Team


Jorgen Smeby

Jørgen Smeby : Founder and CEO

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Prior to launching Simba Capital in 2004, Jørgen spent two years as Global Head of Equity-Linked Sales at HSBC, based in London. His responsibilities included fund-linked derivatives, listed and OTC equity derivatives, convertibles and CFD’s. Before joining HSBC, Jørgen spent ten years at Credit Suisse First Boston in London as a Managing Director in the firm’s Derivatives business with focus on marketing of derivative products across the asset classes to a wide universe of European clients. Jørgen started his career at Security Pacific Bank in Frankfurt in 1989. He holds a business degree from Mannheim University, Germany.

James Burgoyne

James Burgoyne : Consultant

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James has 15 years experience marketing to large global institutions and has been running a third party marketing firm since 2007. His firm markets single manager hedge funds as well as hedge fund-of funds and has lately specialized in Real Assets, including farmland, aimed at an institutional and family office client base. Prior to opening his own firm he worked in the Institutional Equities Division of Morgan Stanley in London after working in both Hong Kong and London for Deutsche Bank. James has a Masters in Business Administration ("MBA") from the London Business School and graduated with Business Level Mandarin. He is also an MA (Hons) graduate in History from the University of Edinburgh.

Jorgen Smeby

Tara Strachan : Office Manager

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Tara joined Simba Capital in 2007. During her career, she has held a variety of office roles and has brought those skills to Simba Capital as Office Manager. Having grown up in Canada and spent a year travelling in Australia, she moved to the UK in 2001. She holds an Administrative Assistant Certificate from Capilano College, BC, Canada.