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Len Gayler, Born 1952 – Chief Executive
Len has over 40 years' experience trading in international markets. He worked at Hambros Bank from 1969 to 1981, where he became manager in charge of Eurobond trading and sales. From 1981 to 1984, he worked for Morgan Guaranty Limited (MGL) as risk manager for the international capital markets trading business in London. In 1984, he and three colleagues from MGL established International Financial Markets Trading Limited (IFM) with a share capital of US$25 million. By 1991, when he left IFM, it had developed into a successful specialist fund management operation in London, managing over US$300 million. As part of this transition, Len spent two years in North America, investing in risk arbitrage, junk bonds and bankruptcy situations. In 1991, he returned to JP Morgan as managing director responsible for European equity trading. From 1993 to mid-1997, he was managing director of J.G.W. Agnew & Co. Limited, where he originally established Apollo Fund plc. He moved to Hamilton Lunn Asset Management Limited until July 2004, when the contract to manage Apollo Fund plc was transferred to Cayenne Asset Management Limited.
James Hart, Born 1969 – Fund Manager
After graduating from The University of Exeter in 1992, James joined Olliff & Partners, a stockbroker specialising in closed-end funds. In 1996, he joined Bank Julius Baer to develop the bank's emerging market funds advisory desk and subsequently assumed responsibility for the Group's fund trading and market making activity. In 2000, James moved to Julius Baer Investments Ltd, where he was in charge of managing a portfolio of closed-end funds. He joined Hamilton Lunn Asset Management early in 2002 to assist in managing Apollo Fund plc and other discretionary portfolios. James moved to Cayenne Asset Management Ltd on its establishment in 2004, where he is one of three individuals responsible for the management of The Cayenne Trust plc, Apollo Fund plc and other discretionary portfolios.
John Tappenden, Born 1956 – Fund Manager
John has over 25 years' investment experience. He started his career in 1978 with Grieveson Grant & Co (later taken over by Kleinwort Benson) as a portfolio manager in the Private Banking Division, responsible for portfolio management (including international equities and bonds). In 1985, he joined the Kleinwort Benson Investment Funds Division and, in 1986, became the director in charge of the team, responsible for sales, market making, research and new issues. In 1989, he joined SG Warburg Investment Funds Division (later to become a part of UBS AG) as a director specialising in institutional sales of closed end funds. In 2002, within UBS he became the director of Investment Funds responsible for the proprietary trading of Investment Trusts, US closed-end funds, offshore funds and unit trusts. During this period, he developed hedging techniques using traditional options, over the counter derivatives, futures and currencies. He joined Cayenne Asset Management Limited in 2005.
Robin Willis, Born 1980 – Junior Fund Manager and Analyst
After obtaining a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College Dublin, Robin joined Fortis Prime Fund Solutions Administration Services in Dublin as an Investment Accountant in 2004. In 2006 he moved to Cayenne Asset Management Ltd to work in the middle office. Subsequently he has combined this responsibility with an increasing role in assisting in the management of the portfolios managed by Cayenne. Robin has passed the Investment Management Certificate (IMC) and is a CFA Level II candidate.
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Investment Team