Stephen Hunt, Co-Founder, is CEO and chair of the Investment Committee. He was part of the founding team in 2006 and has more than 25 years of experience in global markets. Stephen manages the front office division and provides the overall direction and guidance to the team. Prior to founding the company, Steve ran local, regional and global sales teams for the Asian equities businesses at Credit Lyonnais Securities, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell and Nomura Securities.
Stephen holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Business Studies and is a charter holder of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR).
Gavin Tan
Co-Founder, Board Director
Gavin Tan, Co-Founder, is Partner and Chief Operating Officer. He was part of the founding team in 2006 and has more than 25 years of experience in institutional sales and research in Asian ex-Japan equities. Gavin runs the day-to- day operations of Aglaia and advises families on structuring and legal issues. Prior to founding the company, Gavin developed institutional equities product and distribution for Peregrine Securities, Credit Lyonnais Securities and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell. He then headed the Singapore and Malaysian institutional sales team at Nomura Securities for 7 years.
Gavin holds a Bachelor of Laws from Bristol University.
Toh Yiu Joe
Board Director
Toh Yiu Joe is a member of the Board of Directors of Aglaia Family Office.
He has over 30 years experience in asset management involving both public and private assets, and working with private family groups, private banks and private equity firms.
He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia.
Alex Hambly
Senior Advisor, Private Markets
Alex Hambly is Senior Advisor for private market investments. He has over 25 years global private market investment experience. Most recently, Alex was CIO Private Equity for Eastspring Investments (Singapore) Ltd, a member of Prudential plc (UK), where he was responsible for the construction and management of a US$2bn portfolio of private equity and private debt funds and co-investments in N America, Europe and Asia. Prior to joining Prudential in 2003, Alex worked with CDC Capital Partners, HSBC Private Equity and Barclays Bank plc.
Alex holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Modern History from Durham University, UK.
Ben Taylor-Robinson
Director, Family Office
Ben is Director of Family Office, and member of the Investment Committee. He joined Aglaia in 2011 and has held several positions within the company, from Associate to Deputy COO. Ben is a relationship manager for our families, advises on portfolio allocations, and carries out due diligence, structuring and project management services for select private investment deals. He also works closely with Gavin in managing day-to-day business affairs.
Ben holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Engineering and Business Studies from the University of Warwick.
Kamariah Hashim
Director, Head of Trading
Kamariah is Director, Head of Trading. She joined the company in 2008 and has over 24 years investment and trading experience in Asian markets in addition to a further 10 years previous experience in money markets. Kamariah manages our in-house discretionary equity and bond portfolios and is a key member of the research team. Prior to joining the company, Kamariah focused on the long-short products at Lloyd George Management as investment analyst for technical studies and covered over USD 10Bn of AUM. Before this Kamariah was chief dealer at DBS Asset Management.
Kamariah holds a Diploma in Banking and Finance (DIBF).
Andreas Duerst
General Counsel
Andreas is General Counsel and heads the Compliance and Backoffice team. He joined Aglaia in 2019 and gained experience at reputable law firms in Switzerland before later joining Credit Suisse’s and UBS’ Legal departments with a focus on the Emerging Markets. At UBS Switzerland in Southeast Asia he engaged intensively with families, institutional clients, multinational conglomerates and local businesses.
He holds a Master Degree in Law from the University of Zurich (admitted to the bar) and graduated from the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai. Andreas is also an alumni of the London Business School (LBS).
Patrick O’Regan
Director, Head of Investments
Patrick O’Regan is Director, Head of Investments. Patrick joined in 2016 and runs the research division at Aglaia. He also advises on portfolio allocations across sectors and themes as well as providing investment structuring guidance. Prior to joining Aglaia, Patrick worked at KPMG Corporate Finance advising companies throughout Europe and Southeast Asia.
Patrick is a chartered accountant, holds a BA (Hons) in Law and Accounting and an MSc in Financial Services.
Fraser Anderson
Associate Director, Investments
Fraser, Associate Director, Investments, joined Aglaia in 2016. He is a member of the research team and supports the Investment Committee in assessing new opportunities and researching macroeconomic trends.
Prior to joining Aglaia, Fraser worked as a Process Engineer for BP before completing an internship at Aberdeen Asset Management within the Pan-European Equities team.
Fraser holds a Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the University of Manchester.
Farhan Mumtaz
Associate Director, Investments
Farhan, Associate Director, Investments, joined Aglaia in 2018. He is a member of the research team and supports the Investment Committee focusing on fund research and allocation. Prior to Aglaia, Farhan’s experience includes hedge fund analysis and allocation at PAAMCO, hedge fund research at Eurekahedge and financial analysis at P&G Chemicals.
Farhan holds a Bachelor of Computing degree from the National University of Singapore.
Anna Guo
Associate Director, Investments
Anna, Associate Director, Investments, joined Aglaia in 2020. She is a member of the research team and supports the Investment Committee, with a focus on equity research. Prior to Aglaia, Anna worked as an equity research analyst with Goldman Sachs.
Anna holds a Masters in Statistics from the London School of Economics.
Austyn Yong
Associate, Investments
Austyn, Associate, Investments, joined Aglaia in 2020. He is a member of the research team and supports the Investment Committee in assessing new opportunities. Prior to joining Aglaia, Austyn worked as an Investment Analyst covering public markets at Covenant Capital, an external asset manager. He was also a Business Development Manager at a construction tech startup.
Austyn holds a Masters in Management from Imperial College London and a Law Degree from King’s College London.
Tracy Moe
Relationship Manager Assistant
Tracy, Relationship Manager Assistant, joined Aglaia in 2019. She supports the back-office operations, maintains the CRM system and assists in daily client activities.
Tracy holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University College London.
Sherlene How
Relationship Manager Assistant
Sherlene joined Aglaia in 2020 as Relationship Manager Assistant. She supports the back-office operations, maintains the CRM system and assist in the daily client activities.
Sherlene holds a Bachelor of Business (Management) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Anne Chang
Relationship Manager Assistant
Anne Chang is a Relationship Manager Assistant and joined Aglaia in 2020. She assists in a wide range of activities from managing portfolio cash flow and allocation to risk management and KYC. Prior to joining Aglaia, she worked with JP Morgan in Shanghai, GS Group in South Korea and Société Générale in Hong Kong.
Anne holds a Master’s Degree in Global Finance from Yonsei University in South Korea and graduated as Valedictorian.
Shanmugah Nagaraju
Associate Director, Operations
Shan, Associate Director of Operations, joined Aglaia in 2015. He is a key figure in our back office operations and provides settlement, reporting, risk and KYC / compliance functions. Prior to joining Aglaia, Shan worked for Citco Fund Services as fund accountant.
Shan holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Economics and Finance.
Alfred Chin
Associate Director, Operations
Alfred, Associate Director, Operations, joined Aglaia in 2016. He is a member of the back office operations team and provides settlement, reporting, risk and KYC functions. He has three years experience in hedge fund operations and fund accounting at Citco Fund Services.
Alfred holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Business Management.
Geraldine Seet
Associate, Operations
Geraldine, Associate of Operations, joined Aglaia in 2019. She is a member of the back office operations team, handling settlements and reporting.
She brings 13 years experience in banking and asset management operations.
Geraldine holds a Diploma in Engineering Informatics.
Chinna Velu KarunaKaran
Associate, Operations
Karan, Associate of Operations, joined Aglaia in 2020. He is a member of the back office operations team, handling settlements, KYC and reporting. He brings 8 years’ experience in banking operations and project management. Prior to joining Aglaia, Karan worked for JP Morgan Chase, Bangalore, India.
Karan holds a Bachelor in Commerce from Bangalore University.
Catharina Indri Chia
Associate
Indri, Associate, joined Aglaia in 2011. She has more than 15 years experience in business and finance administration.
Indri holds a Bachelor of Science in I.T.
Michelle Oh
Executive Assistant
Michelle, Executive Assistant, joined Aglaia in 2015. She brings 7 years experience in executive support to senior management, and has a background in customer service and corporate communications. Michelle holds a certification in Secretarial and Office Management.
Averyl Chen
Executive Assistant
Averyl joined Aglaia as an Executive Assistant in mid 2016. She provides executive-level administrative support mainly to Mr. Stephen Hunt, and manages the day-to-day operations of the office.
Averyl started out as a Bank Executive at Citi Private Bank and later moved into Human Resources roles. Her last stint was with Ogilvy and Mather, where she was an HR Business Partner to several key units and a specialist in expats management.
Averyl holds a Bachelor of Arts (Merit) in Economics, from the National University of Singapore.
Evan Tan
Trainee, Investments
Evan, Trainee, Investments, joined Aglaia in 2020. He is a member of the research team and supports the Investment Committee in assessing new opportunities. Prior to joining Aglaia, Evan completed an internship at Lion Global Investors.
Evan holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Darren Ho
Trainee, Investments
Darren, Trainee, Investments, joined Aglaia in 2020. He is a member of the research team and supports the Investment Committee in assessing new opportunities and researching macroeconomic trends. Prior to joining Aglaia, Darren interned as an Managed Solutions Analyst at Credit Suisse and an Investment Specialist at Pictet.
Darren holds a Bachelor of Business from National University of Singapore.
Shruthi Naidu
Trainee, Legal
Shruthi Naidu J C joined Aglaia family in 2019 as a Legal Trainee. She assists the General Counsel in advising and providing legal support to Aglaia Family Office. Prior to joining Aglaia she was a Lawyer in India.
Shruthi holds a Master’s degree from Singapore University of Social Sciences. She also holds a Master’s degree from National Law School of India University, India and graduated from University Law college, Bangalore, India (admitted to Bar).
Stephen HuntCo-Founder, CEO and Board Director
Gavin TanCo-Founder, Board Director
Toh Yiu JoeBoard Director
Alex HamblySenior Advisor, Private Markets
Ben Taylor-RobinsonDirector, Family Office
Kamariah HashimDirector, Head of Trading
Andreas DuerstGeneral Counsel
Patrick O’ReganDirector, Head of Investments
Fraser AndersonAssociate Director, Investments
Farhan MumtazAssociate Director, Investments
Anna GuoAssociate Director, Investments
Austyn YongAssociate, Investments
Tracy MoeRelationship Manager Assistant
Sherlene HowRelationship Manager Assistant
Anne ChangRelationship Manager Assistant
Shanmugah NagarajuAssociate Director, Operations
Alfred ChinAssociate Director, Operations
Geraldine SeetAssociate, Operations
Chinna Velu KarunaKaranAssociate, Operations
Catharina Indri ChiaAssociate
Michelle OhExecutive Assistant
Averyl ChenExecutive Assistant
Evan TanTrainee, Investments
Darren HoTrainee, Investments
Shruthi NaiduTrainee, Legal
Stephen Hunt, Co-Founder, is CEO and chair of the Investment Committee. He was part of the founding team in 2006 and has more than 25 years of experience in global markets. Stephen manages the front office division and provides the overall direction and guidance to the team. Prior to founding the company, Steve ran local, regional and global sales teams for the Asian equities businesses at Credit Lyonnais Securities, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell and Nomura Securities.
Anna, Associate Director, Investments, joined Aglaia in 2020. She is a member of the research team and supports the Investment Committee, with a focus on equity research. Prior to Aglaia, Anna worked as an equity research analyst with Goldman Sachs.
Sherlene joined Aglaia in 2020 as Relationship Manager Assistant. She supports the back-office operations, maintains the CRM system and assist in the daily client activities.
Anne Chang is a Relationship Manager Assistant and joined Aglaia in 2020. She assists in a wide range of activities from managing portfolio cash flow and allocation to risk management and KYC. Prior to joining Aglaia, she worked with JP Morgan in Shanghai, GS Group in South Korea and Société Générale in Hong Kong.
Karan, Associate of Operations, joined Aglaia in 2020. He is a member of the back office operations team, handling settlements, KYC and reporting. He brings 8 years’ experience in banking operations and project management. Prior to joining Aglaia, Karan worked for JP Morgan Chase, Bangalore, India.
Evan, Trainee, Investments, joined Aglaia in 2020. He is a member of the research team and supports the Investment Committee in assessing new opportunities. Prior to joining Aglaia, Evan completed an internship at Lion Global Investors.
Darren, Trainee, Investments, joined Aglaia in 2020. He is a member of the research team and supports the Investment Committee in assessing new opportunities and researching macroeconomic trends. Prior to joining Aglaia, Darren interned as an Managed Solutions Analyst at Credit Suisse and an Investment Specialist at Pictet.
Shruthi Naidu J C joined Aglaia family in 2019 as a Legal Trainee. She assists the General Counsel in advising and providing legal support to Aglaia Family Office. Prior to joining Aglaia she was a Lawyer in India.