Our People

Charles Jillings joined ICM in 1995, established ICM Investment Research Limited in 1997 and ICM Investment Management Limited in 2015, and is based in Epsom, UK. Charles is a Director of ICM Limited and ICM Investment Management Limited, a regulated UK AIFM. Charles qualified as a chartered accountant and has extensive experience in corporate finance and asset management. He is responsible for the day to day running of UIL Limited and Utilico Emerging Markets Trust plc, and has over thirty years of experience in international financial markets. Charles was formerly a non-executive director of Utilico Investment Trust plc and Utilico Emerging Markets Limited, and is an experienced non-executive director. Charles is currently a director of Somers Limited, L&C Waverton, and ICM Mobility Group Limited. Charles graduated from the University of Cape Town with a B. Com. and qualified as a South African Chartered Accountant in 1980.

Jacqueline Broers joined ICM Limited in 2010, and she is the Joint Portfolio Manager of Utilico Emerging Markets Trust plc. Prior to joining the ICM Group, Jacqueline worked in the Corporate Finance team at Lehman Brothers and Nomura. She is focused on the infrastructure and utilities sector worldwide with particular emphasis on emerging markets. Jacqueline is a qualified chartered accountant and a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Duncan Saville founded the ICM Group and its predecessor companies, and has been employed by the Group since 1988. Duncan is a chartered accountant with experience in corporate finance and asset management. He is an experienced non-executive director having previously been a director in multiple companies in the utility, investment, mining and technology sectors. Duncan is currently a Non-Executive Director of Somers Limited and Resimac Group Limited. His Fellowships include the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, and he is a Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

Alastair Moreton joined ICM Limited in 2017 to provide company secretarial services to UIL Limited and Utilico Emerging Markets Trust plc, and is based in Epsom, UK. He has over thirty years of experience in corporate finance with Samuel Montagu, HSBC and Arbuthnot Securities, and earlier qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen. Prior to joining ICM Limited, Alastair worked at Stockdale Securities where he was responsible for the company’s closed-end fund corporate clients.

Mark Lebbell joined ICM Limited in 2000 and is a senior equity analyst for ICM Investment Management Limited, based in Epsom, UK. Prior to joining ICM, Mark worked for five years as an engineer developing digital television technology. He has assisted managing Utilico Emerging Markets Trust plc and UIL Limited since their inception and, prior to that, the Utilico Investment Trust plc between 2003 and 2007, and The Special Utilities Investment Trust PLC for three years to August 2003. Mark is focused on the communications sector worldwide with particular emphasis on emerging markets. He has a Masters of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Birmingham, and he is an Associate Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Eduardo Greca joined ICM in 2010 as the Latam investment strategist. Eduardo started his career with ICM in London before moving to Brazil, where he is now based, and he was located in Colombia for two years from 2010 to broaden his understanding of the Latin America market. Eduardo has over twelve years of investment research experience and, prior to joining ICM, he worked for the commodities risk management team at Kraft Foods. Eduardo covers the Latin American equity and fixed income investments, and is responsible for the stock exchange sector worldwide with an emphasis on emerging markets. He has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the Federal University of Parana (UFPR), is a CFA Charterholder, and a member of the CFA Society in Brazil.

George Velikov joined ICM Limited in 2018, and is our Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) investment strategist, working for ICM Investment Management based in Epsom, UK. His main role is to cover investments in the CEE region across all sectors. Prior to joining ICM Limited, he worked as an investment graduate analyst for Zurich UK for two years. He holds a BSc in Economics and Management from the University of Bristol and is a CFA Charterholder.

Henry Beck joined ICM in 2021 working as an analyst based in Epsom, UK. His main role is to support the senior analysts with their respective sectors. Previously, Henry was an intern at Trafaltin, where he worked on trade financing. He graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Bath in 2020, and is currently pursuing the CFA Charter.

Gillian joined ICM in 2022 as the China and Far East analyst, working for ICM Investment Management based in Epsom, UK. Her main role is to conduct investment research and to support the senior analysts across multiple sectors. Prior to joining ICM, she worked as a business valuation graduate in EY UK for over two years, primarily on the infrastructure and energy sectors. Gillian holds a MSc in Global Management (Finance) from the London School of Economics, and a BBA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from the Hong Kong Baptist University.

Conrado Freitas joined ICM in 2023, and he is an Analyst based in Brazil. Prior to joining ICM, Conrado worked as Financial Planning Analyst and Controller for companies in the technology and oil & gas sectors. Conrado graduated in Business Administration in 2016, obtaining dual degrees from Brazil and Germany. He holds a post-graduate degree in the financial market and a master's degree in economics from the University of Glasgow, UK.

Saifaldeen (Saif) Alsadi joined ICM in 2024 as an Analyst, based in Epsom, UK. His role is to conduct investment research and to support senior analysts across various sectors. Prior to joining ICM, Saif was an intern at PKF International (Doha) as a part of their Mergers and Acquisition Advisory team. He holds a MSc in Accounting and Finance from the Warwick Business School, a BSc (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from the University of Surrey. He is currently pursuing a CFA Charter.