The Team
IMM is a professional team with experience in multiple markets and stages of growth. The team is supported by a central analysis unit and a high quality international network.
David Stewart
Chairman
David co-founded IMM. He has 30 years’ experience across developed and emerging markets.
David started at John Swire and Sons, serving across APAC. Later he was head of emerging markets and then European president at Fidelity Investments. He then joined Odey Asset Management as chief executive. David is Chairman of Caledonia Investments and of Hermes Investment Management.
David has an MA in Agriculture and Forest Sciences from University College, Oxford.
Jasper Reid
Chief Executive
Jasper co-founded IMM. He has 20 years’ experience across developed and emerging markets.
Jasper started at John Swire and Sons serving in Hong Kong and Mumbai. Later he joined Macquarie Capital working in UK, US, Australia and Asia. At IMM, Jasper led the set up of PizzaExpress in India and established IMM’s operating businesses: Asia Brand Partners and the Greater Pacific Restaurant Corporation
Jasper has an MA in English Literature from Christ Church, Oxford.
David Loyd
Director
David is a director at IMM. He has 20 years in investment banking with Dresdner Kleinwort and was global head of strategic markets, covering Asia, India, Latin America, Russia, Central Europe and South Africa.
David is a director of Serco Global Services, chairman of CityUK India, a senior advisor to Langham Capital (India) and chairman of Hamilton Macleod.
David was educated at Eton College and is a Fellow of the ICAEW.
Deepak Jayaraman
Managing Director
Deepak is a managing director at IMM. He has 20 years’ transactional experience across developed and emerging markets.
Deepak began his career as a regulatory specialist in Washington DC. Later he practised M&A and private equity law in Boston, worked as an investment banker at JP Morgan in New York City and as an investment director at Richard F. Chandler corporation in Singapore managing investments across South Asia. Most recently he served in the Executive Office at Goldman Sachs based in London.
Deepak holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Rochester, a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School and dual MBAs from Columbia University and the London Business School.
Olly Finding
MD Retail
Olly leads IMM’s retail projects and specialises in rolling out consumer brands in international markets.
Olly started his career with Saatchi & Saatchi then joined Jack Wills to develop their marketing and international strategies, growing the business from nine to seventy-five stores in the US, Hong Kong and the Middle East.
Olly has a BA in Marketing from UWE Bristol.
Tom Wright
MD South Asia and Middle East
Tom has over 30 years’ experience and is responsible for IMM’s advisory activity in India and adjacent markets.
Tom started his career in The Royal Green Jackets and later joined John Swire and Sons, holding senior roles in Cathay Pacific Airways in Hong Kong, South Korea, Italy, USA and India.
Tom has a General Arts Degree from Durham University.
Hugh Sandeman
Senior Consultant
Hugh has nearly 30 years’ experience of advising companies on strategy and financing, principally based in New York, Tokyo, London, Frankfurt and Delhi.
Hugh began his career with The Economist , then worked in corporate advisory with Merrill Lynch and Dresdner Kleinwort. In recent years Hugh has been head of business development for India for the London Stock Exchange, MD for India with Jefferies International and MD at Langham Capital.
Hugh has a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Magdalen College, Oxford, was a Kennedy Scholar at Harvard and has an MSc in Sociology from the London School of Economics.
Chris Stefanowicz
Associate
Chris is IMM’s lead analyst for international development projects for F&B and retail brands. He also invests in an e-commerce retail business and was previously East Africa analyst for Think Africa Press.
Chris has an MA in English Literature from Regent’s Park College, Oxford and an MA in African Studies from SOAS, University of London.
Alex Troughton
Associate
Alex focuses on retail and F&B projects in Asia. Prior to joining IMM, Alex worked at Greenhill, a boutique M&A investment bank. Alex is also an active investor in UK start-ups.
Alex has a BA in Theology from Pembroke College, Oxford.
David McPherson
MD Southeast and North Asia
David is a Global Scot with over thirty years’ multi-sector experience. He has led expansion and turnaround programmes in United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Australia, Thailand and Vietnam.
David qualified with Deloitte before joining the Jardine Matheson Group where he served as Divisional Director in Hong Kong and Australia with Dairy Farm International and Hong Kong Land. He has held CEO positions in various industries and was a Turnaround Director to PwC. His interests lie in early-stage businesses and he is an International Trade Adviser to Scottish Development International.
David has a BA in Accountancy and Finance from Heriot Watt University and is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
