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Senior Management

Andrew Baker

Chief Executive Officer - Email Andrew Baker

Andrew Baker is the Chief Executive Officer of AIMA.

Prior to joining AIMA he spent six years at Schroders in London where he was COO - Alternative Investments.

Previously, Andrew held senior business management positions at Gartmore and UBS Asset Management after a fifteen year spell of managing institutional assets at HD International and N. M. Rothschild. In the early 1980s he spent two years on secondment at the Bank Of Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby.

Andrew has a degree in Mathematics from Imperial College, London and is married with three children.
 

 

Jiri Krol

Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs - Email Jiri Krol

Jiri Krol joined AIMA in April 2010 and is the Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs. Prior to joining AIMA, he worked at the European Commission, where he was responsible for the coordination of the Commission’s policy towards the Financial Stability Board and the G-20.

Mr Krol started his career at the Czech securities market regulator. He then moved to the European Commission’s Internal Market Directorate-General, where he was responsible for the drafting and negotiation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) implementing measures. While at the Commission, he also worked on the Non-Equity Market Transparency and the Commodity Derivatives reviews.

Previously, Mr Krol was appointed Financial Markets Policy Director in the Czech Ministry of Finance in 2007. In 2009, he led the Czech European Union Presidency’s work in the area of financial services, which involved finalising the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD II) and the Solvency II Directive as well as the Credit Rating Agencies regulation negotiations.

Mr Krol studied international relations, economics and politics at Tufts University, London School of Economics and Sciences Po.

 

Christen Thomson

Director of Communications - Email Christen Thomson

Christen joined AIMA as Director of Communications in December 2008. Responsible for developing and executing AIMA’s communications strategies, Christen is also responsible for Membership and Events. He  works closely with AIMA’s CEO and Director of Policy in engaging with stakeholders on behalf of the hedge fund industry.

Previously, Christen was in charge of coordinating global PR activities for Colliers Macaulay Nichols, a $1bn international real estate services provider. Prior to this he spent 12 years at the BBC, joining Radio 5 Live in 1995, and going on to work for Home Newsgathering as a duty news editor and then BBC World and News 24 as senior producer and reporter.

Christen has a degree in Modern History from Oxford University and is married with two children.

 

Mary Richardson

Director, Head of Tax Affairs - Email Mary Richardson

Mary joined AIMA in 2002, to establish a regulatory department, and in March 2011 she became responsible for tax affairs, including the work of the Tax Committee. Mary is also the Company Secretary. She qualified as a lawyer and also holds a degree in English from King’s College, London University and a postgraduate diploma in financial services law, also from London University.

 

Government & Regulatory Affairs

Jiri Krol

Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs - Email Jiri Krol

Jiri Krol joined AIMA in April 2010 and is the Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs. Prior to joining AIMA, he worked at the European Commission, where he was responsible for the coordination of the Commission’s policy towards the Financial Stability Board and the G-20.

Mr Krol started his career at the Czech securities market regulator. He then moved to the European Commission’s Internal Market Directorate-General, where he was responsible for the drafting and negotiation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) implementing measures. While at the Commission, he also worked on the Non-Equity Market Transparency and the Commodity Derivatives reviews.

Previously, Mr Krol was appointed Financial Markets Policy Director in the Czech Ministry of Finance in 2007. In 2009, he led the Czech European Union Presidency’s work in the area of financial services, which involved finalising the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD II) and the Solvency II Directive as well as the Credit Rating Agencies regulation negotiations.

Mr Krol studied international relations, economics and politics at Tufts University, London School of Economics and Sciences Po.

 

Mary Richardson

Director, Head of Tax Affairs - Email Mary Richardson

Mary joined AIMA in 2002, to establish a regulatory department, and in March 2011 she became responsible for tax affairs, including the work of the Tax Committee. Mary is also the Company Secretary. She qualified as a lawyer and also holds a degree in English from King’s College, London University and a postgraduate diploma in financial services law, also from London University.

 

Matthew Jones

Associate Director, Head of Markets Regulation - Email Matthew Jones

Matthew joined AIMA in March 2006, having been the Professional Support Lawyer for the Financial Services Group at Simmons & Simmons, and became an Associate Director in April 2008. He became Head of Markets Regulation in March 2011.

Matthew has responsibility for AIMA’s work on, among other areas, short selling, CRD3 remuneration, MiFID, the Market Abuse Directive and OTC derivatives. He is also organiser of the AIMA Hedge Fund Manager Training programme, which has been running since 2008.

Matthew is qualified as a solicitor, has a degree in Archaeology & Anthropology from Cambridge University and a postgraduate degree from University College, London.

 

Anna Larris

Associate Director, Head of Asset Management Regulation - Email Anna Larris

Anna Larris was appointed Associate Director, Head of Asset Management Regulation for AIMA in March 2011. Prior to joining AIMA, she worked for the UK Treasury, where she led on the negotiation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).

Ms Larris started her career at the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) where she worked on asset management issues and represented Finansinspektionen in the Investment Management Expert Group in the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR). During the Swedish EU Presidency she was seconded to the Swedish Ministry of Finance to negotiate the AIFMD. She has also worked at the UK FSA on asset management policy issues and in particular the AIFMD.

Ms Larris studied European legal studies at the University of Westminster and has a Masters of Laws from the University of Uppsala.

 

Daniel Measor

Manager - Markets Regulation - Email Daniel Measor

Daniel joined AIMA's Regulatory and Tax Department in January 2010 as Regulatory Assistant from law firm Allen & Overy LLP. As Regulatory Assistant, and now Manager (Markets Regulation), Daniel's roles include responding to members' queries on regulatory issues, preparing summaries of consultation paper and reports for members, running a number of member working groups and committees, preparing responses to consultations and attending meetings with members, regulators, policy makers and other key stakeholders in furtherance of promoting members' interests and AIMA's policy work. As well as providing general assistance to the Regulatory and Tax Department and Government and Policy Affairs team (now the Government and Regulatory Affairs department), Daniel has day-to-day responsibility for AIMA's work on the global move to central clearing of OTC derivatives (e.g. EMIR) and implementation of the US reforms of the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as several other important regulatory topics.

Daniel qualified as a barrister in 2007 and was a paralegal with Allen & Overy's Regulatory, Funds and Financial Products team in the London banking practice. Daniel holds a law degree from the University of Kent at Canterbury.

 

Fiona Pridham

Executive PA - Email Fiona Pridham

Fiona joined AIMA in November 2010 as Executive PA to Jiri Krol, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs. Fiona has previously worked in a number of blue chip companies including financial institutions, the OECD, the metals and oil industries, structural and civil engineering. She also has experience in office management and as a freelance translator (French/Italian/Spanish).

 

Jane Moran

Executive PA - Email Jane Moran

Jane joined AIMA in June 2009, and provides secretarial and administrative support to the Government & Regulatory Affairs team. Prior to joining AIMA, Jane spent 11 years working in the private equity sector.

 

Asset Management Regulation

Anna Larris

Associate Director, Head of Asset Management Regulation - Email Anna Larris

Anna Larris was appointed Associate Director, Head of Asset Management Regulation for AIMA in March 2011. Prior to joining AIMA, she worked for the UK Treasury, where she led on the negotiation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).

Ms Larris started her career at the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) where she worked on asset management issues and represented Finansinspektionen in the Investment Management Expert Group in the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR). During the Swedish EU Presidency she was seconded to the Swedish Ministry of Finance to negotiate the AIFMD. She has also worked at the UK FSA on asset management policy issues and in particular the AIFMD.

Ms Larris studied European legal studies at the University of Westminster and has a Masters of Laws from the University of Uppsala.

 

Markets Regulation

Matthew Jones

Associate Director, Head of Markets Regulation - Email Matthew Jones

Matthew joined AIMA in March 2006, having been the Professional Support Lawyer for the Financial Services Group at Simmons & Simmons, and became an Associate Director in April 2008. He became Head of Markets Regulation in March 2011.

Matthew has responsibility for AIMA’s work on, among other areas, short selling, CRD3 remuneration, MiFID, the Market Abuse Directive and OTC derivatives. He is also organiser of the AIMA Hedge Fund Manager Training programme, which has been running since 2008.

Matthew is qualified as a solicitor, has a degree in Archaeology & Anthropology from Cambridge University and a postgraduate degree from University College, London.

 

Daniel Measor

Manager - Markets Regulation - Email Daniel Measor

Daniel joined AIMA's Regulatory and Tax Department in January 2010 as Regulatory Assistant from law firm Allen & Overy LLP. As Regulatory Assistant, and now Manager (Markets Regulation), Daniel's roles include responding to members' queries on regulatory issues, preparing summaries of consultation paper and reports for members, running a number of member working groups and committees, preparing responses to consultations and attending meetings with members, regulators, policy makers and other key stakeholders in furtherance of promoting members' interests and AIMA's policy work. As well as providing general assistance to the Regulatory and Tax Department and Government and Policy Affairs team (now the Government and Regulatory Affairs department), Daniel has day-to-day responsibility for AIMA's work on the global move to central clearing of OTC derivatives (e.g. EMIR) and implementation of the US reforms of the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as several other important regulatory topics.

Daniel qualified as a barrister in 2007 and was a paralegal with Allen & Overy's Regulatory, Funds and Financial Products team in the London banking practice. Daniel holds a law degree from the University of Kent at Canterbury.

 

Tax Affairs

Mary Richardson

Director, Head of Tax Affairs - Email Mary Richardson

Mary joined AIMA in 2002, to establish a regulatory department, and in March 2011 she became responsible for tax affairs, including the work of the Tax Committee. Mary is also the Company Secretary. She qualified as a lawyer and also holds a degree in English from King’s College, London University and a postgraduate diploma in financial services law, also from London University.

 

Communications

Christen Thomson

Director of Communications - Email Christen Thomson

Christen joined AIMA as Director of Communications in December 2008. Responsible for developing and executing AIMA’s communications strategies, Christen is also responsible for Membership and Events. He  works closely with AIMA’s CEO and Director of Policy in engaging with stakeholders on behalf of the hedge fund industry.

Previously, Christen was in charge of coordinating global PR activities for Colliers Macaulay Nichols, a $1bn international real estate services provider. Prior to this he spent 12 years at the BBC, joining Radio 5 Live in 1995, and going on to work for Home Newsgathering as a duty news editor and then BBC World and News 24 as senior producer and reporter.

Christen has a degree in Modern History from Oxford University and is married with two children.

 

Dominic Tonner

Communications Manager - Email Dominic Tonner

Dominic joined AIMA in August 2009 and is the Communications Manager, with responsibility for executing AIMA’s communications strategies. Previously, Dominic worked as a journalist for 14 years, working for a variety of media organisations including The Sunday Times. He is also a published author and former book editor. He has a degree in media and communications from UCE and is married with a daughter.

 

Katie Corbin

Communications PA - Email Katie Corbin

Katie joined AIMA in February 2011 and provides PA support to the Communications Team.  Katie previously worked at the London Chamber of Commerce as an assistant to the Chief Executive’s Office. Katie has also worked as a PA in a number of other industries including charity and property.

 

Membership Services

John Stephens

Membership Services Manager - Email John Stephens

John joined AIMA in April 2005 as head of membership services, after spending a good deal of his working career within business development. He has over 25 years of proven track record in developing and maintaining professional networking relationships in business development.

Prior to joining AIMA, he held the position of sales director for a major corporate travel firm and helped build the travel industry’s first global network of independent travel agents.

 

Angie Elrick

Membership Liaison Manager - Email Angie Elrick

Angie is our Membership Liaison Manager and is responsible for coordinating and maintaining our global engagement with members.

Angie joined AIMA in May 2007 to provide support to our Regulatory & Tax Department, and was previously Manager, Government Affairs & Policy. In July 2010 Angie took a year’s maternity leave and has returned to the Association to complement our efforts in bringing value and support to our members. Prior to joining AIMA, Angie worked as a Legal Secretary for Travers Smith.

 

Events

Christen Thomson

Director of Communications - Email Christen Thomson

Christen joined AIMA as Director of Communications in December 2008. Responsible for developing and executing AIMA’s communications strategies, Christen is also responsible for Membership and Events. He  works closely with AIMA’s CEO and Director of Policy in engaging with stakeholders on behalf of the hedge fund industry.

Previously, Christen was in charge of coordinating global PR activities for Colliers Macaulay Nichols, a $1bn international real estate services provider. Prior to this he spent 12 years at the BBC, joining Radio 5 Live in 1995, and going on to work for Home Newsgathering as a duty news editor and then BBC World and News 24 as senior producer and reporter.

Christen has a degree in Modern History from Oxford University and is married with two children.

 

Deborah Babbage

Events Manager - Email Deborah Babbage

Deborah joined AIMA in August 2011 as Events Manager within the Communications Team. Prior to joining AIMA she spent eight years at the City of London, running events for its Public Relations Office.

 

Sound Practices

Tom Kehoe

Research Manager - Email Tom Kehoe

Tom joined AIMA as research manager in October 2008. Responsible for research of the industry, Tom  also works closely with AIMA’s CEO and Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs in supporting the executive’s advocacy efforts. Tom is also responsible for the development of AIMA’s sound practices work.

Tom has over 10 years' experience working in research. Prior to joining AIMA in October 2008 Tom spent four years working in hedge fund research and due diligence with BNP Paribas in New York and Dublin.

He has an honours degree in Finance and French from N.U.I. Maynooth, a Masters in Finance from the National College of Ireland and a Graduate Certificate in Investment Management from Dublin City University. In addition, Tom is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst member, where he presides on the CAIA curriculum committee.
 

 

Education & Research

Christen Thomson

Director of Communications - Email Christen Thomson

Christen joined AIMA as Director of Communications in December 2008. Responsible for developing and executing AIMA’s communications strategies, Christen is also responsible for Membership and Events. He  works closely with AIMA’s CEO and Director of Policy in engaging with stakeholders on behalf of the hedge fund industry.

Previously, Christen was in charge of coordinating global PR activities for Colliers Macaulay Nichols, a $1bn international real estate services provider. Prior to this he spent 12 years at the BBC, joining Radio 5 Live in 1995, and going on to work for Home Newsgathering as a duty news editor and then BBC World and News 24 as senior producer and reporter.

Christen has a degree in Modern History from Oxford University and is married with two children.

 

Tom Kehoe

Research Manager - Email Tom Kehoe

Tom joined AIMA as research manager in October 2008. Responsible for research of the industry, Tom  also works closely with AIMA’s CEO and Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs in supporting the executive’s advocacy efforts. Tom is also responsible for the development of AIMA’s sound practices work.

Tom has over 10 years' experience working in research. Prior to joining AIMA in October 2008 Tom spent four years working in hedge fund research and due diligence with BNP Paribas in New York and Dublin.

He has an honours degree in Finance and French from N.U.I. Maynooth, a Masters in Finance from the National College of Ireland and a Graduate Certificate in Investment Management from Dublin City University. In addition, Tom is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst member, where he presides on the CAIA curriculum committee.
 

 

Operations & Administration

Kirk Taylor

Operations Manager - Email Kirk Taylor

Kirk joined AIMA in August 2004 and is currently our Operations Manager. He previously held positions at AIMA as Data & Systems Manager until January 2007 and Operations Officer to April 2009. He was previously at a publishing company managing financial databases on public organisations and private companies and has a degree in Accountancy.

Kirk is responsible for AIMA's IT and other systems including the maintenance of our confidential database and our website. He also looks after our day-to-day accounts and a number of other administrative functions.

 

Loraine Michael

Executive PA - Email Loraine Michael

Loraine joined AIMA in February 2008 and is the Executive PA for Andrew Baker, CEO, working closely with him with his strategic and operational plans for AIMA. Loraine has previously worked in a number of leading financial institutions and management consultancies including Barclays, Standard Chartered, Ernst & Young, PwC and KPMG, as well as the insurance, software and commercial aircraft industries. She has held responsibility for office management, team leader, human resources administration and marketing, and brings a wealth of experience and skills to the organisation.  Loraine is the proud mother of one son.

 

Fiona Pridham

Executive PA - Email Fiona Pridham

Fiona joined AIMA in November 2010 as Executive PA to Jiri Krol, Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs. Fiona has previously worked in a number of blue chip companies including financial institutions, the OECD, the metals and oil industries, structural and civil engineering. She also has experience in office management and as a freelance translator (French/Italian/Spanish).

 

Jane Moran

Executive PA - Email Jane Moran

Jane joined AIMA in June 2009, and provides secretarial and administrative support to the Government & Regulatory Affairs team. Prior to joining AIMA, Jane spent 11 years working in the private equity sector.

 

Katie Corbin

Communications PA - Email Katie Corbin

Katie joined AIMA in February 2011 and provides PA support to the Communications Team.  Katie previously worked at the London Chamber of Commerce as an assistant to the Chief Executive’s Office. Katie has also worked as a PA in a number of other industries including charity and property.

 

Stacie Milton

Office Administrator - Email Stacie Milton

Stacie joined AIMA in October 2007 as our Receptionist and became our Office Administrator in April 2009.  She performs various office management duties whilst assisting staff in the organisation of events and meetings. Stacie previously studied floristry and worked within a family-run business.