Locations

Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer

Tel: +44 20 739 815 25

Email: simon.gunson@fundrock.com

Simon joined FundRock in November 2019 and is Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of FundRock Partners in the UK. Simon has worked in the financial services industry for over 25 years and has extensive knowledge of the European Funds market the Fund Services business. Simon has worked with clients internationally on business acquisitions, new fund structures and established outsourced service models. Prior to joining FundRock, he has held senior positions at Citi and JPMorgan within their Funds Services business and also for Threadneedle Asset Management where he held positions with Product Development and Operations.

Head of Funds Ireland

With 27 years industry experience, Barry joined FundRock in 2022 and is the Head of Funds - Ireland. Prior to this, he worked for Quintillion / U.S. Bank as Head of Fund Client Relations for 5 years and previously worked for 10 years at Bank of America where he was Executive Director on the board of Bank of America Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited. Barry also worked at Barings, MeesPierson and Fortis Prime Fund Solutions for 12 years in various senior positions. He has experience in global banking and asset management across many geographies and products. Barry is based in Ireland and maintains strong ties with all of the principal market participants and is fully au fait with any regulatory developments. Barry is a masters graduate from University College Dublin.

Country Head - France

Tel: +33 683819295

Email: Je.mazery@fundrock.com

Jean Edouard joined FundRock in 2020 and is based in Paris. He leads our ManCo service in France, driving our expansion into the French private equity real estate sector. He was previously Managing Director and Head of Real Estate at Twenty First, helping to create and develop the asset manager’s real estate fund management business, raising €2 billion in assets by the end of 2019. He has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, and has held various management roles including Director General at OSCA Fund Management and Foncière Volta.

Head of Fundrock Singapore Management Company Pte. Ltd

Nicholas joined Fundrock in May 2021, as Head of Fundrock Singapore Management Company Pte. Ltd, he brings with him over twenty years of experience working in Financial markets. Nicholas has spent over 12 years covering the Asian markets with extensive experience in Private Equity, Alternatives and Traditional investment strategies. Prior to Joining Fundrock he was General Manager and Head of Business Development for Unigestion Asia Pte Ltd.

Country Head - Switzerland

Tel: +41 78 892 9297

Email: anne.empain@fundrock.ch

Anne Empain joined (FUNDROCK/The Apex Group) in October 2021 following the acquisition of ARM Swiss representatives SA by the Apex Group. In 2014 Anne co-founded and was CEO of ARM Swiss Representatives SA. Since then she assisted over 500 fund managers to market their fund in Switzerland in compliance with local rules. Anne has extensive experience in legal, compliance and product development for alternative asset managers. She has held various senior structuring and legal positions with EIM, UBP, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley. Anne is a Qualified English solicitor (Hogan Lovells) and has a Master of Law from the Université des Sciences Sociales in Toulouse. She has been based in Switzerland since 2003. She is a founding member of the Geneva Chapter of 100 Women in Finance. She holds a Corporate Governance certificate from INSEAD accomplished in 2018. Anne is a member of the board of directors of Bruellan SA since 2020 and Make A Wish Switzerland Foundation since 2021.