Meet the daphnipolitans

Serial entrepreneur executive with 14 years of experience in General Management, Product, Competitive & Disruptive Strategy, Communication and RP, Fund raising. Ability to develop visionary ‘next-level’ ideas and deliver them to marketplace. Turn disruptive technology into business reality. Specialties: Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Marketing & Payments innovations, Marketplace & Multi-sided markets Ignition Strategy, Ambition Passions: Kite Boarding, Snow Boarding, Hiking and Running.

- Deputy CEO: managing partner in asset management, strategy definition and implementation (marketing, sales, processes, risk management, fund management, etc) - Chief Investment Officer Alternatives & Global Credit: €10bn AUM at the peak; responsible for P&L, risk, operations, product development, business units strategy and operations - Professional Investor on Corporate Assets for 13 years: AUM growth €150mln to €3bn, 7,5% net annualized return over the period 2002-2013 - Independent Board Member In my various positions, and especially as a business leader, I demonstrated my ability to have a vision, share it and obtain support to implement it. As an Investor and a CIO, I stand out as a stress resilient decision maker, solving rapidly complex situations. I particularly like to create/ develop and grow businesses, dealing with associated challenges: culture, recruiting, positioning, marketing, customer knowledge, innovation, new business models etc Areas of expertise: - Investment / investment solutions: equities/credit/alternatives/ private equity/ private debt/fintech - Liquid Alternatives - Strategic thinking / business plan elaboration and implementation - Managing for value: p&l, cash flows, process optimizations, etc - Negotiation: contracts, partnerships, all types of deals/ situations - Organic and external growth - Specific sector knowledge: financial services, energy - New areas of business development - digital and fintech impact (started in 2000 within the LabMorgan)

With 20 years of unparalleled experience gained at the heart of leading stock exchanges in the US and Europe, I have decided to set up Aldebaran Global Advisors, a strategic advisory firm dedicated to helping entrepreneurs, executives and VCs in making informed decisions on capital markets strategy. Working with C-level executives at both private and listed companies, I have seen an increased need for insightful advice on listing and post-listing strategy. During my tenure at Euronext N.V. and the New York Stock Exchange, I was involved in over 90 listings from 15 countries on 7 listing venues.

Melinda is part of the investment team with a focus on Nordic startups. She is born Swedish but has after living in five different countries (Sweden, France, UK, China, Germany) become a global citizen. With previous experience as a business controller, she loves KPIs and financial analysis. Melinda has a BSc from the University of Gothenburg and an MSc from EMLYON Business School. In parallel with her studies, she was a hobby entrepreneur running an online vintage shop with her sister.