Florent Guy-Ducrot

Florent Guy-Ducrot

Role

Florent is responsible for leading Alquity’s global sales and distribution strategy. He coordinates the Group sales team, manages relationships with existing clients, and introduces Alquity’s proposition to new investors.

Biography

Florent joined Alquity in July 2025 as Head of Sales and has almost 25 years of experience in the asset management industry. Before joining Alquity, he held senior sales and distribution roles at ODDO BHF Asset Management, SYZ Asset Management, AXA Life Invest, Barclays and Amundi.

Francisco Javier Gala

Francisco Javier Gala González

Role

Francisco is responsible for the production of marketing materials, managing communications and supporting the sales team across UK and Europe. He also works with the investment team as an analyst.

Biography

Francisco started his career in Comgest, where he supported the Investor Relations for Southern Europe and the Emerging Markets investment team. He holds a BA in Economics and International Business from Universidad de Alcalá and a MSc in Financial Management from Utrecht University.

Renee Arnold

Renee Arnold

Director of Sales (North America)

Role

Renee joined Alquity in 2019 to lead the development of the North American market.  She is in charge of the relationship management with institutional clients and our distributor network in the United States & Canada.

Biography

Renee Arnold brings with her over 30 years experience in the investment industry and was previously Head of Business Development in Canada for Aberdeen Standard Investments.

Renee seeks to align her extensive business experience with her personal passion of providing aid to the underprivileged in the poorest areas around the world.

Kieron Kader

Kieron Kader

Associate Portfolio Manager

Role

Kieron joined Alquity in 2019 as an Analyst, and was promoted to Associate Portfolio Manager in 2020. He works with Mike and Dan as part of the Emerging Markets team.

Biography

Kieron has over 10 years of experience investing in Emerging and Frontier Markets. Kieron passed all three levels of the CFA exams on his first attempt. He has a BSc Economics (1st Class) from the University of Southampton, and an MSc Economics (Distinction) from University College London (UCL). Kieron joined Alquity from BP where he performed a variety of roles at one of the largest pension funds in the UK. Most recently, he spent two years as a Global Emerging Markets equity analyst, and also covered Developed Market equities, UK property and multi-asset risk in the prior two years.

Dan Billis

Dan Billis

Associate Portfolio Manager

Role

Dan joined Alquity in 2018 as an analyst, and he works with Mike and Kieron as part of the Emerging Markets team.

Biography

Dan has over 6 years of experience in Emerging and Frontier Markets equities. He passed the CFA® Level 1 examination on his first attempt and has a 1st Class degree in Economics from the University of Exeter. Dan joined Alquity from Invesco, where he worked as an Account Onboarding Manager.

Liam Kelly

Liam Kelly

COO

Role

Liam joined Alquity in 2016, and since November 2018 has been responsible for managing operational processes including relationship management with external parties, which includes the fund administrator and management company based in Luxembourg.

Biography

Liam holds a BA in History and Politics from the University of Hull, and in 2015 he spent a year in New York at Citi Private Bank as a Business Analyst in the Chief Operating Office of the Global Managed Investments department.

Mike Sell

Mike Sell

Head of Global Emerging Market Equities

Role

Mike joined Alquity in 2014 and is responsible for all equity investments across Global Emerging Markets.

Biography

Mike holds a First Class BA in Economics from Southampton University and was awarded the Pearce Rowan prize.

Mike has over 30 years’ experience investing in Emerging Markets equities. He joined Baring Asset Management as a graduate trainee in 1994, where he became a member of the Emerging Market Asset Allocation Committee. Mike then joined Thames River / Nevsky Capital where he was subsequently appointed a partner and was part of the team that grew the Emerging market equity assets from approximately US$150m to US$3.5bn, before moving to F&C with the long only Emerging Market business in 2011.

Suresh Mistry

Suresh Mistry

Head of Sustainability

Role

Suresh is responsible for the company’s key client relationships in Asia and works alongside the investment team on Alquity’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) development and Impact Reporting. Suresh writes and speaks regularly on Alquity’s unique virtuous circle business model and leading ESG investment process at industry conferences and events. Suresh was instrumental in establishing the Alquity business at its outset in 2010.

Biography

Suresh holds an MBA from London Business School and a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Nottingham.

Suresh has over 25 years’ of management experience in senior commercial roles and leading major consulting assignments. Trained in corporate finance at Lloyds Bank, he has worked with the likes of Barclays and 3i on developing and implementing business strategy, specialising in sales and marketing.

Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson

Founder & Executive Chairman

Role

Paul founded Alquity in 2011 and is responsible for developing Alquity’s future strategy and driving growth through uncovering new opportunities and raising awareness across all stakeholders.

Biography

Paul has an HND in Business and Finance from Brighton University as well as attending executive leadership programmes at Harvard, INSEAD and London Business School.

Paul has spent the last 20 years building businesses, mainly within the financial services and fund management sector. A keen social entrepreneur, Paul funded and helped build Global Ethics, an ethical goods company operating businesses under the “One” Brand which have generated over £15m in donations to date.

These experiences led Paul to found Alquity, a business that uses social responsibility as a competitive financial advantage.