Areas of Specialisation:

Corporate strategy, corporate finance advisory and corporate development

Summary Profile:

Hakan has a long and successful track-record in Strategy and Corporate Finance advisory services. Hakan has over 25 years' experience in the Strategy Consulting industry. As a co-founder & Chariman of Arkwright Consulting, Hakan successfully led the firm's development into one of the leading boutiques in Europe with ~100 professionals across 5 offices in Europe. During his tenure at Arkwright, Hakan advised CXOs on corporate strategy, investments and restructuring matters as well as setting Board agenda on growth opportunities. His experience spans Telecommunications, Technology / IT Services, Industrial and Financial services industries. Hakan started his career as a Senior Consultant with Bain & Company in their Boston and London offices. He also served in the Swedish Armed Forces as an Interrogation Officer.

Hakan sits on the Board of multiple early-stage firms in Europe. He holds MSc (Econ.) from Stockholm School of Economics and attended doctoral programmes at the Institut d'Administration des Entreprises, Grenoble/ Brussels and Harvard Business School, where he was the Chairman of the Doctoral Association. Hakan is an FSA-approved professional and is fluent in English, German, French and Swedish.

Hakan is based in London and spends significant time in France, Portugal and Sweden.

Areas of Specialisation:

Leadership and organization development

Summary Profile:

Joe has significant operating and leadership experience within Telecommunications, Information Technology, Software, New Media and Luxury Retail sectors.

Joe spent over 25 years in line management and leadership roles in the industry. Most recently, Joe was the Chairman and CEO of WideEyes, a pan-European online services firm that was subsequently acquired by an industry peer. Previously, he was the Managing Director of Nortel Networks - a Canada-based global telecommunications equipment firm - responsible for a number of markets in West Europe. Prior to joining Nortel, Joe held HR and operational management roles with ICL and Panduit Corp.

Joe is the Chairman of the Faculty of Medical Sciences Development Board at Newcastle University. Previously, he held Board positions in a number of early stage technology firms in the UK. Joe holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations from the University of Westminster and BA (Hons) in Politics & Social Administration from the University of Newcastle on Tyne.

Joe is based in London.

Areas of Specialisation:

Transaction advisory

Summary Profile:

Thomas has strong experience in the Financial Services, Energy/ Utilities and Real Estate investment areas.

Thomas spent 20 years in the investment banking industry with bulge-bracket global institutions (UBS, Société Générale, Baring's and Nomura International) and boutique firms (FOR Securities and Gruppo Banca del Ceresio). Till recently, Thomas was a Senior Advisor to Gruppo Banca del Ceresio, one of the oldest and largest family offices in Switzerland. Formerly he was a Partner at FOR Securities - a London based boutique investment bank - where he advised hedge funds on investment opportunities in global equity markets. At Nomura, he was a Director of the High Technology & Life Sciences Investment Banking Division and Principal Finance Group, focusing on Corporate Finance, M&A, and Advisory business in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Japan. Previously, Thomas was a Special Advisor to Emilio Azcárraga Milmo, Mexican billionaire and ex-Chairman and CEO of Grupo Televisa SA de CV in Mexico, the largest integrated media company in the Hispanic world.

Thomas sits on the board of a Real Estate Investment Management Company based in Milan, Italy. He speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish fluently.

Thomas is based in London and spends significant time in Italy and Switzerland.

Areas of Specialisation:

Market strategy, Investor Relations

Summary Profile:

Sven's professional expertise spans strategy and marketing areas, with a primary concentration in technology and media businesses.

Sven has over 20 years' experience in strategy and marketing roles with several blue-chip product and service organisations. Sven has been a Partner with Serviceplan, a leading media and advertising firm in Germany. Formerly, he was the Chief Marketing & Investor Relations Officer at the Plaut AG, a leading IT Services firm in Europe. Sven has also been the Director of Marketing Central Europe for Apple, Vice President for Marketing Communications ICP CD with Siemens and Senior Vice President of Global Marketing with Brokat AG.

Sven as a member of the Supervisory board at Amiando AG, Germany. Sven holds a degree in human medicine and management from the University of Mannheim, Germany. Sven is fluent in English, French, German and Dutch.

Sven is based in Munich.

Areas of Specialisation:

Corporate strategy and M&A advisory

Summary Profile:

Dhruva has strong international credentials in Strategy and M&A advisory services.

Dhruva spent 18 years in the advisory industry supporting clients in over 20 countries across Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. Prior to co-founding Index, Dr.Banerjee was a Partner at FOR Securities - a London based boutique investment bank - where he built and led the firm's research and corporate advisory practices till its acquisition in 2004. Formerly, Dhruva spent 5 years with Monitor Company - a US-based strategy consulting firm - supporting clients across Australia, China, India, Korea and Southeast Asia from its offices in Hong Kong. Dr. Banerjee started his career as an Executive in Manufacturing and Supply Chain with HCL - a India-based IT products and services firm.

Dhruva sits on the Board of Milestone Capital, an investment management firm with interests in infrastructure projects of over $1 billion in the Indian market. Dr. Banerjee holds a PhD in Management and an undergraduate degree in Engineering.

Dhruva is based in London and spends significant time across South and Southeast Asia.

Areas of Specialisation:

Competitive strategy, organization development, performance improvement and business planning

Summary Profile:

Jehan has over 10 years experience in management consulting across North America and Middle East regions.

Jehan led multiple projects in the area of business strategy, competitiveness development, process improvement, and organizational development for clients in real estate, building materials and industrial products sectors. In addition, Jehan has consulted public sector institutions in the Middle East on sovereign competitiveness development and reforms.

Jehan started his career at Andersen consulting where he did strategy development, business process improvement and strategy implementation for Fortune 500 clients . Prior to joining Index, Jehan was a project leader in Monitor Group's Middle East Practice.

Jehan is based in Bahrain and spends significant time across the Middle East region.