top of page

Meet The BwB Team

Angus Forbes

Angus Forbes

Chairman / Board

Angus worked in the City for 20 years, at James Capel, Smith New Court / Merrill Lynch and GLG.

Asen Charliyski

Asen Charliyski

Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainable Urban Finance

Asen is sector lead for Sustainable Urban Finance and a member of the Operations & Strategy Group of the firm.

William Watts

William Watts

Managing Director

William had a long career in traditional money and bond markets in the UK, US and European Rabobank.

Sam Ruiz

Sam Ruiz

Executive Director

Sam has nearly 40 years of experience in Financial Services, most recently as the CEO of Olivetree Financial.

Henrik Rasmussen

Henrik Rasmussen

Executive Director

Henrik has two decades of international experience in institutional and corporate banking and global capital markets, with specialist knowledge of developing strategic initiatives and using finance as a tool to promote sustainability.

Rajni Kumar

Rajni Kumar

Executive Director

Rajni has over 15 years of experience in cross-asset derivatives trading. Currently, she is a Senior Director.

Seán Nyhan

Seán Nyhan

Vice President – Operations

Seán spent 13 years at Nomura in a number of roles within the Equity business, most recently as a CAO for the Japanese Equity Sales business in Europe.

Yoana Charliyska

Yoana Charliyska

Vice President - Marketing

Yoana brings nearly 15 years of experience working in various areas of marketing, corporate communications.

Ede Borbely

Ede Borbely

Vice President

Ede did energy transformation projects at the Boston Consulting Group and built up the renewables.

Joakim Holmstrom

Joakim Holmstrom

Vice President

Joakim has over 20 years of financial advisory, transaction origination, and portfolio management experience, with specialist knowledge of sustainability and clean technology.

Salil Aggarwal

Salil Aggarwal

Associate - Finance

Salil has over 16 years’ experience in Indian and international finance. Having worked with many chartered accountants and certified professional accountants.

Harry Wain

Harry Wain

Associate

Harry graduated from the University of Bath with a BSc in Management. Harry has previously held roles in a Morgan.

Tommaso Buso

Tommaso Buso

Associate

Tommaso previously worked in the ESG retail practice of Amundi AM and the sustainable finance division of Deloitte.

Luke Ireland

Luke Ireland

Project Manager Specialist

Luke has previously spent several years in service of the Public Sector in Aotearoa New Zealand, working for several institutions.

Isaac Caiger-Smith

Isaac Caiger-Smith

Senior Analyst

Isaac graduated in 2021 from the University of Sussex, with a first-class degree in philosophy, politics, economics.

Richa Shah

Richa Shah

Analyst - Finance

Richa is an experienced accounting analyst with over six years of expertise in Indian, UK, and US accounting systems.

Saniya Bassi

Saniya Bassi

Analyst

Saniya has previously interned with organizations including ICICI Bank, Aditya Birla Ventures, and Tata Power DDL. With a keen interest in social welfare and sustainability.

Edward Storey

Edward Storey

Non-executive Director, Ireland

Edward has 10 years of executive leadership experience in the fintech and telecoms industries.

Stephen Pack

Stephen Pack

Senior Advisor - Compliance

Steve was a senior relationship partner with PwC working in audit, consulting, outsourcing and risk.

Djellil Bouzidi

Djellil Bouzidi

Senior Advisor

A passionate supporter of sustainable finance with more than 20 years of experience.

Rupesh Madlani

Rupesh Madlani

CEO / Board

Rupesh is sector lead for Sustainable Digital Finance, he is a member of the Operations & Strategy Group of the firm.

Steve Smith

Steve Smith

Managing Director

Steve worked at Morgan Stanley for 28 years in European and then Global equity sales. This included being engaged in cross-asset product and hosting the annual flagship macro conference.

Jennifer Faust

Jennifer Faust

Managing Director

Jennifer has nearly twenty years of institutional investment, development finance and international.

Allison Lobb

Allison Lobb

Executive Director

Allison has been working in Equity sales for the past 17 years, beginning her career at Lehman Brothers before spending time at both Nomura and Royal Bank of Canada.

Julien Roques

Julien Roques

Executive Director

Julien worked at Santander as vice president in their investment banking division based in Paris.

Delphine Queniart

Delphine Queniart

Executive Director

Delphine has 20 years of experience in lending, capital markets, global markets, and sustainable finance.

Alison Shaw

Alison Shaw

Vice President – Quality Assurance

Alison has worked in corporate communications, trade media, and editorial management since the late 1990s.

Gunjesh Jain

Gunjesh Jain

Vice President - Finance

Gunjesh is a practicing Chartered Accountant in India. Gunjesh has over six years’ experience working.

Ryan McManus

Ryan McManus

Vice President

Ryan spent nearly seven years working in the hedge fund space, predominantly focussed on thematic.

Jade Bouhmouch

Jade Bouhmouch

Vice President

Jade was previously a senior analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in San Francisco.

Renata Haseth

Renata Haseth

Associate

Renata graduated from the University of Amsterdam with a MSc in Economics. Renata has previously held several corporate and investment banking roles at ING Bank.

Prerna Sukhija

Prerna Sukhija

Associate

Prerna previously worked as an analyst with the Technology and Disruptive Commerce banking team.

Blanca Rincon de Arellano

Blanca Rincon de Arellano

Associate

Blanca is the City Finance Specialist for Spanish and Portuguese cities within the European Commission’s NetZeroCities Initiative.

Rohith Mahendarker

Rohith Mahendarker

Senior Analyst

Rohith has close to 5 years of experience working with various valuation, risk and balance sheet strategy teams across Northern Trust, Bank of America, and State Street.

Archit Parikh

Archit Parikh

Senior Analyst

Archit brings considerable experience across finance and strategy, having worked in investment banking.

Shrikant Kadavergu

Shrikant Kadavergu

Analyst - Finance

Shrikant has over a decade of experience in Investment Banking & Finance. Shrikant previously worked as a Senior.

Kartikeya Aggarwal

Kartikeya Aggarwal

Analyst

Kartikeya graduated in 2024 from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, with a bachelor's degree in commerce.

Odhran O’Reilly

Odhran O’Reilly

Non-executive Director, Ireland

Odhran has over 25 years of experience in the financial services and the capital markets sector.

Fiona Blythe

Fiona Blythe

Senior Advisor

Fiona has over 20 years’ experience in financial markets primarily in institutional and hedge fund sales and client relationship management.

Vuk Srdanovic

Vuk Srdanovic

Senior Advisor

Vuk spent eight years building the international business of Dutch asset management house Kempen Capital.

Chris Smith

Chris Smith

Managing Director, Global Head of Sovereign Sustainable Finance

Chris is sector lead for Sovereign Sustainable Finance and is a member of the Operations & Strategy Group of the firm.

Heather Matson

Heather Matson

Managing Director, Global Head of Nature & Biodiversity and Gender Finance

Heather is sector lead for Nature & Biodiversity and Gender Finance and also supports BwB’s efforts around.

Lesley Warren

Lesley Warren

Chief Administration Officer

Lesley is a member of the Operations & Strategy Group of the firm.

Christine Zhou

Christine Zhou

Executive Director, Global Head of Built Environment and Circular Economy Finance

Christine is sector lead of Built Environment & Circular Economy Finance. She has spent six years in front office roles at a couple of major investment banks.

Sonal Biyani

Sonal Biyani

Executive Director

Sonal has over 12 years of experience in capital markets, fund raising (IPO, PE) and Mergers & Acquisitions.

Sanjay Sadarangani

Sanjay Sadarangani

Executive Director

Sanjay has over 35 years of experience in wholesale banking covering corporate and FIG clients, with ANZ in India and with HSBC in Asia, MENAT, and Europe.

Yang Zhou

Yang Zhou

Vice President - Quality Assurance


Yang is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), an ESG investing consultant, a lawyer by training, and a professional accountant.

Sharon Chisholm

Sharon Chisholm

Vice President – Supervisory Analyst

Sharon is a qualified English teacher and holds a diploma in proofreading and editing.

George Ioulianos

George Ioulianos

Vice President

George is the City Finance Specialist for Greek and Cypriot cities within the European Commission’s NetZeroCities Initiative.

Alex Shapiro

Alex Shapiro

Vice President

Alex works in Impact Venture Capital at the Conduit Connect, leading due diligence seed and series A impact deals globally.

Emre Eren

Emre Eren

Associate

Emre previously worked with PwC in the corporate finance department, as an Insurance broker at ESL insurance.

Matteo Scalabrino

Matteo Scalabrino

Associate

Matteo spent one year working in financial risk and sustainable finance for MLAdvisory, an international consulting company.

Alvar Gener

Alvar Gener

Associate

Alvar spent three years working in the distributed solar and battery energy storage systems space with Solsolet Energy.

Andrea Monarca

Andrea Monarca

Senior Analyst

Andrea has spent more than a decade in International Corporate Development and Venture Building, with expertise in Fintech, Sustainability, and Digital Marketing solutions.

Belen Ortiz

Belen Ortiz

Senior Analyst

Belen is a multilingual economist with expertise in climate finance and development policy. She has worked with institutions like GIZ, KfW, and holds degrees from the University of Bayreuth and the University of Passau.

Arun Manoj

Arun Manoj

Analyst - IT

Arun is an IT Specialist who has worked for a leading global software firm specializing in digital insights and research technology.

Nicholas Winsor

Nicholas Winsor

Non-executive Director, Singapore

Nicholas Winsor has more than 35 years as an executive with HSBC Group, mainly in the Asia Pacific region. Notable roles include CEO and Vice President of HSBC in Taiwan.

James Cameron

James Cameron

Special Advisor

An award-winning recognised authority in the global climate change movement, an advocate and catalyst for galvanising big impact change on environmental challenges globally.

Shriya Samarth

Shriya Samarth

Senior Advisor

Shriya is a cross-asset trader, working in finance for over 8 years. She began her career at Barclays.

Tenke Zoltani

Tenke Zoltani

Senior Advisor

Tenke Zoltani, Founder of Better Finance, is an expert in the field of impact investing.

bottom of page