Nizar Al-Bassam
Co-founded Centricus in 2016, with over 25 years' experience in financial markets.
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Dalinc Ariburnu
Co-founded Centricus in 2016, with over 30 years of financial services industry experience.
View ProfileHalil Emecen
Specialist in structured finance and investment solutions with over 25 years of experience in financial markets and investment banking.
View ProfileSean Finnerty
Over 20 years of financial markets experience; joined in 2025 to grow the firm's business in the United States, based in San Francisco.
View ProfileHugh Nineham
40 years' experience as a lawyer in private practice, working principally in M&A and securities regulation.
View ProfileEmma Parkinson
Responsible for strategic project execution, with a background in structured finance, M&A, capital markets and asset management.
View ProfileJosh Purvis
Chief Operating Officer of Centricus Group and Chief Executive Officer of Centricus Asset Management, with 20 years of finance industry experience.
View ProfileGarth Ritchie
Leads the firm's Capital Markets and Advisory business; formerly President of Deutsche Bank and Head of its Corporate & Investment Bank.
View ProfileRam Thothadri
Over 20 years' experience in financial markets based between London and Dubai.
View ProfileTamara Williams
Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Centricus Group, with over 20 years' experience in offshore and onshore fund structures.
View ProfileSir John Chipman
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Promaka and most recently Executive Chairman of The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
View ProfileSir Sajid Javid
Former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, bringing senior leadership experience across global finance and government.
View ProfileEmily Henderson
Deputy Chief Counsel with over 18 years of experience as a solicitor and compliance officer, specialising in public and private M&A, equity capital markets, corporate governance and financial regulation.
View ProfileAnthony Kelamis
Joined the Private Equity team in 2017; oversees and leads investments across the technology, media and sports sectors.
View ProfileMarkus Thomas
Senior Executive Officer of Centricus Limited in Abu Dhabi (ADGM), with over 15 years' experience across finance and capital markets.
View ProfileCory Abdalla
Joined the Private Equity team at Centricus in 2021, with prior investment analysis experience at The Yucaipa Companies.
View ProfileBoyd Cuthbertson
Chief Financial Officer of Centricus Asset Management since 2015, with decades of experience in financial and treasury management.
View ProfileDjani Efendi
Joined the Private Equity team at Centricus in 2023, with over 5 years of finance experience.
View ProfileSamantha Garner
Over 20 years' experience as a lawyer across banking & finance, corporate, commercial, technology, digital media and television.
View ProfileAndrew Grinaker
Director with over 8 years of M&A and corporate finance experience across the US, Europe and Africa, focused on technology and consumer/retail transactions.
View ProfileHarriet Martin
Joined the Client Coverage Team at Centricus in 2026, with over 10 years of legal and finance experience.
View ProfileMalcolm Schutte
Joined the Advisory and Private Equity team at Centricus in 2023, with over 10 years of financial services experience.
View ProfileDandy Sulit
Over 10 years' experience in financial services across private equity, debt, real estate and corporate finance.
View ProfileTaha Zghidi
Joined the Private Equity team at Centricus in 2024, with over 3 years of experience across private equity, finance and portfolio-related work.
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