by Katie Brown | May 10, 2019 | Press Releases
Holland Mountain to formalise multiple vendor implementation partnerships London, UK – 25 April 2019: Building on strong private capital vendor relationships developed through numerous successful implementation projects, Holland Mountain will be formalising vendor...
by support@octaveagency.com | Apr 2, 2019 | Press Releases
Holland mountain launches new data services business line London, UK – 2 April 2019: Holland Mountain has formed new business line, Holland Mountain Data Services (HMDS), bringing on board an experienced team of data architects. HMDS will advise private capital firms...
by Katie Brown | Aug 21, 2018 | Press Releases
Holland Mountain Acquires consolidata Move strengthens Holland Mountain’s capabilities in data strategy and data analytics Tuesday 21 August 2018: Holland Mountain Group Ltd. (Holland Mountain), leading provider of technology and operational consulting...Consultant
Billy joined Holland Mountain at the beginning of 2019 with extensive experience of technology change projects, having begun his career working on enterprise SaaS implementations for an Oracle implementation partner. He had also recently completed a year-long secondment in Houston, Texas.
Since joining Holland Mountain, Billy has led multiple full life-cycle projects across the front, middle and back-office, as well as core IT infrastructure and systems. These projects have comprised of operational reviews, target operating model design, solution selections, system implementations, third-party provider onboardings and continuous improvement engagements across a variety of firms in the private capital industry.
Billy holds a BSc in Computer Science and Business Administration from the University of Kent.
Managing Consultant
Jordan is an experienced Consultant who has worked on a wide range of Holland Mountain engagements, spanning across private equity, private debt, real estate & infrastructure.
During his time with us, Jordan has led a global CRM implementation project for a pan-European buyout firm, on which he drove all client and vendor communications, project managing the implementation to its successful go-live and managing user adoption. During this project, Jordan oversaw a team of Analysts delivering a large-scale data transformation and migration project.
Most recently, Jordan has delivered engagements as part of Holland Mountain Data Services (HMDS), assisting our team of Data Scientists to translate business requirements into a technical data solution for our clients.
Jordan has previous experience in data management from his role as a Data Scientist at Tailify and is a graduate from University College London with a Bachelor of Science in Economics.
Managing Consultant
Kim joined Holland Mountain in early 2017, and has since delivered numerous successful engagements, including operational reviews, system selections, implementations and continuous improvement services. Kim’s comprehensive systems experience spans across CRM, portfolio monitoring, accounting and reporting solutions.
She is responsible for managing all ongoing portfolio monitoring system improvements for two large private equity firms having completed successful system change projects.
A fluent German speaker, Kim joined Holland Mountain from PwC, where she worked on large-scale portfolio sales and technology implementation projects.
Kim holds an LLB in Law and German from the University of Cardiff and is PRINCE2® project accredited.
Consultant
Anjali is a qualified PRINCE2® Practitioner, an experienced project manager and private capital system specialist.
Over the last two years, she has been leading a multi-workstream, middle and back office, system implementation project for a global development finance institute and has gained experience across operational strategy, system healthcheck & remediation projects, and data transformation engagements.
She has worked closely with clients to understand their specific system requirements, whilst supporting teams with system implementation, data migration and mapping and documenting issues.
Fluent in both Hindi and English, Anjali holds a BSc (Hons) Biochemistry from the University of Bath
EA & HR Relations
Amy is a key member of our internal operations team, working closely with our CEO and Management Teams to provide executive support, whilst also leading our internal HR functions focusing on engagement and strategy.
Analyst
Kelvin graduated from the University of Bath with a BSc in Economics (with Placement). Since joining Holland Mountain, Kelvin has gained significant iLEVEL experience while working on two large-scale portfolio monitoring data migration projects, one for a large German private equity firm and the other for an international growth investor.
Prior to joining Holland Mountain, Kelvin worked in Belgium for the British Chamber of Commerce | EU & Belgium as the Membership Development Officer.
Finance Manager
Grace joined Holland Mountain in 2018 as Finance Manager and quickly became involved in a number of internal financial change management projects to help support the growth of the business.
Prior to joining Holland Mountain, Grace worked within the care, pharmaceutical and not-for-profit sectors.
A graduate from Brunel University, Grace has a bachelor’s degree in Business and Management Accounting and is a chartered accountant (ACCA).
Analyst
Fluent in English and Hindi, Dexter holds a First Class BSc (Hons) in Business Finance & Management from University of East Anglia and an MSc in Investment Management from Henley Business School. He also recently passed CFA Level 1.
Since joining the Holland Mountain team in 2019, Dexter has developed his iLEVEL system expertise while working on a portfolio monitoring system remediation project for a large German private equity firm. Prior to joining Holland Mountain, Dexter completed summer internships in Investment Banking and Consulting in Mumbai.
Analyst
Since joining Holland Mountain in 2019, Josh has developed expertise using iLEVEL and has been working on a large scale back office system implementation.
An Economics graduate from the University of Bath, Josh recently graduated from the University of Surrey with a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance. Prior to joining Holland Mountain, Josh worked as an Actuarial Analyst during an internship at Lloyds Banking Group.
Analyst
Ekta joined the Holland Mountain team permanently in 2019, having previously completed a Summer internship. During her internship, Ekta worked on a large-scale CRM implementation project for a pan-European buyout firm, specialising in data migration and assisting with a successful global roll-out.
Ekta holds a BSc in Business Management focused on the East Asian region, which she gained from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University. Ekta has also been awarded the Princess Diana award for her continuous commitment to mentoring young people with learning difficulties.
Applications Developer
Sean is an experienced ASP.NET Developer, working mainly on responsive web design and connector application programming interfaces (APIs). He joined the Holland Mountain team in August 2018 and spends most of his time developing visual front ends and data connectors to the HMDS data analytics platform. He enjoys solving the wide variety of problems it provides and using new technologies to appropriate solutions.
Sean gained much of his experience developing the IT systems at Woking College, where he was responsible for database maintenance and system design. He also enjoyed teaching A-Level Physics and Electronics during his 9 years at the college.
Fluent in C# and JavaScript (among others), Sean graduated with a first-class honour’s degree in Computing and Electronic Engineering from the University of Surrey in 2006. Sean is also skilled in graphic design, with experience in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Auditions and Premier Pro.
Senior Solutions Architect
Russell has over 15 years’ experience implementing BI solutions within financial companies and has been involved in many greenfield projects. He has expert knowledge of the Microsoft BI stack, in particular around SQL Server, Integration Services and Analysis Services.
He has been involved at all stages of the end-to-end delivery process, from gathering of initial requirements, to architecting the solution to final testing and delivery. His experience in regulatory reporting spans across multiple financial sectors.
Russell holds a Master’s degree in Data Science from Dundee University and has advanced knowledge of C# and Python.
Solutions Architect
Michael has over 10 years’ experience working in BI and Data Analytics for the financial services industry. Having completed a Masters degree in Data Science at the University of Dundee in 2018, Michael specialises in delivering the correct solution for complex data problems.
He has advanced technical knowledge, gained from many years working in application and database development, and extensive implementation experience across all aspects of the Microsoft BI stack. He has built numerous data warehouse and bespoke analytics solutions for both private equity and insurance firms.
Michael holds a BENG in Computer Science from Queens University Belfast and an MSc Data Science with Distinction from University of Dundee.
Associate Director
Patrick is a private capital portfolio monitoring expert. He heads up Holland Mountain’s portfolio monitoring practice, which has helped numerous clients to select, implement or remediate portfolio monitoring solutions.
He has led several multi-workstream implementation projects since joining Holland Mountain in 2015, with experience across middle and back office operations. Patrick led the successful selection and onboarding of a new fund administrator for a leading real estate & infrastructure fund manager and is currently leading a fund administrator selection for a $40bn Secondaries fund manager.
Patrick began his career in external audit for Financial Services clients with Deloitte. He then worked in the Finance team at a GP where he led the development and implementation of a bespoke financial reporting system. Prior to joining Holland Mountain, Patrick most recently was Head of Strategy for a PE-backed portfolio company where he managed organic growth initiatives and supported the board in driving operational improvements.
A PRINCE2® registered project manager, Patrick has an MBA from Cass Business School, an MSc in Accountancy and a BSc from Babson College, Boston, Mass.
Senior Analyst
Yasmin joined Holland Mountain in 2019 and has since worked on a middle and back office system implementation project for a global development finance institute. She is also currently driving a corporate accounting data transformation project for one of the top 5 UK PE firms.
Yasmin brings extensive private capital systems experience from her previous role as an Enterprise Risk Management Associate at leading private capital fund administrator, SS&C. In this role, Yasmin worked with SS&C’s GoCheck system, supporting clients’ Fund Accounting, Operations and Sales teams. She also held a previous a role at a multi-strategy asset manager in 2016, where she led a CRM improvement project.
Yasmin holds both a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science from the University of Sussex and a MRes (Distinction) in Biosciences: Biochemistry from University College London.
Analyst
Connor joined the Holland Mountain team as an Analyst in January 2019, and has since gained experience across front, middle and back office private capital operations.
He is currently working on a complex eFront implementation project for a development finance institution.
Connor graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2018 with a BA (Hons) in Geography with Business.
Analyst
Chris coordinates all business development activity.
Leveraging private capital industry experience gained from internships at Terra Firma and SEI Investments, Chris was integral to the setup and launch of Holland Mountain’s IT Strategy & Transformation practice in January 2018. He continues to drive significant improvements to business development and marketing materials and initiatives across the group.
Chris holds a BSc in Finance, Accounting and Management from the University of Nottingham.
Senior Analyst
Since joining Holland Mountain, Vishal has been primarily working on a back office systems implementation project with a major international private equity group. He specialises in data migration, analysis and the cleansing of transactional data for multiple funds.
Vishal holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Kent and is working towards his PRINCE2® qualification.
Consultant
Lewis joined the Holland Mountain team in 2018, bringing extensive experience delivering business & technology change to financial services firms. Lewis has since been Engagement Lead on two Holland Mountain operational reviews, including our largest scale operational review to-date for a global private equity firm, specialising in both direct and Fund of Funds investments.
An experienced project manager, Lewis is delivering the Engagement Lead role on a portfolio company data project and a compliance system selection.
Lewis began his career in operational due diligence on oil and gas transactions, working for some of the world’s largest private equity funds. His most recent role was in internal project & programme management at one of the UK’s fastest growing wealth management firms.
Lewis graduated with a BA Hons in History from Royal Holloway, University of London. Lewis is BCS BA & PRINCE2® practitioner accredited. Lewis has also completed the CISI Investment Operations Certificate (IOC).
Senior Analyst
Since joining the team in September 2017, Riyaan has contributed to a variety of client engagements, supporting operational reviews, system selections, implementations & data migration projects for global Private Equity firms. His experience so far spans across portfolio monitoring and fund accounting & administration.
Committed to developing Holland Mountain’s internal knowledge sharing, Riyaan has been instrumental in the setup and management of our internal Private Capital Academy.
Prior to joining Holland Mountain, Riyaan worked as a supply chain analyst for global FMCG company Ferrero. Riyaan is an Economics graduate from the University of Bath and is working towards his PRINCE2® Practitioner qualification.
Senior Analyst
Karishma is a Senior Analyst at Holland Mountain specialising in portfolio monitoring and front office implementations.
Since joining Holland Mountain, Karishma has managed a large scale remediation project for a leading European mid-market private equity firm with 50 portfolio companies globally. Throughout this time, Karishma has gained exposure managing project teams both internally and externally. She has also assisted in portfolio monitoring system implementation projects, producing standardised templates and custom reports using iLEVEL, including report testing.
Karishma has extensive experience working with large data sets through analysis and migration phases of Holland Mountain engagements.
Karishma holds a degree in Mathematics BSc (Hons) from the University of Southampton with experience using computing software packages Python, Matlab and R.
Senior Analyst
Delphine joined Holland Mountain in early 2018 and has since gained significant Portfolio Monitoring experience, providing implementation and remediation support for global private equity groups.
Throughout these projects, she specialised in data migration and reconciliation, template and report creation, report testing and system-related problem solving.
Delphine is currently providing Analyst-On-Demand services to one of our largest British clients, assisting with programme definition and providing project management support across various digital transformation workstreams.
Delphine plays a prominent role in Holland Mountain’s Portfolio Monitoring continuous improvement service offering, using her expertise as a system owner to make relevant changes on client’s behalf within their specific environment, overseeing data collection and offering best practice guidance.
Fluent in English, French and Spanish, Delphine graduated from University of Geneva with a BSc in Business Administration, Economics & Management and holds a Master’s in Finance & Accounting from University of Westminster.
Managing Consultant
An experienced Managing Consultant, Greg is currently overseeing a global, multi-workstream change programme for one of the UK’s largest private equity Fund of Funds. His experience and expertise spans across front, middle and back office operations and all private capital asset classes.
In his four years at Holland Mountain, Greg has delivered the Engagement Lead role on operational reviews, a fund administrator selection and onboarding project and on numerous portfolio monitoring selection and remediation engagements.
A skilled business analyst, Greg has significant experience translating reports into requirements documentation, process mapping and checking internal controls.
Greg is a graduate of Boston University with degrees in both Economics and Business Administration. He is a PRINCE2® Registered Practitioner and has passed Level I of the CFA Program. Fluent in both Italian and English, he has previously worked in New York and Italy, gaining experience in the investment banking and real estate sectors.
Business Development Manager
Katie specialises in client relations, driving both new business acquisition and account development. Since joining Holland Mountain, she has worked on an Operational Review and an IT Strategy Review, both for large, London-based infrastructure fund managers.
Katie holds a degree in Philosophy, Psychology and Italian from Durham University, and recently passed the CAIA Association’s Fundamentals of Alternative Investments Certificate.
Head of Operations
Leah joined Holland Mountain in 2017 initially to set up the client delivery support function. Specialising in operational excellence she now leads the Operations team and is responsible for optimising the performance of our business through provision of dedicated support services to client-facing teams.
Prior to joining Holland Mountain, Leah worked for a FTSE 100 company within the knowledge and information economy sector. Her career has spanned the public and private sectors in both London and New York, predominately in project-focused operations roles.
Staff Member
Abisoye joined the Holland Mountain team in 2016, bringing extensive experience in client relationship management. She has since been focused primarily on a back-office system implementation project for a major international private equity group.
She is a natural project manager, with diverse experience across both the private and non-profit sectors. Her most recent role was with award-winning social enterprise, Renaisi, which helps to transform disadvantaged communities and secure opportunities for local people.
Abisoye has a degree in Business and Finance from the University of Lincoln, and was recently awarded her PRINCE2® Practitioner qualification.
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