top

Robert Jones
Robert is a chartered secretary (www.icsa.org.uk) and has more than fifteen years' experience within the Guernsey financial services industry. He spent twelve years with Barings, seven of which included senior roles with the treasury and private banking departments. In 2001 he transferred to the bank's private equity arm- Guernsey International Fund Managers Limited- where he worked as a senior relationship manager, primarily for a blue-chip, UK based buyout group before joining Mourant's private equity division as a Business Manager in 2004. He currently sits on a number of GP and holding company boards across a wide range of jurisdictions and his more recent client base has included secondaries, buyout, distressed assets and special situations funds.  He is a member of the board of Aztec Financial Services (Guernsey) Limited. www.aztecgroup.co.uk.

Adrian Morger
Adrian is a founding partner of Everest Wealth Management, a financial advisory firm based in Liechtenstein. Prior to working for VP Bank from 2001 to the start of 2009 in Vaduz, Liechtenstein he held different positions at a large Swiss bank. From mid 2006 he was Head of Fund and Manager Selection for VP Bank, where he was responsible for VP Bank’s fund research activities and coordinated the Multi Manager platform. Over his career he has focused on Alternative Investments. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus on bank assurance from Chur University and is a member of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).

Michael Stratford
Michael is the founder and CEO of MVP Asset Management. He’s been involved in asset management throughout his close to 20 year career and began with Friends Provident Asset Management Limited in London where he became co-head of the European Portfolio Desk (excluding UK equities), successfully managing approximately $4bn in assets. He subsequently became Chief Investment Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Ellaway Asset Management prior to founding MVP Asset Management in January 2004. He is a graduate of Stirling University where he obtained a Masters of Science degree in Investment Analysis. He is a member of the CFA , an Associate of the CFA Society of the UK and the European Federation of Financial Analysts’ Societies (EFFAS).