A former investment banker and asset manager, Hamwee has been hired to help build the firm’s UK business in London. He has a 25 year track record of building businesses. This includes Sanford Bernstein in New York, which he joined in 1995 and where he developed relationships with many of the leading UK and European financial institutions.
In 1998, Hamwee returned to the UK to join Credit Suisse First Boston with a similar mandate, and in 2000 became co-head of CSFB's US cash equity business in Europe. During his stewardship CSFB gained significant European market share establishing itself firmly and consistently in the top three US investment banking franchises in Europe.
Argos ceo Jean Keller has previously worked together with Hamwee in the early 1990s, when they were both employed at Lombard Odier in London. At the time Hamwee was head of US equities with primary responsibility for all US institutional equity portfolio management across the group.
“Argos provides an exciting opportunity to develop a significant and differentiated new boutique asset manager here in London. The business already has some first class talent and so I am delighted to help drive this venture forward,” Hamwee said.
