Global Ambassadors

Per Wimmer is CEO of Wimmer Family Office which he founded in 2011.

The current investment strategies of Wimmer Family Office include ETFs; Eastern European Commercial Real Estate; Natural Resources and hard assets, real estate, infrastructure, aviation and shipping; Emerging Market Hedge Funds Investment Strategy; other opportunistic ad hoc investments.

Per Wimmer is expected to be the first private Dane in space and has three trips to space lined up on three different rockets. Per has completed space training such as Zero-G, centrifuge and flying various fighter jets. As he is fulfilling his dreams through space exploration, Per conducts his charity activity within Wimmer Space. Wimmer Space works with charitable organizations to inspire children to live their dreams - whatever those may be. This includes school presentation and financial support.

Per is an adventure traveller, which has taken him all over the world, and is also the author of three books including "Wall Street" and "The Green Bubble".

Lynn Zovighian is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and opera singer. She is the co-founder of the Zovighian Partnership, a family-owned social investment platform dedicated to research and data-led strategic planning, policy development, and governance in private and public philanthropy. She is also the founder of the Zovighian Public Office, her family’s philanthropic arm, which serves communities facing genocide and other crimes of atrocity. Lynn is a contributor to global publications including Newsweek, Wilson Center, CNN, Arab News, and An-Nahar. Most recently, she returned to the stage as a performing musician and convenes musicians for socio-economic impact and cultural dialogue. 
 

Lynn sits on the advisory boards of the Global Family Office Community and Middle East auction house, Artscoops. She is a former member of the Board of Governors of the American Community School in Beirut, Lebanon. She lectures on giving power to communities, business building, and social investing and has given seminars at London Business School and Northeastern University.

Prior to founding her venture and family philanthropy, Lynn was a private banker at Barclays Wealth and Investment Management, servicing family offices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She also worked with her father in his construction trading business, SPG, where she led a corporate turnaround strategy. She was a strategic management consultant for Pictet & Cie and a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group Middle East, where she served as the Middle East knowledge expert for their global private wealth management practice. 

Lynn has an MBA in Finance from London Business School and a BA and double minor in Political Science, American Studies, and Islamic History. She is based in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. 

Justin Jenk - Pathfinder

Justin enjoys finding and connecting dots.

GFOC is a unique forum: meeting the needs of its members for stimulation, sharing and networking within a secure environment. It allows families of wealth to join the dots.

Many family offices are seeking an answer to that fundamental question of purpose – Why? Patterns, directions and destination(s) emerge from the answer.

Justin has a wealth of relevant, insightful and practical experience to share; having worked and lived across Greater Europe, the Americas and Greater Asia.

• His ‘family’ credentials stem from a career with a 7th generation family firm (Swires); as well as subsequently supporting HNW individuals seeking to manage their affairs and create a legacy for their future generations.
• His expertise has been sharpened from leadership positions as a partner at both McKinsey & Co and Accenture, as well as other subsequent corporate and advisory roles.
• His capabilities have been founded on degrees from Oxford (BA Hons), Harvard (MBA) and the University of Hard-knocks (Life).
• Colleagues find his style engaging and inspiring. Justin sets high standards to meet targets; building trust through insights, structures, experience, commitment, communications, listening and humour. He is a keen sportsman and avid reader.

Currently, Justin is the managing partner of Raktas, which offers practical support to owners, parriarchs and decision-makers. He has held formal roles as a:

• Chair (Gate Capital Group, a boutique investment firm in London - FCA regulated/SMF-1).
• CEO of a publicly quoted company (Delta-Vivartia; market cap €1.4billion/14,500 FTEs).
• Consultant Partner (at McKinsey and Accenture).
• Project Manager (Swedbank ‘bad bank’ rescue: $10billion AUM, Baltics and Sweden).
• Manager (Swire Group).
• Advisor, Mentor, Business Angel and Public Speaker.

With the “Why” answered – now for the Whats/Whens/Hows and most importantly, Who? 

Bobby is a Chief Executive Officer with over 25 years experience at top tier investment banks & boutique investment & brokerage firms including Credit Suisse First Boston, Nomura, Credit Trade and private equity funds.

He has significant experience across multiple asset classes and instruments straddling both liquid and illiquid investment strategies and including hedge funds, private equity, real estate. venture capital funds, fintech, regtech, wealthtech & Credit Derivatives.

He has held a number of C-suite and senior roles including;

• Group CEO of Tower Gate Capital & MJH Fund Management, an award winning company. HFM Alt CreditIntelligence Best Risk Management 2016 & Best Independent Platform 2015 winners amongst others.
• Partner of Emvest, a Emerging Market private equity fund.
• Head of Portfolio Management for a UK family office.
• CEO and Founder of 1fs Wealth, a leading wealthtech company.

As an experienced investor he has advised many companies and has sat on the Board/Advisory Board/Investment Committees of a number of funds & companies.

He has extensive experience in managing funds in multiple jurisdictions including Luxembourg, Mauritius, Bermuda and sub Saharan Africa and consequently has an extensive international network at institutional, family office & HNWI level and a proven track record in turning around funds and companies.

He holds a BEng in Aeronautical Engineering and a MSI diploma specializing in Bond Markets, Futures & Options and Portfolio Mgmt.

Born in Madrid and having lived and worked in many cities around the globe made Fernando a true worldwide citizen.

After many successful years learning, growing and working in the international corporate arena, during the early 2000's, Fernando decided to focus on managing his own investments and family estate. He invested in real estate and private equity, traded commodities derivatives, wrote trading & investments books and developed automated algorithmic trading systems.

Currently, he is a very well respected investor, derivatives trader and philanthropist. But, above all, he loves his life, he is quite enigmatic, has a great sense of humour and he contributes back to society any way he can ("...helping others is not just extremely rewarding, it is the only way to live a truly fulfilling life...")

Naman is a passionate and experienced real estate developer based in London, and next-gen member of his family's family office.

He graduated from the London School of Economics with a degree in Business Mathematics and Statistics.
 

Having owned his own estate agency which used to sell and rent properties, as well as his own recruitment agency that supplies personnel to the construction trade, Naman understands the business inherently and completely from A to Z. It is this experience that has been hugely beneficial and advantageous in his real estate development business, which has grown substantial over the past few years.

In his own words:

“Making money is the underlying reason for anyone to do business, but I want to build homes that not only make money for my stakeholders, but build homes that make us proud. My vision for the future is to augment this further by building a landmark building in the UK that is recognised for its architectural merit, quality of build and contribution to the local community.”

Whether you are an investor, agent, sub-contractor or charity, get in touch with Naman to see how you could work together.

Shk. Nadia Aldoseri is a global business executive and inspirational leader who specializes in managing and growing businesses. She takes a vision and turns it into a reality through sound strategy development. She naturally sees the opportunities within an organization, brings them together into a comprehensive business model and helps others around her extend their thinking.

Currently as CEO at NDA Global Limited, a privately-held, management consultancy company, Shk. Nadia oversees the operations of the organization. She gives world-class advice on finding sustainable businesses to high-profile investors within the ME Region and Europe.

As Former CEO and now Partner at Al Sale Eastern Company Limited, Saudi Arabia’s largest scrap-metal business, Shk. Nadia led business development, developed training models for her employees and grew the business singlehandedly into what it is today, one of the leading companies in Saudi Arabia and the GCC, worth an estimated $500 million with 2,000 employees.

Shk. Nadia gained global recognition throughout her career, some of her achievements are below:

Special recognition from former US President, Bill Clinton. All her efforts were recognized and applauded by the Clinton Foundation. 

Selected in the ‘Ernst & Young’ and ‘The Financial’ lists of the most prominent active faces in commerce and industry.

For the Arab News influential figures list in 2014, she was chosen among 500 public figures in the Arab world. She has topped the list of Arab News’ influential figures list for 3 years in a row.

Forbes Middle East: 200 most influential Arab woman 2014.

Paul Renner is a Special Advisor to Private Family Offices and works with HNWIs and UHNWs in Europe, MENA, GCC, Africa, North & South America.

Paul’s family have owned several hotels and restaurants in Switzerland. The family business is involved in the origination, planning, construction, development of land, apartments and industrial estates.

Paul co-founded a global database used by banks, insurance companies and financial institutions which was acquired by MergerMarket Group.  He is currently the strategic advisor to a Family office in the payments and tech sectors.  

His skills include:

• Identifying partners and joint venture strategies
• In depth planning and research
• Merger and acquisitions
• Financing
• Exit opportunities

Paul was a Member of The Group of Experts on Commercial Fraud for the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and also on the Institute of International Banking Law & Practices' Europe Fraud Steering Committee. He is co-author of the ICC's publication "Preventing Financial Instrument Fraud - The Money Launderer's Tool".

Paul is a former Chairman and current Board member of the Queenhithe Ward Club in the City of London, one of the 25 wards within the City. His interests include learning new skills, travel and drone photography.

Clinton Cowley is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sundial Advisors, a niche family office advisory boutique dedicated to supporting the commercial interests of Founders and their Family Offices. The mission is to be a trusted right-hand, helping clients realize and achieve their goals and objectives, leveraging strengths in influence and implementation, connecting partners with an expansive international network of specialist advisors. Clinton plays an intermediary role, focused on driving efficiency, creating value, and unearthing new revenue opportunities across existing assets. He has a proven track record of conceiving, negotiating, and executing commercial ventures for family offices. Where helpful he will happily operate as interim executive or board member within operating companies, taking responsibility for targets and objectives. 

Clinton has served as a special advisor to the boards of three prominent international brands in the media and hospitality industries. In this role, he has facilitated ambitious transformation programs and spearheaded international expansion resulting in significant revenue uplifts. Since 2018, Clinton has been supporting Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 initiative through the creation of strategic international media partnerships.

With over 25 years of experience in representing successful families, their holding companies and operating businesses, Clinton is widely recognized as a leader in his field. His comprehensive understanding of family office transactions has enabled him to work across a diverse range of industries, including retail: Harrods & Selfridges; real estate: Galewest Investments; hospitality: Quintessentially & Boat International; film: Red Sea Film Festival; media: The Evening Standard & The Independent; and entertainment: The Ministry of Culture & UKNY. This has resulted in an expansive international network.

Prior to forming Sundial Advisors, Clinton served as a Director at Galewest Investments for over a decade. Galewest Investments, the Weston family’s investment company, owned several prestigious luxury retailers, including Selfridges, Holt Renfrew, Brown Thomas, and DeBijenkorf. During his tenure, Clinton directly supported the Chairman of the luxury group and played a pivotal role in the formation and international expansion of the Selfridges Group. Additionally, Galewest Investments facilitated the acquisition of a significant real estate portfolio surrounding Oxford Street for the Selfridges Group.

Clinton has overseen numerous philanthropic projects on behalf of the foundations and media outlets he represents, as well as engaging in independent fundraising, volunteering, and campaigning. Following in his father’s footsteps, Clinton has a keen interest in social transformation and actively supports prison rehabilitation programs. Through his love of dogs, he is a supporter of Bedlington Rescue USA & UK.

Mike is a leadership communications and storytelling specialist who works with global corporations, governments and family businesses.

He has more than 20 years of experience in journalism and media, as a reporter/presenter for Reuters, Sky News and the BBC, where he was an on-screen correspondent covering politics, economics and the Middle East. 

Since 2014, Mike has specialised in media training, presentation coaching, speech writing and narrative development. 

He was previously a director in a UK communications agency where he built a leadership communications service for corporate clients across multiple sectors including wealth management, banking, professional services, telecoms and energy. 

Mike then set up and ran a boutique leadership coaching firm in London, which provided communications training programmes for VIPs and senior business leaders around the world. 

He is an experienced public speaker, podcaster and the author of a book about leadership communication.

Paul Fleming is an internationally experienced, entrepreneurial business leader with expertise in the Banking, Wealth / Financial, Property and Professional Services sectors, and is Founder of Fleming Private Office.

Paul has been and is a strategic advisor to family offices and family office supplier firms, as well as being a management consultant and board advisor.

Richa is Managing Director of Altamount Capital UK Ltd.

Prior to this she was the Co- Founder and Executive Director, at Altamount Capital Management India where she was responsible for the developing the  offering for Altamount Capital which is India’s first Independent, dedicated Multi Family Office.

Subsequently, her specific area of focus became the Investment Management Function. Her team was responsible for developing asset allocation strategies for clients, identifying asset managers and strategies across the different asset classes, evaluating private equity opportunities and delivering customized solutions that provide superior risk adjusted returns to the client portfolios.

Richa has over 16 years experience in the Financial Services Industry across Private Banking, Asset Allocation and developing Benchmark Products.  Prior to, she played an important role as Product Manager for the London-based MSCI (Morgan Stanley) where she lead the development of asset allocation products like the ‘Global Capital Markets Index” “Global Islamic Indices” amongst others.  Richa was a registered FSA (UK) advisor and has worked with Lloyds TSB Private Banking, London where she managed UHNW client accounts, focusing on developing strategic asset allocation and providing Portfolio management, Legacy planning and Financial planning advice. She has also worked at ANZ Grindlays Bank, Mumbai.

Richa has won the prestigious Securities Institute Award in UK for the Investment Advise certification. She has a MBA in Marketing and International Finance from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies. Richa is also actively involved in working with Altamount' Capital Management Foundation that supports various philanthropic foundations in India. Richa is an active commentator on the evolving concept of Family Office space in India. Richa was named as one of ‘India’s most influential women in finance’ by Rediff.com in 2012.  She has also been named in the Citywealth leaders list 2012 complied by the prestigious Citywealth UK.