The Investment team of SilverCross is tight-knit, culturally diverse and multi-lingual. The portfolio managers first started working together on small-cap equity portfolios in 2007. All members of the investment team identify and research investment opportunities, which ensures accountability for each investment. We invest our own money in the strategy on the same terms as our clients, because we believe our disciplined investment process will drive attractive long-term investment returns.
Investment team
David Simons
Founder and Portfolio Manager
David Simons is the founder, analyst and co-portfolio manager of the SilverCross Global Small-Cap Fund. Prior to building SilverCross, Mr. Simons was a Managing Director at Kempen Capital Management UK in Edinburgh, where he stood at the helm of an investment team dedicated to European small cap equity management that under his leadership generated significant outperformance for its expanding pan-European institutional client base, which included several leading European pension funds. Before that, he led the re-emergence of the equity sales department in New York for Kempen & Co USA. He started his career at Kempen Capital Management in Amsterdam, where he was co-portfolio manager of Orange Midcap Fund, which generated strong absolute returns and significant outperformance during his tenure. He has a B.A. from Hogeschool Holland and an M.B.A. from Nyenrode University, which included a semester both at Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern and Stellenbosch University.
Chris Andrews
Founder and Portfolio Manager
Chris Andrews is the founder, analyst and co-portfolio manager of the SilverCross Global Small-Cap Fund. Prior to setting up SilverCross in 2014, Mr. Andrews was an analyst and portfolio manager at Kempen Capital management UK in Edinburgh, where he was responsible for sustainable equity portfolios. Mr. Andrews is a CFA® charterholder and has a First class honours degree from the University of Edinburgh in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry.
Zinzi Dzuda
Head of ESG
Zinzi Dzuda is the Head of ESG for the SilverCross Global Small-Cap Fund. She has a BSc from the London School of Economics & Political Science, and a magna cum laude MSc degree from the University of Amsterdam. Prior to moving to the Netherlands, Ms. Dzuda worked as the Responsible Business Manager at Virgin Trains in her hometown, London.
Ties Siebinga
Investment Analyst
Ties Siebinga is an Investment Analyst for the SilverCross Global Small-Cap Fund. He has a BSc in Natural Sciences and graduated with a magna cum laude MSc degree in Econometrics from Tilburg University. Mr Siebinga has previously worked at Morningstar as an Equity Analyst and is also a CFA® candidate.