Directors

Craig is the Founder of Prestige Capital Management Limited, Prestige Fund Management Limited, Prestige Asset Distribution Limited, and Prime Holdings Limited and is a Board Director of all Prestige Funds. He is also a Director of Nucleus Holdings Limited and is a Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director of OpenFunds Investment Services AG.

Craig was formerly the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Platinum Capital Management Limited, an international asset management group. Formerly, he was Head of Portfolio Management and Asset Allocation at Titan Capital Management Limited, an international asset management group. Prior experience includes serving as a Proprietary Trader at Gaiacorp Trading Limited (an international asset management group) and Proprietary Trader at London Currency Exchange Limited (a private client / proprietary trading house).

Craig has over 25 years’ experience in financial services as a professional investment manager, trader and investor in alternative investments, hedge funds, capital markets, and real estate and has written several articles for various financial publications including the AIMA Journal. He has served as a Board Director on over 20 international funds.

Craig graduated with a BA (Hons) in Business Administration from Huddersfield University and has a Higher National Diploma in Business and Finance from the University of Greenwich (London). He also attended the New York Institute of Finance (NYIF) where he studied financial markets and derivative trading and is also a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI).

Craig is authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), approved in Switzerland by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), approved in Luxembourg by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), is a certified individual for UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) purposes and is registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA).

Deborah is an Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Prestige Capital Services Limited (UK), Non-Executive Director of Prestige Capital Management Limited (Malta) and Non-Executive Director of Nucleus Commercial Holdings Limited (UK).

She has over 30 years’ experience in business administration, process management and development, delivering a wide range of both client and supplier focused solutions. She was formerly Director of Client Services at an international asset management group with approximately USD 1 billion under management. She has also held several operational and management roles within supply chain and contract management at Gardline Marine Sciences (the world’s largest independently owned marine survey company), Aviva plc, the largest UK insurance company, and the Rotch Property Group.

Approved in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to perform a Senior Management Function and approved in Malta by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).

Maryna is Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Prestige Capital Management and joined from Ernst & Young where she was Audit Manager and specialised in consumer goods, industrial products, transportation, leisure, and hospitality. She worked in the Audit department of Ernst & Young in Malta for nearly six years and previously worked for Deloitte in Kyiv as their Senior Auditor.

As well as being fluent in English, her mother tongue is Ukrainian. She graduated from the Kyiv National Economic University with a Master’s degree in International Economics and is FCCA-qualified, having held ACCA membership since 2012.

Maryna is Authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).

Noel is a Chartered Accountant (FCA) having trained with PwC London in their Financial Services department specialising in asset management, private equity, and pension scheme clients. He has over thirty years of operational, financial control, compliance, and corporate governance experience in regulated entities across the UK, Ireland, Malta, and Cayman Islands. Noel is a consultant to a variety of firms and is particularly active in assisting start-ups and entities looking to scale up their business and/or raise finance. Until 2014 he was the CFO for Clive Capital, a commodity hedge fund that peaked at over USD 5 billion AUM.

Noel is a Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) authorised Corporate Service Provider and holds a number of directorships in non-regulated entities in the real estate, digital asset, and treasury management sectors. He is a graduate of the University of Essex.

Simon is authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) to act as a Portfolio Manager and is responsible for Investment supervision including Portfolio Management and Operations. Simon is a professional qualified Banker with over 20 years experience specialising in Corporate Banking.

Having held various Senior Management positions for both local and international banks based in Malta, Simon has a wide range of business expertise, incorporating both strategy planning and negotiation techniques.  He also enjoys a thorough understanding of financials and KPI’s, a strong understanding of Credit Risk, as well as sound knowledge of Customer Due Diligence/AML.  In his latest capacity as Head of Corporate Banking, Simon was responsible for the overall corporate loan book and operations of the department and sat on the Credit Committee of the Bank.

Simon holds an MSc in Finance from the University of Leicester and a B.Com (Hons) Degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Malta.

Kari is currently a non-executive member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committees of a number of entities licensed and authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and others listed on the Malta Stock Exchange and Prospects MTF. Kari, who is a trained legal professional, originally hails from the banking industry in Malta, having started his career in  2007 with Sparkasse Bank Malta Plc. Employed there until his departure in 2017, he was during that stint and at different times during his tenure involved in managing the Private Banking (including the provision of investment services), Onboarding and Payments departments of the Bank and was an active member in the Bank’s Executive Committee as well as Company Secretary to the Board of Directors of the Bank. Since his departure from the Bank in 2017 he has applied himself in a consultative capacity on compliance, governance, and regulatory matters within the fields of Wealth Management, Investment Services, and Payments in addition to the non- executive directorships on the boards of licensed entities operating in these industries.