Executive Team

Alastair King qualified as a solicitor and practiced in London and Central Asia with Baker & McKenzie. From 1999 to 2002, he held several senior positions within NewMedia SPARK PLC, an early stage technology venture capital investor. From February 2002, he was Managing Director of Galahad Capital PLC, then an AIM-quoted cash shell, which completed the acquisition of Shambhala Gold Limited in December 2003 and changed its name to Galahad Gold PLC. Alastair King left the board of Galahad Gold in December 2004. He holds an MSc in finance from London Business School and founded Eredene Capital plc in January 2005. Alastair King is a part of the executive team and a board member with main responsibilities including management of the company's investment strategy, capital raising, and investor relations.

Gary Varley is a Chartered Accountant with board level experience in sectors including private equity and real estate development. He joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1994, where he practised in the firm's audit, management consultancy and forensic accounting divisions. As well as a number of board level commercial roles, he was previously a Principal with the AIM quoted venture capital investor NewMedia SPARK PLC where he sat on the fund's investment committee. Prior to joining Eredene on its formation in 2005, he was Finance Director of Nicholas King Homes plc. Gary Varley is the Finance Director and a core member of the executive team with responsibilities including investment analysis, structuring and execution.

Nikhil was until March 2006 Regional Director of P&O in India and he has a successful record in sourcing and managing large infrastructure projects throughout South Asia. An Indian national, Nikhil led P&O's activities in South Asia for two years. He was an employee of P&O for 10 years during which he held a number of senior positions, including that of CEO of Mundra International Container Terminal (MICT) at Mundra Port, a substantial port operator in Western India. Nikhil Naik is a core member of the executive team and heads Eredene Capital PLC's advisory team in India comprising of the investment analysis and execution teams.

Ranveer Sharma has been with Eredene since 2005 and is a member of the Investment Committee with investment sourcing, evaluating and monitoring responsibilities. Ranveer is currently based in Mumbai where he is employed by Eredene’s investment advisor. Previously, Ranveer worked with Citicorp in New York, Los Angeles and Mumbai at various Citigroup entities including Citibank and Citigroup Private Bank on development and implementation of financial services software solutions. Prior to this, Ranveer worked at ING's Indian arm, ING Vysya Bank, where his role mainly focused on managing and implementing of bank's IT platform. Ranveer holds an MBA in Private Equity and Corporate Finance from London Business School and an MS in Computer Science from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India.