Our People
Experienced Leadership
Philador is led by senior executives and industry specialists with extensive experience across capital markets, private equity, commodities, fund management, restructuring and institutional execution. The leadership team has held senior roles within global organisations across complex, multi-jurisdictional environments. This collective experience informs the Group’s standards of governance, discipline and risk awareness in contexts where decisions carry material and long-term consequence.
Diverse, Global Expertise
Philador’s people bring together complementary experience across capital markets, finance, risk and institutional operating environments. This breadth of experience supports a holistic understanding of how capital structures, market participation and governance considerations interact across organisations and jurisdictions, particularly in growth, transition and special-situation contexts.
Aligned, Long-Term Mindset
Philador prioritises long-term alignment and disciplined positioning over short-term outcomes. Leadership and contributors are selected for integrity, judgment and independence, operating within clear accountability and discretion. This mindset supports sustainable, non-transactional participation across capital markets and institutional environments.
Tobin Utley is a senior capital markets executive with over 25 years of experience across prime brokerage, institutional trading and market structure. He has held senior roles at leading UK and international financial institutions and brings deep experience in execution, market infrastructure and operating models that support scalable, multi-jurisdictional capital markets businesses.
Thomas Campbell is a senior commodities executive with over two decades of experience across physical energy markets, in particular oil and gas. His background spans upstream, midstream and trading environments, where he has led commodity origination, supply-chain development, risk management and commercial operations across international markets, including Europe, Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Africa. Thomas has held senior leadership and chair roles across businesses focused on commodity trading, asset development and resource optimisation. His expertise sits at the intersection of physical commodities, transaction execution and capital markets.
Kevin Copping is a senior financial market professional with over two decades of experience across cross-border investment, structured finance and global currency markets. He has operated extensively across the UK, Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, with a focus on capital efficiency, treasury structures and liquidity frameworks. Kevin’s background spans private banking, asset management and alternative finance across institutional, family office and growth-stage environments. He brings a disciplined, analytical approach shaped by deep experience across multi-asset and cross-jurisdictional capital markets.
Kevin Scott Schwartz is a senior commodity markets professional with over 30 years of experience across global energy trading and institutional portfolio management. He has held senior leadership roles within major energy and investment banking institutions and brings deep experience across energy derivatives, market structure and proprietary trading through multiple commodity cycles.
Peter Ahluwalia is a senior investment professional with over 30 years of experience across portfolio management, private banking and asset management. He previously served as a Fund Manager at MRB Fund Partners AG and spent 14 years at Swiss Partners, where he held Chief Investment Officer roles across multiple entities. His career includes senior investment positions at Lloyds Bank (Jersey) and HSBC, bringing deep experience across institutional and private capital markets.
Faisal Rashid is a senior investment banking professional with over 20 years of experience across corporate finance, cross-border M&A and commodities. Over his career, he has led more than US$7 billion in merger and acquisition transactions and over US$2 billion in financing across sectors including aerospace, renewables, healthcare and petrochemicals, having begun his career at Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers before moving into senior leadership roles at firms including Azra Management and Metorex, where he led the US$1.4 billion sale of the business.
Rehan Ahmed is a senior restructuring and insolvency professional with over 20 years of experience across complex corporate recovery, turnaround and distressed situations. His background spans multiple sectors including manufacturing, construction, food and retail, bringing deep exposure to transitional and special-situation environments within the UK and international markets.
Adam Harris is a senior market practitioner with over 15 years of experience across proprietary trading and multi-asset portfolio management. He entered the financial markets in 2008 and joined a Cayman Islands-domiciled proprietary trading operation, trading across global asset classes.
Adam’s experience includes the management of private, self-directed investment portfolios for international investors, with a focus on foreign exchange, long/short equities, and tactical asset allocation. He is also a regular contributor of global market commentary to institutional audiences, including prime brokerage and financial market platforms.
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