At Sackville Capital, the calibre and experience of the team merges with the oversight of a distinguished Board and advisory network.
The Investment Governance framework is divided into a series of forums, each with a clear focus and comprised of relevant expertise. The Investment Committee oversees the Private Equity programme, whilst the Endowment Oversight Committee takes responsibility for the oversight of outsourced multi-asset portfolios.
Chairman of Investment Committee
Savio brings 40 years of investment experience including many years within the private equity industry.
Savio serves as Chairman of Investcorp Technology Partners and Senior Adviser of Investcorp Holdings. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Non-Executive Director of Bank of China, Hong Kong Limited, a Board member of Tech Data Corporation and a Trustee Emeritus of Columbia University.
Savio was a founding partner of Investcorp, leading the investment team in his role as Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer of North America. He also worked at Chase Manhattan Bank.
Member of Investment Committee
Daniel brings over 25 years of experience in private equity.
He worked for 18 years at Investcorp where he was a Managing Director within the European Private Equity group as well as Head of European Private Equity between 2018 and 2023. Prior to joining Investcorp in 2005, Daniel was an Executive Director in Morgan Stanley's Leveraged Finance group in both New York and London and a Director in UBS's investment banking division in New York.
Daniel holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a dual degree in Law and Business Administration from ICADE.
Executive Chairman
Board Member
Chairman of Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Member of Investment Committee
Member of Endowment Oversight Committee
Member of Platforms Committee
Nasir led the founding of Sackville Capital and was previously Chief Executive Officer at the firm. Nasir plays a key role in driving the strategy and culture of the organisation.
Nasir has more than 20 years of experience as an investor and senior leader across the investment and asset management industry. He was a founding member of Goldman Sachs Dubai, has held senior positions at Investcorp and was previously Chief Executive Officer of AHC Investment Division, part of AWJ Holding Company.
Currently a Board and Investment Committee Member of AWJ Holding Company, Nasir is also a General Partner at 9900 Capital, a member of the Board of Nuwa Capital and a founding investor and Board Member at iMENA.
Chief Executive Officer
Board Member
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Member of Investment Committee
Member of Endowment Oversight Committee
Member of Platforms Committee
Thiwanka was instrumental to the founding of Sackville Capital and the development of the firm’s strategy alongside Nasir. He was previously Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer at the firm.
Thiwanka has over 15 years of experience building and leading businesses across the investment industry. Prior to Sackville, he was Chief Financial Officer and Head of Risk at AHC Investment Division, Head of Market and Operational Risk at Saudi Fransi Capital and held asset management roles at Credit Agricole and MASHoldings.
Thiwanka is a CFA Charterholder, FRM Holder, Chartered Accountant and Management Accountant.
Head of Investments
Member of Investment Committee
Benson runs the firm’s private equity strategy, bringing significant global investment knowledge to the business.
Benson has over 20 years of global private equity investment experience and expertise in building investment platforms across North America and Europe. He led AIMCo’s European private equity platform, spent 10 years at OMERS Private Equity and was a Partner leading private equity at an investment firm. He began his career at RBC Capital Markets and PwC.
Benson is a Chartered Professional Accountant.
Chief Operating Officer
Member of Investment Committee
Member of Endowment Oversight Committee
Paul oversees the firm’s operational activities including finance, risk management compliance, and is a member of the senior leadership team. He initially joined Sackville Capital as an independent member of the firm’s Audit & Oversight Committee in 2020.
Paul brings over 25 years of operational expertise. He has held Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer roles across the financial services sector at several firms, including at Instinet and Credit Suisse. He spent 10 years as Chief Risk Officer at Daiwa Capital Markets and began his career at PwC.
Paul is a Chartered Accountant, and a Fellow of the ICAEW.
Chairman of Endowment Oversight Committee
Kenneth brings over 25 years of investment expertise in long-term, global investing.
Kenneth is Cornell University’s Chief Investment Officer. He also sits on the Board of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corporation and the Advisory Committee on Investments for the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Prior to Cornell, Kenneth was Director of the IMF’s Investment Office for over 15 years.
During his career, Kenneth held Investment Committee roles at Cornell University and the National Geographic Society. He served as an Advisor to the George Washington University Investment Committee and the IMF Staff Retirement Plan Administration Committee. He was President of the Board of Directors of the Bank-Fund Staff Federal Credit Union.
Kenneth holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago, a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Non-Executive Board Member
Member of the Endowment Oversight Committee
Jonathan has worked in investment management for 35 years and brings this expertise as well as his non-executive experience to the Board.
Jonathan has been Chief Investment Officer at Stanhope Capital since its launch nearly 20 years ago and is also Vice Chairman of the Board. He currently sits on the Advisory Board of a private company, is Trustee and Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Tudor Trust and a Fellow of the Securities Institute.
Prior to his role at Stanhope, Jonathan was a Director on the Executive Management Committee at Newton Investment Management and Chief Investment Officer at Newton Private Investment Management.
Member of Endowment Oversight Committee
Rob has over 30 years of experience in global real estate investment, asset management and development across a range of property sectors.
He is currently a Non-Executive Director and Consultant for several real estate investment businesses, including M&G Real Estate’s Asia Property Fund and Pradera.
Rob was at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority where he was Head of Asia Pacific and a Global Executive Committee member in the Real Estate Department. He was CEO of Macquarie Wanda Real Estate Fund in Hong Kong and held various roles at JLL and Hines whilst based in Beijing.
Executive Chairman
Board Member
Chairman of Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Member of Investment Committee
Member of Endowment Oversight Committee
Member of Platforms Committee
Nasir led the founding of Sackville Capital and was previously Chief Executive Officer at the firm. Nasir plays a key role in driving the strategy and culture of the organisation.
Nasir has more than 20 years of experience as an investor and senior leader across the investment and asset management industry. He was a founding member of Goldman Sachs Dubai, has held senior positions at Investcorp and was previously Chief Executive Officer of AHC Investment Division, part of AWJ Holding Company.
Currently a Board and Investment Committee Member of AWJ Holding Company, Nasir is also a General Partner at 9900 Capital, a member of the Board of Nuwa Capital and a founding investor and Board Member at iMENA.
Chief Executive Officer
Board Member
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Member of Investment Committee
Member of Endowment Oversight Committee
Member of Platforms Committee
Thiwanka was instrumental to the founding of Sackville Capital and the development of the firm’s strategy alongside Nasir. He was previously Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer at the firm.
Thiwanka has over 15 years of experience building and leading businesses across the investment industry. Prior to Sackville, he was Chief Financial Officer and Head of Risk at AHC Investment Division, Head of Market and Operational Risk at Saudi Fransi Capital and held asset management roles at Credit Agricole and MASHoldings.
Thiwanka is a CFA Charterholder, FRM Holder, Chartered Accountant and Management Accountant.
Chief Operating Officer
Member of Investment Committee
Member of Endowment Oversight Committee
Paul oversees the firm’s operational activities including finance, risk management compliance, and is a member of the senior leadership team. He initially joined Sackville Capital as an independent member of the firm’s Audit & Oversight Committee in 2020.
Paul brings over 25 years of operational expertise. He has held Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer roles across the financial services sector at several firms, including at Instinet and Credit Suisse. He spent 10 years as Chief Risk Officer at Daiwa Capital Markets and began his career at PwC.
Paul is a Chartered Accountant, and a Fellow of the ICAEW.
Board Member
Chairman of Platforms Committee
Gary brings more than 35 years of experience working for McKinsey with a particular focus on private equity and principal investing.
Gary is currently Chairman of North America for McKinsey & Company. He has held multiple senior roles at the firm, including Managing Partner for North America.
He co-founded and led McKinsey’s Private Equity & Principal Investors Practice and was a longstanding member of McKinsey’s Shareholders Council, the firm’s global governance board.
Executive Chairman
Board Member
Chairman of Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Member of Investment Committee
Member of Endowment Oversight Committee
Member of Platforms Committee
Nasir led the founding of Sackville Capital and was previously Chief Executive Officer at the firm. Nasir plays a key role in driving the strategy and culture of the organisation.
Nasir has more than 20 years of experience as an investor and senior leader across the investment and asset management industry. He was a founding member of Goldman Sachs Dubai, has held senior positions at Investcorp and was previously Chief Executive Officer of AHC Investment Division, part of AWJ Holding Company.
Currently a Board and Investment Committee Member of AWJ Holding Company, Nasir is also a General Partner at 9900 Capital, a member of the Board of Nuwa Capital and a founding investor and Board Member at iMENA.
Chief Executive Officer
Board Member
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Member of Investment Committee
Member of Endowment Oversight Committee
Member of Platforms Committee
Thiwanka was instrumental to the founding of Sackville Capital and the development of the firm’s strategy alongside Nasir. He was previously Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer at the firm.
Thiwanka has over 15 years of experience building and leading businesses across the investment industry. Prior to Sackville, he was Chief Financial Officer and Head of Risk at AHC Investment Division, Head of Market and Operational Risk at Saudi Fransi Capital and held asset management roles at Credit Agricole and MASHoldings.
Thiwanka is a CFA Charterholder, FRM Holder, Chartered Accountant and Management Accountant.