Leadership & Governance

David Bennett

Mr. Bennett joined the Board of the Company in 2022. He has a profound knowledge of the global financial markets, with considerable experience in technology-driven financial services businesses and a deep strategic vision, having managed business growth and transformation, and corporate transactions from executive and non-executive roles. He has worked in Alliance & Leicester Group (Abbey National Plc following its acquisition by Banco Santander), the Lloyds TSB Group, Cheltenham & Gloucester, Chemical Bank and Grindlays Bank.

Mr. Bennett also has extensive experience in board roles, having served as Chairman of Ashmore Group plc and HomeServe Membership Ltd and Non-Executive Director at Together Personal Finance, easyJet, Pacnet, Bank of Ireland UK, CMC Markets and Clarity Commerce Solutions.

Mr. Bennett currently serves as Board Chair at Virgin Money UK plc, a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie., S.C.A., and a Non-Executive Director at the Department of Work and Pensions of the British Government.

Mr. Bennett holds an MA in Economics from Cambridge University.

Blake Kleinman

Mr. Kleinman joined the Company in 2017. He joined H&F in 2001 and is now a Partner, focusing on the software, internet & media, and financial services sectors. He is currently a Director of Allfunds, AutoScout24 and TeamSystem. Mr. Kleinman was formerly a Director of Gartmore, IRIS, Scout24, SSP and Wood Mackenzie and was active in H&F’s investments in Arch Capital, Axel Springer, Mondrian, Nielsen, and ProSieben. Prior to H&F, Mr. Kleinman worked in the Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings Department at Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York.

Mr. Kleiman is a graduate of Harvard College.

Johannes Korp

Mr. Korp joined the Company as a Director in 2017. He joined H&F in 2014 and is now a Partner (subject to FCA approval), focusing on the financial services, software and consumer & retail sectors. Mr. Korp has been active in H&F’s investments in Action, Allfunds and Nets (where he was formerly a Director). Prior to H&F, Mr. Korp worked in the financial services and retail investment groups at Warburg Pincus and in the financial services M&A group at Goldman Sachs in London.

Mr. Korp is a graduate of the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) and earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Zita Saurel

Ms. Saurel joined the Company as a Director in 2017. She joined H&F in 2005 and is now a Partner, focusing on the internet & media sectors and financial services sectors. Ms. Saurel is currently a Director of Allfunds and was formerly a Director of Nets, Wood Mackenzie and Hostelworld (Web Reservations). She was also active in H&F’s investments in Scout24, IRIS, Nielsen and Gartmore. Ms. Saurel also leads H&F’s capital markets activities in Europe related to new investments and for portfolio companies. Prior to H&F, Ms. Saurel worked at Investcorp in London and the Leveraged Finance department of Lehman Brothers in London. In addition she serves as a Director of Glasswing International and a Governor of The Royal Ballet School.

Ms. Saurel is a graduate of Georgetown University.

David Vaillant

Mr. Vaillant joined the Company as Director in 2021. He is also Global Head of Finance, Strategy and Participations at BNP Paribas Asset Management. Previously, Mr. Vaillant worked in BNP Paribas’ Corporate and Institutional Banking / FIC division as Head of Banking for EMEA. Mr. Vaillant started his career as a lawyer with Skadden, where he advised a wide range of French and international companies on their expansion strategy, in the financial and industrial sectors. He then joined the French central bank (Banque de France), where he took part in the analysis of significant transactions in the financial sector.

Mr. Vaillant holds a Master in Management from HEC, a Master in Political Sciences and Public Affairs from Sciences Po, and a Master in Analysis and Policy in Economics (applied mathematics) from EHESS / Ecole Normale Supérieure. He also holds a Master in communications/Intellectual Property law from Paris I Sorbonne and a Master in Business Law from Paris II Assas. He is a member of the Paris Bar.

Andrea Valier

Mr. Valier joined the Company as Director in 2020. Mr. Valier is also Head of Corporate Development and Strategy at BNP Paribas Securities Services. Previously, Mr. Valier served in senior positions within BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB).

Mr. Valier holds a Master in Economics from Università Bocconi – Milan.

Lisa Dolly

Ms. Dolly joined the Company as Director in 2021. Previously, Ms. Dolly worked at Pershing LLC where she held positions of strategic importance, most recently as Chairman, CEO and Member of the BNYMellon Executive Committee (2016-2019) and Chief Operating Officer (2013-2016). Earlier positions include Director of Global Operations, Chief Administrative Officer, and Head of Managed Investments, Lockwood, and Albridge. Ms. Dolly has also served on the Board of SIFMA (Securities Industry Financial Markets Association) and as Chair of the SIFMA Operations/Technology Committee.

As a graduate of Rutgers University, Ms. Dolly is a member of the Douglass College, Rutgers University Dean’s Advisory Board as well as a member of the Rutgers University Board of Overseers.

Sofia Mendes

Ms. Mendes joined the Company as Director in 2021 and has more than 20 years of professional experience advising financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions and capital market transactions. Ms. Mendes is a Partner at Arcano Partners and, prior to that, was a Partner in the FIG Corporate Finance team at KPMG in Madrid for 5 years and a year before at Private Equity ECS in Lisbon as investment director. From 2000 to 2009 she worked in the JPMorgan European Financial Institutions team from the London and Madrid offices as Senior Vice President, carrying out M&A and capital markets operations for all segments of the financial sector, and as head of the business of bancassurance in Europe. Before joining JPMorgan, Ms. Mendes worked as an auditor for KPMG in Lisbon.

Ms. Mendes has a degree in Management and Business Administration from the Portuguese Catholic University of Lisbon.

David Pérez Renovales

Mr. Pérez Renovales joined the Company as Director in 2021. His career in banking spans 21 years, 18 of which were at Bankinter where he occupied various roles (Managing Director of Capital Market, Managing Director of Products and SME Divisions, Investor Relations Officer, Chief Financial and Risk Officer, General Deputy Director and member of the Steering Committee). Mr. Pérez Renovales was also formerly the CFO of Linea Directa Aseguradora, before shifting roles to launch that company’s Health business. He is also a member of the Linea Directa Aseguradora steering and investment committees. Mr. Pérez Renovales is also currently a member of the Board of Directors of Harvard Club in Spain and of the Executive Committee of ICADE Business Club.

He has a degree in Law and Business Economics at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas-ICADE and a PMD from Harvard Business School and Executive Program from Singularity University. He is also a professor of Corporate Finance at Universidad Pontificia Comillas - ICADE.

JP Rangaswami

Mr. Rangaswami joined the Group as a Director of AFB in 2018 and was appointed a Director of the Company in 2021. His other board appointments include Admiral Group plc, DMGT plc, the National Bank of Greece and EMIS Group plc. In addition, he is Chairman of the Web Science Trust and serves as trustee of Cumberland Lodge, a think tank with scholars in residence whose patron is the Queen. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Southampton, a Fellow of the British Computer Society, a Chartered IT Professional and a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. He is also a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists and a Freeman of the City of London. Mr. Rangaswami previously served as Chief Data Officer and Group Head of Innovation at Deutsche Bank from 2015-2018, Chief Scientist at Salesforce.com from 2010-2014, Chief Scientist at BT plc from 2006-2010, and Global CIO at Dresdner Kleinwort from 2001-2006 (having joined Dresdner Kleinwort in 1997).

Mr. Rangaswami holds a Degree in Economics and Statistics from St. Xavier's College, University of Calcutta.

Delfin Rueda

Mr. Rueda joined the Company as Director in 2021. Mr. Rueda is also CFO and vice-chair of the Executive Board at NN Group NV and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board of Adyen NV. Previously, Mr. Rueda worked as CFO and CRO of Atradius NV, as Senior Vice President in the Financial Institutions Group of the Corporate Finance Department of JP Morgan, as an Executive Director at UBS, and as Senior Consultant at Andersen Consulting.

Mr. Rueda holds a Master of Science degree in Economics from Universidad Complutense and an M.B.A. in Finance from The Wharton School.

Ursula Schliessler

Ms. Schliessler joined the Company as Director in 2021 and has senior executive experience in asset management and wealth management, having previously worked at Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Legg Mason. She has led global teams across multiple functional areas and her experience spans product development and management, sales strategy, business process design and implementation, change/project management and overseeing risk, operations, technology and data. Prior to assuming her current independent non-executive director positions and trustee position, Ms. Schliessler was Chief Administrative Officer of Legg Mason until July 2019.

Ms Schliessler holds a Master of Commerce degree in Business Economics from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Juan Alcaraz

Juan Alcaraz is Executive Director in Allfunds Board, Founder & CEO of Allfunds. Before launching Allfunds in 2000, he spent five years as the head of investment funds at BSN, Santander Group’s private bank. From 2009 until 2016 he held a dual role as both CEO of Santander Asset Management and CEO of Allfunds.

Juan holds a degree of Business Administration from COX Business School, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Marta Oñoro

Marta Oñoro is Company Secretary for the Board of Directors. She joined the firm in 2007 and was appointed General Counsel of Allfunds in 2009. Prior to joining Allfunds, Marta worked at the law firm Uria Menendez within the Capital Markets and Fund Regulatory teams.

She holds a degree in law from Universidad Complutense of Madrid and a master´s in Stock Exchange and Financial Markets from Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles IEB (sponsored by the Madrid Stock Exchange).