Senior Management Team
Secondcap’s senior management team has a combined capital markets
experience and private equity experience of over 90 years.
The team ensures superior solutions are brought to market participants, with first
class service and at great value.
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Martin GrahamChairman Martin is responsible for shaping the global strategic direction of Secondcap and maintaining relationships with industry leaders. Martin was formerly the Director of Markets and Head of AIM at the London Stock Exchange. He personally led the LSE’s transformational growth strategy focussed on driving market efficiency resulting in a five-fold increase in market size between 2003 and 2008. In addition he was instrumental in building the LSE’s international franchise, significantly outperforming all major exchanges. Prior to this he held a number of senior positions in the financial services sector having begun his career as a fund manager. Martin graduated from the London School of Economics. |
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François GamblinChief Executive Officer François is responsible for implementing the strategic objectives of Secondcap and establishing and maintaining client relationships. François was previously a Partner at Fondinvest Capital in Paris, a €2Bn Fund of Funds. He has a record of successfully sourcing and investing in a large number of European middle market and global private equity funds, both on a primary and secondary basis. Prior to joining Fondinvest Capital he held several senior financial positions within Faurecia. He started his career with Mazars. François graduated from HEC. |
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Nirosh WijewardeneChief Operating Officer Nirosh is responsible for the overall operations of Secondcap, particularly business development, compliance and project management. Nirosh was formerly the Head of Membership, Institutional Investors & High Frequency Trading at the London Stock Exchange. He led a global sales team responsible for the international growth of secondary market trading participants; the management of institutional clients and a specialist team developing relationships with high frequency traders. Prior to this he worked for global investment banks in London, New York, Hong Kong and Sydney as an institutional equities broker having begun his career as an analyst. Nirosh graduated from Monash University. |
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Patrick ShattenkirkManaging Director – Secondcap America Patrick is responsible for establishing Secondcaps’s North American operations and developing and maintaining client relationships throughout the continent. Prior to joining Secondcap he was Head of Investor Relations at Vestar Capital Partners, a $7 billion international private equity firm. Before joining Vestar Patrick was a Managing Director of Cogent Partners, establishing their New York office in 2003. While at Cogent, he successfully sourced over $1 billion of secondary interests for transfer and was instrumental in establishing Cogent as a premier advisor to the secondary market. His other experience includes private equity fund placement at Deutsche Bank and fixed income capital markets expertise from Morgan Stanley. Patrick earned an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School and a BA in Economics from Brown University. |
