Gresham House Euro Liquidity Fund

Kuda joined Gresham House Ireland’s Investment Team in 2023.

Prior to joining Gresham House Ireland, Kuda was a Portfolio Manager managing €3Bn of assets across the alternatives space for Irish Life Investment Managers, and a Senior Associate at Davy within their Private Clients division.

Kuda graduated from UCD Smurfit Business School with a Master of Science degree in Quantitative Finance in 2014, and from Trinity College Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business & Economics in 2013. Kuda also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Callum joined Gresham House in January 2024.

Prior to joining Gresham House, Callum worked for Goodbody Stockbrokers as a sell-side equity analyst, initially covering macro research before covering the UK video games and technology sectors.

Callum holds 3 years’ financial services experience and holds a BSc in Financial Mathematics & Economics from National University of Ireland, Galway.

Derek joined the Fund Management industry in 2008. Previously, he worked as a Senior Equity Portfolio Manager within the Treasury Asset Management division of the IKEA Group. Prior to this he held the position of Portfolio Manager with AGF, a Canadian mutual fund company.

Derek has considerable experience in managing Global Equity Portfolios and has spent time working overseas in Singapore. He holds an MBS (Corporate Finance and Accounting) from University College Cork, a BBS (Economics and Finance) from the University of Limerick and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Patrick is the Managing Director and Chair of the Investment Committee for the Gresham House Asset Management Ireland Funds.

Patrick founded Gresham House Asset Management Ireland Limited (formerly Appian Asset Management Limited) in 2002 after completing the management buy-out of the private client arm of Aberdeen Asset Management Ireland Limited. He has over 30 years’ investment experience in the fund management, stockbroking and private banking businesses and was Head of Investment for ABN AMRO Bank in Ireland.

He is a qualified Investment Analyst, is a member of the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute and the Society of Investment Professionals in the UK and Ireland. Patrick is also a member and director of the Board of the Irish Association of Investment Managers (IAIM).

Sean is a member of the Institute of Banking with over 38 years experience in the financial services industry. Sean has worked / lived in Waterford, Thurles, Kilkenny and Cork holding branch manager, area and regional management positions. Sean now lives in Cork and is Appian’s South of Ireland business development manager.

Kenneth joined Gresham House Ireland in March 2023.

Prior to Gresham House, Kenneth spent two years with Bank of Ireland in a Welcome and Operations role dealing with commercial and personal customers.

Kenneth graduated from the University of Galway with a Bachelor of Commerce and is studying for his Qualified Financial Advisor exams.

Ian joined Gresham House Ireland (formerly Appian Asset Management) in June 2009 after spending over five years at Bear Stearns.

Ian worked within Bear’s Fixed Income/Equity operational departments for two years followed by three years in the Legal & Compliance Department where he worked as an AMLO Officer & Compliance Officer. In June 2009, Ian worked within the Account Opening/Compliance departments before managing the operations department. Ian has built up a strong relationship with our brokers and clients over the past nine years. Ian brings a wealth of experience into our client relationship team having worked in the industry for nearly 14 years.

Ian is a Qualified Financial Advisor.

John joined the CRM team as Sales & Business Development Manager in January 2025.

Prior to joining John served as a Senior Investment Consultant at BCP Asset Management where he developed investment solutions and managed fund distribution through financial intermediaries.

Earlier in his career, John held multiple senior investment consulting roles at BCP Asset Management advising high-net-worth and institutional clients. His financial expertise extends to treasury consulting at J.P. Morgan and derivatives trading at Midas Trading House in Ireland and Austria, where he managed a U.S. Futures & Options trading team.

John has over 27 years of financial services experience and holds a MSc in Financial Services from University College Dublin, is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), a Certified Investment Fund Director (CIFD) and a Diploma designate in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors (Dip IOD).

Brian has over 30 years of industry experience. Previously Co-Head of Investment Banking and Managing Director of Corporate Finance in Goodbody Stockbrokers, Mr. O’Kelly has deep knowledge of financial markets having operated at the highest level at a regulated entity at Goodbody Stockbrokers. He also sat on the board of Directors at Goodbody Stockbrokers and Ganmac Holdings, the holding company of the Goodbody Group. He was previously the Senior Independent Director at Irish Continental Group plc.

Catherine is a former partner and Chair of one of Ireland’s leading law firms, A&L Goodbody. During her partnership she was head of the financial services and banking department and head of its asset finance group. She has advised many RFSP’s in meeting their obligations in the banking and private equity space. Her practice included all aspects of banking including corporate and acquisition financing, asset financing, securitisation, and general banking. Catherine has also been a director of a publicly quoted firm.

Co-Founder and MD of Real Estate, Gresham House Ireland. He has over 35 years experience in property and investment management and was previously Managing Director of Treasury Holdings Ireland having joined the company in 2000.  Before that he was Head of Property with AIB Investment Managers Ltd.

In 2001 he served as President of the Society of Chartered Surveyors in Ireland (SCSI). He is a Fellow of the SCSI and of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He has an MBA from University College Dublin and was the Chairman of the Urban Land Institute Ireland.

Pat joined the Board in September 2017.

He currently holds a variety of advisory and Board level roles at commercial, charitable and European bodies, including the Institute for International and European Affairs, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund Plc, Ecocem Ireland, European Investment Bank and Supernode Ltd. Ireland.

He is a former Irish politician and television current affairs presenter. He was President of the European Parliament from 2002 to 2004 and served as a member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 2004. Prior to this he was a journalist and presenter with RTÉ’s Today Tonight and then a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork South–Central.

Tony has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gresham House since December 2014. He chairs the Investment Committees of Gresham House and Strategic Equity Capital plc and is a Non-Executive Director for Gresham House Asset Management Ireland Limited.

Tony led the management buy-in and established a new management team that transformed the firm from an investment trust into the specialist asset manager it is today.

Tony has a long track record of investing and advising numerous public and private equity businesses. From 2002 to 2011, he established and grew SVG Investment Managers before being asked to lead SVG Advisors (formerly Schroder Ventures, London) as CEO. He started his career at Phillips & Drew Fund Management (later UBS Global Asset Management), one of the UK’s most prominent value investment firms with £60bn in assets under management at its peak and where he was a member of the Investment Committee. He was also previously Chair of the LPFA Investment Panel and Non-executive Board member.

Tony has over 25 years of investment experience and holds an MA in Management Studies from the University of Cambridge (where he was also a junior rugby international and Blue).

Patrick is the Managing Director and Chair of the Investment Committee for the Gresham House Asset Management Ireland Funds.

Patrick founded Gresham House Asset Management Ireland Limited (formerly Appian Asset Management Limited) in 2002 after completing the management buy-out of the private client arm of Aberdeen Asset Management Ireland Limited. He has over 30 years’ investment experience in the fund management, stockbroking and private banking businesses and was Head of Investment for ABN AMRO Bank in Ireland.

He is a qualified Investment Analyst, is a member of the Chartered Financial Analysts Institute and the Society of Investment Professionals in the UK and Ireland. Patrick is also a member and director of the Board of the Irish Association of Investment Managers (IAIM).