James joined Vestra as a Senior Investment Strategist in May 2009 having had a career in Institutional Fund Management in the UK. Previously he was an Institutional Salesman at Deutsche Bank specialising in Australian equities, and Analyst on Far East markets. James has more than 20 years extensive investment experience.

Mark joined Laing & Cruickshank in 1987 & progressed into Institutional Fund Management, running Income, Pension, Growth, Hedge and High Alpha Funds at Royal Insurance, Morgan Grenfell & Threadneedle. He worked as a Stock Broker at ABN Amro & Panmure Gordon, as Head of Hedge Funds, before joining Vestra in January 2009 as Head of Equity Strategy. He is Chairman of the Equity and Fixed Income Committee and a member of the Investment Committee.

Milena joined Vestra in June 2009 from Goldman Sachs, where over 10 years she had various responsibilities in both the Asset Management (GSAM) and the Private Wealth Management (PWM) divisions. At PWM she was involved in portfolio planning and strategy, fund selection, portfolio construction and client advisory. At Vestra Milena is Head of Portfolio Composition. Milena heads the Product Approval Committee and is a member of the Investment Committee.

Meena has joined Vestra as Head of Quantitative Analysis. Prior to Vestra, Meena worked at Russell Investment Group as a member of the Hedge Fund and European Equity team, working on quantitative analysis including risk management, portfolio construction and alpha generation. Following this Meena was an Asset Manager for GLG Partners LP, covering risk management, asset allocation and quantitative strategies, working closely with the Quant Team to design new alpha strategies.