Meet the team
Experience and Expertise
The Investment Team
Fabrice Vecchioli
Co-Founder / CIO
Fabrice Vecchioli
Co-Founder / CIO
Fabrice is Co-Founder CIO of Parus Finance.
Prior to Parus, Fabrice worked 10 years managing mostly fixed income funds for Notz-Stucki/Comgest and Finacor. Fabrice previously worked as a proprietary trader on fixed income derivatives. Fabrice has a BS/MS from Ecole Polytechnique (France) and is a Certified Actuary.
Edouard Vecchioli
Co-Founder / Portfolio Manager
Edouard Vecchioli
Co-Founder / Portfolio Manager
Edouard is Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager of Parus Finance.
Prior to Parus, Edouard worked at Banque Paribas as a proprietary trader on emerging markets and as an FX trader at Banque CA Indosuez. Edouard has a Master in Financial Markets and a Master in Business Administration and Management from the University of Paris-Dauphine.
Marc Chatin
Portfolio Manager
Marc Chatin
Portfolio Manager
Marc has been a Portfolio Manager at Parus since 2012 and has been working in long/short equity investing since 2005. Prior to Parus, Marc worked at several bn+ funds including Edoma ($2.5bn peak AUM) and Gandhara ($3.5bn peak AUM) either as a generalist or as a Portfolio Manager focusing on technology, media and telecom sectors. Previously Marc worked for Cisco in corporate business development and in M&A for Rothschild. Marc has an MBA from the Wharton School of Economics and a BA from ESSEC.
Philippe Carrance
Portfolio Manager
Philippe Carrance
Portfolio Manager
Philippe has been a Portfolio Manager at Parus since 2005. Prior to Parus, Philippe held various equity sell side roles with Kepler and Consors, was a financial analyst for Drexel Burnham/Elig and worked on fixed income derivatives for Banque Louis Dreyfus. Philippe has a Master from HEC and is certified from the SFAF (French CFA).
Louis Wheeler
Analyst
Louis Wheeler
Analyst
Louis has been with Parus since 2013 and currently work as an Analyst in the Investment team. Louis graduated with a Bsc in Economics from the University of Bath.
Maxime Lacour
Analyst
Maxime Lacour
Analyst
Prior to Parus, Maxime worked at Citadel as an investment associate and at Exane BNP Paribas as a sell-side research analyst. Maxime has a Masters in Management from HEC Paris.
Investor Relations Team
Francois Coyen
Investor Relations
Francois Coyen
Investor Relations
Francois Coyen joined the Parus team in 2021. Prior to Parus, Francois held various business development positions at asset managers including Lyxor Asset Management, Kepler Cheuvreux and BNP Paribas . Francois holds a MSc in Finance from IESEG School of Management.
Olly Butcher
Investor Relations
Olly Butcher
Investor Relations
Olly Butcher joined the Parus team in 2024 to cover the US, UK, Nordics, and Germany. Prior to Parus, Olly was Co-Head of European Sales for Catalio Capital Management. Previously, Olly was an Investment Associate covering Institutional and Wholesale clients for Odey & Brook Asset Management, having earlier worked in Capital Introduction at Murano. Olly started his career at Fisher Investments and is a member of CFA UK, where he holds the Investment Management Certificate.
Daphné Denoyelle
Investor Relations
Daphné Denoyelle
Investor Relations
Daphné joined Parus in 2015 and currently works in Investor Relations. Daphne studied a Bachelor of Business Administration at IESEG School of Management in Paris.
Operations and Support Team
Florence Gargaud
Head of Operations & Risk Officer
Florence Gargaud
Head of Operations & Risk Officer
Florence Gargaud has been Head of Operations and Risk Officer at Parus since 2009. From 2006 to 2009 Florence was a Prime Brokerage Client Service Representative at Morgan Stanley having previously worked with Morgan Stanley as a Middle Officer. Before joining Morgan Stanley, Florence worked as a Fund Manager Assistant for ING Ferri BBL. Florence graduated with a BA from Insee Bordeaux and MA in ESC Tours.
Jennie Grady
Chief Financial Officer & Compliance Officer
Jennie Grady
Chief Financial Officer & Compliance Officer
Jennie joined Parus in 2013 and has been working for investment management companies for over 25 years. Her experience covers financial, tax and legal matters. Jennie was CFO at Peloton Partners LLP ($2.7bn peak assets) and previously, was the Financial Controller at Soros in London. Jennie holds a BA Hons from Westminster University in Business Studies and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Charles Verny
Financial Controller
Charles Verny
Financial Controller
Charles Verny is currently Financial Controller and has been with the company since 2001 holding various support functions involving operations, support, and compliance. Prior to Parus, Charles spent several years working at Upep Self Storage in Paris.
Mathias Legivre
Operations
Mathias Legivre
Operations
Mathias Legivre oversees the first level of risk control.
Mathias joined the Parus Operations team in 2021. He began his career in 1993 as a P&L & Risk Controller at JP Morgan for Capital Market activities. He then moved to Morgan Stanley in 1998 as an Equity Middle Officer and then became in charge of Investment services providers. In 2012, Mathias joined Alura Capital Partners, a new alternative investment Fund, to develop the operational processes. Mathias graduated from ISG, French Business school, with a specialisation in Finance.
Ancy Ligorin
Office Manager
Ancy Ligorin
Office Manager
Ancy Ligorin joined the Parus team in 2022. Prior to Parus, Ancy was the Executive Assistant to the Head of Aksia Europe since 2015. Prior to Aksia, Ancy held various positions as responsible for office administration for Veritas Asset Management, Growth Capital Partners and GDF Suez. Ancy holds a BA (Hons) in Business Administration from the University of Greenwich.
