Michael van Och | Compliance Officer | Rotterdam, Netherlands

Michael van Och is Stafford’s Compliance Officer based in Rotterdam.

Prior to joining Stafford, Michael worked at Knab for five years formerly as a Business Consultant and leaving as Compliance Officer. Michael started his career at Robeco where he was based in the Netherlands for ten years and Miami for a couple. He fulfilled different roles during his time at Robeco with a strong focus on Compliance.

Michael is a Certified Compliance Professional (certified by the Dutch Compliance Institute) and holds a Master of Science degree in Criminology from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

Global OperationsTechnology Team18 July 2024Europe

Chris Packwood | Fund Controller | Sydney, Australia

Chris is responsible for the operation of Stafford Private Equity’s funds, including cash management, processing of corporate actions and performance monitoring of investments. Prior to joining Stafford, Chris worked at Computershare for six years where he was a project manager in the corporate actions division. He holds a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from Kaplan.

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Rahul Patel | Financial Accountant | London, UK

Rahul Patel is a Financial Accountant and is responsible for the Corporate Accounting at Stafford Capital Partners.

Prior to Stafford, Rahul worked across Fin-Tech and Professional Services sectors where he trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant.

Rahul is a Chartered Accountant with the ACCA and holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from The University of Nottingham.

Global OperationsTechnology Team4 July 2024Europe

Ujjaval Sadana | Fund Associate | London, UK

Ujjaval Sadana is a Finance professional who is currently completing the ACA - ICAEW qualification, with experiences across Asset Wealth Management, Fund Administration & Operations.

Ujjaval began his career with PwC in Asset Wealth Management division, later moving into management accounting and financial reporting within direct private equity structures at Belasko. Ujjaval now works for Stafford Capital Partners in Fund Controller/Operations.

Global OperationsTechnology Team19 June 2024Europe

Victoria Sherliker | Chief Compliance Officer | London, UK

Victoria is Chief Compliance Officer at Stafford and is responsible for all aspects of compliance across the business.

Victoria brings over 20 years of experience in legal and compliance roles within financial services. Most recently at gunnercooke LLP, Victoria advised investment managers on all aspects of private investment management, compliance strategy, and global regulatory matters. Prior to that, Victoria was General Counsel at MVision Private Equity Advisers for nine years.

Victoria holds a Batchelors degree in Natural Sciences, a Distinction in Legal Practice from BPP Law School and trained in the Private Equity Group at SJ Berwin LLP.

Global OperationsTechnology Team18 June 2024Europe

Dhara Soneji | Head of Tax | London, UK

Dhara is Stafford’s Tax Manager and is Responsible for tax compliance, planning and reporting on behalf of the Stafford funds.

Prior to joining Stafford, Dhara worked as a Vice President in the transaction tax team at Duff and Phelps and as a Tax Manager in the KPMG private equity funds team.

She is a qualified Chartered Accountant, qualified Chartered Tax Advisor and holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from Reading University.

Global OperationsTechnology Team16 June 2024Europe

Raffay Syed | Fund Controller | London, UK

Syed Muhammad Abdul Raffay is a fund controller within Stafford’s Fund Finance team, leading the firm’s US private equity operations through fund operations, investor reporting, and financial oversight.

Prior to joining Stafford, Raffay worked at KPMG UK for over five years, rising to Assistant Manager within the Asset Management audit practice. There, he led audits for clients across private equity, real estate, and institutional asset management, with a focus on financial reporting, fund structures, valuation assessments, governance reviews, and fund-level control testing.

Raffay is an ACA-qualified Chartered Accountant through the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He also holds a Master of Science in Business Analytics from Queen Mary, University of London, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Mathematics from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.

Global OperationsTechnology Team10 June 2024Europe

Wes Taylor | Rewards & People Data Analyst | London, UK

Wes is Stafford's Rewards & People Data Analyst, and responsible for our HR & People data and reward structures.

Prior to joining Stafford, Wes worked in Herbert Smith Freehills’ HR department in various roles, where he was responsible for the entire employee lifecycle, people analytics projects and HR operations initiatives.

Global OperationsTechnology Team10 June 2024Europe

Justin Trotman | Tax Transaction Manager | London, UK

Justin is a Tax Transaction Manager within Stafford's tax team and is responsible for providing tax structuring and advice across Stafford's international investments.

Global OperationsTechnology Team10 June 2024Europe

Marcus Wallace | Fund Controller | London, UK

Marcus Wallace is a Fund Controller, working in the Fund's Operations team and is responsible for the oversight of Stafford’s Timberland & Agriculture Fund's finances & operations.

Prior to Stafford, Marcus worked for Fund Operations at Pantheon, with specific focus on their Primary & Co-Invest Strategies and had spent 4 years with KPMG in their private equity audit department.

Marcus a holds a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Glasgow where he received the 'Adam Smith Scholar Award for Excellence' and is a Chartered Accountant with the ICAEW.

Global OperationsTechnology Team9 June 2024Europe

Angus Whiteley | Chief Executive Officer | London, UK

Angus is responsible for all aspects of the business at Stafford, working across strategy formulation, team development, relationship management and investment evaluation.

Prior to Stafford Angus worked as a direct investor in the private equity and venture capital markets. He started his career with Thompson Clive & Partners, a life sciences and technology private equity firm with investments in Europe and the US. He then co-founded Solon Ventures, a UK venture capital firm.

He received an MA in Law from Cambridge University.

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Tom Williams | Fund and Product Operations (Timberland) | London, UK

Tom Williams is responsible for fund operations of the timberland products. Prior to joining Stafford, he worked at DWS across Private Equity and Infrastructure.

He trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Leeds.

Global Operations, TimberlandTechnology Team3 June 2024Europe