Our Team

Henry Ashton studied Economics at Oxford University, graduating as a Master of Philosophy in June 2007. Prior to this he gained a First Class Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Warwick University in 2005.  Henry joined the operations team in July 2007 and has since moved into risk management.

Peter Burdett graduated in July 2006 from Warwick University with a First Class Honours Degree in Mathematics. Peter joined the operations team in August 2006 and now works as a quantitative analyst in the risk management team and as a trader.                                                                                                                   

Lorcan Burke graduated from Dublin City University in 2007 with a BSc in Financial and Actuarial Mathematics and completed an MSc in Investment Management at CASS Business School in 2008. He joined the operations team in August 2008 and has since become an equity analyst.                                    

Maxime Destel has a degree in Physics from University Paris 7, and a Master’s degree in Finance from ISC Paris. He worked for Credit Lyonnais Equity Capital Markets in the origination department (Convertible Bonds), and as Portfolio Manager Assistant for Marly Gestion Portfolio Management, HSBC subsidiary. Maxime speaks French, English and Spanish. He joined Matterhorn late 2003 and has overall responsibility for risk management, trading and operations.                                                                                    

Elie El Khoury obtained an MSc in Finance and Economics with distinction from the London School of Economics and Political Science in July 2008. Prior to this, he completed a Bachelor of Computer and Communication Engineering (high distinction) from the American University of Beirut in June 2007. Elie speaks French, English and Arabic. He joined the operations team in July 2008 and has since become part of the risk management team.                                                                                                                

Yiting Feng graduated from University College London in 2008 with a First Class Honours Master in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, during which she spent a year abroad in Columbia University in New York. She joined the investment team in November 2009.

Philip Gee graduated in July 2006 from the University of Bristol with a First Class Honours Degree in Masters of Mechanical Engineering.                                  

Vivian Hou graduated from Shanghai University in 1995 with a B.A. in Modern Languages. After joining the Bank of China, she worked in International Settlement as an Assistant Manager and later in Corporate Banking as a Manager. Her responsibilities included credit analysis, business and industrial analysis, as well as client and government relationships. In the year 2000, she joined Shanghai Zhong Rui, an industrial holding company with interests ranging from manufacturing, trading, and investment, as a Senior Manager in charge of strategic planning and investment. In 2002 she went to Oxford University, graduating in 2003 with an MBA. She joined Matterhorn in 2004 as an equity research analyst and moved to the Hong Kong office in 2008. Vivian speaks English, Mandarin and Shanghainese, French and has basic knowledge of Japanese.

Charles Howlett, CFA graduated from Oxford University in 1994 with an Honours Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He joined the Regent Pacific Group in Hong Kong as an Asian equity analyst, later becoming a Fund Manager for several absolute return long-only portfolios. In 1999, Charles went to IESE Business School in Barcelona, graduating in 2001 with an MBA. He then spent 2 years in London with Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein working in European equity trading and research sales with a focus on the pharmaceutical sector, before joining Liberty Ermitage in 2003 as a Senior Portfolio Manager. Charles joined Matterhorn in 2006 and is a senior equity analyst. 

Chris Hsieh graduated from Sonoma State University in 1992 and earned an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. Working as a Taipei-based senior analyst and director for Capital Securities, Nomura Securities and ING Financial Markets, his areas of coverage included construction, shipping, telecommunications and semiconductors. In 2004 he joined Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s Finance Department as a senior manager and since 2005 has been studying for a finance doctorate from Renmin University in the Peoples’ Republic of China. Chris joined Matterhorn in 2008 as a Beijing-based senior equity research analyst.