Diego has spent the last three years deeply involved in sales at fintech startups, primarily focused on alternative investments and secondary trades. Prior to that, he comes from a diverse professional background, spanning roles in Commercial Real Estate for a major conglomerate in El Salvador. Diego holds a Finance degree from the University of Notre Dame, and he furthered his education with a Masters from INCAE Business School and the University of Wisconsin. Beyond his career, Diego enjoys quality time with family and friends, cooking, the outdoors, and geopolitics.
Akcan has spent 4.5 years working for McKinsey & Company’s Banking & Finance team in London and Dubai. During his tenure at McKinsey, Mr. Ak has advised major banks across Europe, APAC and the Middle East. Akcan is a Graduate in International Business and has a Masters degree in Investment and Finance. When not working, Akcan likes to socialize with family and friends and play sports.
Andy serves as Global head of operations for Fulcrum Capital. Andy spent the last 9+ years leading multiple revenue generating teams at Enverus. Enverus (formerly known as Drillinginfo) is the largest SaaS company solely dedicated to serving the energy market. Enverus was recently acquired by Hellman & Friedman, a premier global private equity firm. When not working, Andy loves spending time with his wife Jessica and his 2.5 year old son Hayes. He is an avid outdoorsman and loves being in the Texas hill country or on the coast fishing.
Borah Wang – 王建忠
Mr. Wang has 25 years of experience in distressed debt and real estate investment with full cycle exposure incl. 5-year sell-side, 5-year servicing and 15-year buy-side experience. Prior to joining Fulcrum, he was the General Manager of Beijing Asset Management Co. Ltd., focused on acquisition and disposition of non-performing loans of financial institutions in Beijing. Before that, he was the managing director with Hudson Advisors responsible for underwriting and asset management of Lone Star’s distressed loan investment in China and the onshore leader of Goldman’s distressed loan business in China for 7 years. He also had proven track record with D.B. Zwirn Asia Partners, FYT AMC, Merrill Lynch and China Huarong AMC. He has extensive experience in deal origination, due diligence, deal structuring, price negotiation and asset management. He also has solid connections with regulatory institutions, banks, trust companies, AMCs, developers, co-investors, servicers and other participants in distressed debt and real estate investment in China.
Bankim Mitra – 班金 米恰.
Mr. Mitra serves as Managing Director and Head of EMEA Distribution at Fulcrum, and is based in London. He has 20 years of experience in Financial Markets. Prior to joining Fulcrum, Mr. Mitra was at HSBC Singapore, responsible for coverage of Institutional Clients across South East Asia. He has extensive experience in Sourcing and Distribution of Performing & Distressed Loans, Special Situations, Private Credit, Financing, Structured Credit and Bonds. Mr.Mitra is a CFA Charter holder and earned his MBA qualification from Indian Institute of Management and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Delhi University.
Mr. Whitty serves as Senior Vice President at Fulcrum Capital. Based in the London office he is responsible for sourcing and distribution across Europe. Mr. Whitty has over 19 years experience in the financial markets having spent the last decade in the global distressed/special situations space. Prior to joining Fulcrum, he spent the majority of his career working for a boutique investment firm in London which specializes in trading illiquid and distressed credit. He was responsible for sourcing bank debt and bankruptcy claims with a focus on Chapter 11 and Sovereign claims. Up until recently, he set up the distressed trading desk for a multinational brokerage firm covering NPL’s, single names & portfolios, special situations and Private Debt.
Melvin Tan – 陈尧龙
Mr. Melvin serves as Managing Director at Fulcrum Capital in Singapore and has over 16 years of experience in the regional APAC distressed market. Prior to joining Fulcrum, his key role was to manage and maximize recovery from distressed assets and non-performing loans for banks in Singapore. Mr. Melvin started his career as an auditor with Ernst & Young before specializing in both Creditor and Debtor led restructuring workouts, turnaround advisory and formal insolvency appointments. Mr. Melvin obtained his bachelor’s degree with honors in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.
Mr. Shepherd serves as the Head of Distribution. Mr. Shepherd has over 18 years of experience in EM Credit trading markets. Prior to joining Fulcrum, Mr. Shepherd headed up the Asian credit trading operations at BGC Partners (a division of Cantor Fitzgerald). There he was responsible for flow trading of both Asian and Australasian securities, focusing on High Yield and Distressed products, as well as credit default swaps and both onshore RMB and Dim Sum credit products. Prior to Asia, Mr. Shepherd worked in London for Cantor Fitzgerald on the Emerging Market and Brady Bonds desk, covering Eastern European and LATAM credit.
Kanika joined Fulcrum in 2017 and focuses on sourcing EMEA and APAC markets from Dubai. Kanika has over 10 years of experience in the financial services industry including private banking, portfolio management and credit/ risk services prior to joining Fulcrum. Kanika is a CFA Charter holder and graduated with distinction from the University of Wollongong in Dubai with a degree in Finance.
Mr. Russolino serves as Managing Director at Fulcrum Capital. Mr. Russolino plays an integral role in the sourcing and distribution of Fulcrum’s investment opportunities across US, European and Latin American-based markets. Prior to joining Fulcrum in 2019, Mr. Russolino served as a senior institutional sales associate in the SMID-cap space, providing coverage and idea generation to portfolio managers at some of the largest hedge fund and mutual fund companies in the United States. In his previous role, Mr. Russolino spent much of his time traveling the country alongside C-Suite executives of multi-billion-dollar public companies. Mr. Russolino earned his Masters in Finance from Tulane University and graduated with honors in Finance from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
