MANAGEMENT
Marine Zakharyan Chief Executive Officer
Highly confident and well-organized professional with excellent communication skills able to lead and manage a team of professionals. Marine has integrity and high sense of ethical responsibility that are extremely valuable in the financial world. She is result oriented, good team player with self-drive and interpersonal skills. She has more than 7 years of expertise in treasuries, bonds and fixed income instruments. Marine holds numerous certificates from the Central Bank, unions and associations.
Career
- Chief Executive Officer of GlOCAL Asset Management since February 2017.
- Securities Department chief specialist - ARMECONOMBANK from 2016.
- Head of Treasury - BTA Bank Armenia from 2015.
- Treasury specialist, later promoted to chief specialist - BTA Bank Armenia from 2010.
Supervisory Board
Stefan Braun Chairman
Seasoned and accomplished professional with vast cross-sector experience, outstanding top-level management track record and investment prowess. A perfect fit to be the Chairman thanks to this unique blend of qualities, Mr. Braun will work closely and productively with the management team to create long-term value for the Glocal’s fund investors. His exceptional business acumen and proven knack for inspired leadership will help build Glocal AM as an innovative and high-performing asset management company.
Career
- Over 35 years experience in emerging markets.
- More than twenty-five years of experience as managing director in European, mostly French, industrial companies.
Aram Kayfajyan Board Member
Dynamic contemporary leader able to bring about innovation and change. Young, yet established investment professional with nearly a decade of executive level management experience.
Combines versatile industry knowledge with strong strategy capabilities. Corporate executive governed by high ethical standards and strong sense of social responsibility. Performance-oriented professional with a significant record of delivering tangible results.
Career
- Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of ARMENBROK since July 2004.
- Supervisory Board member of Inecobank cjsc since September 2020.
- Since 2007 until present is invited to take Independent Board Member positions in different Armenian financial and industrial corporations.
- Holds master's degree in finance as well as PhD in economics.
Davit Manukyan Board Member
Davit has over 10 years of extensive international experience in corporate finance, valuations, transactions, investment and strategy consulting. He delivered value-added business advice to clients in Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Belarus, Central Asia etc. Davit is a regular member of CFA Institute and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA / Business Valuation) and Member of American Society of Appraisers, Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI Institute. Davit holds degrees in economics from St. Petersburg State University (PhD and Master) and Yerevan State University (Bachelor).
Career
- Managing Partner at MB Consulting, since 2020.
- Partner at Grant Thornton Armenia, 2016 – 2020.
- Head of Advisory Services at Grant Thornton Georgia, 2019-2020.
- Manager/ Consultant at Grant Thornton Armenia, 2010-2016.
- Consultant at KORUS Consulting, 2007-2008.
Andranik Gzoghyan Board Member
Versatile professional with years of experience in business valuation, analysis, capital markets, financial modeling, as well as buy-side research and investment banking. Andranik brings in expertise required to successfully drive the deployment of company products, applications, business processes, and system solutions. He holds an MBA degree from IESE Business School, as well as BS and MS in Economics from Yerevan State University, is a CFA charter holder and a certified FRM.
Career
- Alternative Investments Manager, Stableton Financial since 2021 to present.
- Head of Research at ARMENBROK, 2018-2019.
- Research Analyst, LINKS Analytics, 2015 - 2017.
- Financial Analyst, Stork Investments Holding, 2014 - 2015.
- Assistant Relationship Manager, Byblos Bank Armenia, 2012 - 2014.