At Vintage Asset Management we have an experienced, qualified and motivated team that manages the investment portfolios of our clients and aims to offer the highest level of client service.
Julian Cooke is the Director of Client Services and would be delighted to discuss any aspect of the services we offer. Please contact him on his direct line 020 7989 3142, his mobile 07855 274271 or via his email as below.
Edward Hands
DIRECTOR
Edward joined VAM in 2014 as Investment Manager and was appointed to the board as Investment Director in 2017; he chairs the Investment Committee. Edward has over twenty years of experience starting first at Threadneedle then as a derivatives manager at Gartmore. He spent six years in investment banking at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, then joined Commerzbank as a senior portfolio manager and lately was responsible for portfolio management at Commonwealth Capital Management. Edward holds degrees in European Business Administration from the European Partnership of Business Schools. He is a member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals and the CFA Institute.
Contact: edward@vintageassetmanagement.co.uk
John Morton
DIRECTOR
John has had extensive experience in the industry including founding and building European Wealth as well as prior roles at Ashcourt Rowan and Aberdeen Fund Managers. He joined in 2019 as a director and sits on the investment committee.
Contact: john@vintageassetmanagement.co.uk
Robert Stein
DIRECTOR
Robert entered the financial services industry in 1980 and is one of founding directors of Vintage Asset Management. Robert is also an alternating member in the investment committee.
Contact Robert: rstein@vintageassetmanagement.co.uk
Geoff Hartnell
DIRECTOR
Geoff has spent over thirty years in financial services and he is one of the founding directors of Vintage Asset Management. Geoff has extensive knowledge of the industry and is an alternating member of the investment committee.
Contact Geoff: ghartnell@vintageassetmanagement.co.uk
Julian Cooke
DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES
Julian joined VAM in 2013 as its Investment Director and manages the firm. He has over twenty-five years’ experience in asset management, first at Touche Remnant and then Govett Investments where he was the manager of investment trusts and open-ended funds specialising in smaller companies and emerging markets. Latterly he was the investment director at RM Walkden & Co Ltd, a customer-focused wealth management and taxation services company, which was sold to Rathbones in the course of 2012. Julian holds a degree in Modern History from Oxford University and is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).
Contact: julian@vintageassetmanagement.co.uk
Andrew Fargus
INVESTMENT MANAGER
Andrew has over ten years of experience first as a Middle East analyst then since 2010 as an equity analyst at Hawkwood Capital; prior to that he was a professional triathlete. He holds a Chemistry degree from Oxford University and an MA in International Relations as well as the CFA charter; he joined as an Investment Analyst in 2018.
Contact: andrew@vintageassetmanagement.co.uk
Andrew Gibbs
INVESTMENT DIRECTOR
Andrew has over thirty years of investment experience at global institutional and private client investment firms, including Manulife, New Star and Henderson Rowe. He has focussed on Asian and global equity investment. He joined as an Investment Director in 2019 from Broad Street Investment Management. He is a Fellow of CISI and holds a degree in History from Cambridge University.
Reece Venables
CLIENT OPERATIONS MANAGER
Reece joined in 2015 and is our Client Operations Manager. He worked at Ashcourt Rowan from 2011 in various roles including financial planning and was most recently leader of the on-boarding team. He holds the Investment Operations Certificate from CISI of which he is a member.
Contact: reece@vintageassetmanagement.co.uk
Lucy Kupczak
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
Lucy Kupczak is a Portfolio Manager in Vintage Asset Management. Lucy specializes in fund selection and portfolio construction. She joined Vintage in March last year, having previously worked in similar roles in Nexus IM and CPN IM. She has 13 years industry experience. In her free time, Lucy likes traveling, reading and long walks in the countryside.
Contact: lucy@vintageassetmanagement.co.uk
George Engbers
CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS ASSOCIATE
George joined VAM in 2023 and is our Client Relations Associate. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Edinburgh. George has also completed a programme of study at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability leadership in Sustainable finance.
Contact: george@vintageassetmanagement.co.uk
Clara Curry
OFFICE MANAGER
With five years of experience as a Personal Assistant, Organizer, and Declutterer, I have transferred those skills to a corporate setting, dedicated to implementing innovative strategies that would optimize the efficiency of our team and operations.
Ria Angeli
HR MANAGER
Ria has been Human Resources Manager at Vintage since 2011 and has over fifteen years of experience in employee relations, recruitment and general management.
Contact Ria: rangeli@vintageassetmanagement.co.uk
Ariella Aghai
MARKETING EXECUTIVE
Great design can make people buy things, think about things and every once in a while, change the world.
With a flair for business, coupled with creativity and innovation, I develop concepts and ideas that turn ordinary products and services into must-have items.