ABOUT US
Founded in Feb 2017 by Christopher Panayiotou and Wayne Davis CFA.
We have bought together decades of experience in trading, pension fund management and institutional dealing to create a one stop investment house for the professional investor.
WAYNE DAVIS
DIRECTOR
Wayne has 23 years of experience in trading of equities, currencies and derivatives for a wide range of strategies and clients. He has worked for various institutional fund management companies. Notably spending 11 years as Partner and Head of Trading Newsmith Asset Management. Wayne is both a Chartered MSCI and a CFA charter holder and has a degree in Accountancy and Law.
TELEPHONE
+44 (0) 208 396 6888
CHRISTOPHER PANAYIOTOU
DIRECTOR
Chris has been in front office equity trading for 22 years. After helping to build CMC’s equity trading desk in 1999 he became a risk manager at City index going on to run the entire firms FTSE 350 book taking positions and hedging risk at a firm wide level.
Since 2010 Chris has been servicing high net worth clients day to day whilst managing teams of client facing execution specialists. Outside of Zodiac Partners Chris is a professional racing driver and spends much of his spare time coaching the track stars of the future.
TELEPHONE
+44 (0) 208 396 6777
ZEGHAM CHOUDHRY
FUND MANAGER
Zeg has 35 years of Investment Banking experience from bulge bracket banks such as JP Morgan to boutique brokerages. He brings a wealth of experience and is heading up the wealth management offering.
TELEPHONE
+44 (0) 208 154 7230
STUART WILLIAMS
SENIOR TRADER
Stuart started at James Capel in 1992 before moving to Pamnure Gordon in 1998 and then to JP Morgan in 2006 where he became Head of Small & Mid Cap Trading.
He brings decades of experience to the team as well as a calming influence that rubs off on those around him.
TELEPHONE
+44 (0) 208 154 7238
SAM COSTON
Junior Trader
Sam joined Zodiac Partners as an Investment Operations Technician and has finished his apprenticeship gaining a distinction. He has now moved onto the desk full time and is trading for clients and helping to train new apprentices.
TELEPHONE
+44 (0) 208 154 7235
SAM BASSTOE
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN
Sam has joined Zodiac Partners as an Investment Operations Technician and is studying towards his CISI qualification. He will be working alongside Chris and the team on day to day operations and helping to grow the business.
TELEPHONE
+44 (0) 208 154 7236
WILLIAM (JAMES) RUSSELL
FUND MANAGER CHARTERED MCSI
James has had over 35 years’ experience in the financial markets having begun his career with Henderson Crosthwaite as a dealer on the London Stock Exchange floor in 1986. He has extensive experience in financial and commodity futures/physicals markets. He now specialises in discretionary investment management looking after private client portfolios, invested in a variety of asset classes but with a global equity focus.
