The Anax Invest executive team intend to leverage their combined strategic proficiency, investment experience, operational know-how, and technological expertise to identify and acquire sound businesses with high growth potential and execute tech-focused post-acquisition strategies.
We believe our team’s complementary strengths will maximize post-acquisition returns by providing the necessary strategic guidance, digital capabilities, and operating expertise to succeed.
Philippe De Backer
Philippe De Backer is a global executive who has held various senior leadership positions at top tier organizations. Philippe is the former Global Managing Partner for Bain & Company’s Financial Services practice and more recently joined Arthur D. Little in the same capacity. Philippe founded LF Capital, a New York based blank check company, where he subsequently served as the Chief Executive Officer and executed the successful IPO of a SPAC with BlackRock on NASDAQ. Philippe is a trusted advisor to senior banking leaders around the world and has helped major banking organizations transform and deliver large-scale programs. Philippe is passionate about technology and recently authored a book on the future of banking and Financial Services. Philippe brings with him deep expertise in banking, capital markets, insurance and transactions.
Dr. Alkis Algianakis
Dr. Alkis Algianakis is an experience executive with a strong global track record in investments and ventures across numerous sectors. Alkis holds a Ph.D. in Electromagnectic Wave Propagation Modelling from King’s College London, University of London, UK and subsequently founded companies in the USA, Greece, Africa and the UAE. His portfolio of companies include AFRICON Group, ITHAX, and ARCOM Group. Alkis is a truly international business executive and brings with him a vast global network of connections and resources. He has authored a wide variety of international publications and is a Senior Partner and Managing Director of the International Foundation for Greece.
Piere Mariani
Piere Mariani brings with him unparalleled banking expertise having served as the CEO of Dexia and Global Deputy CEO of BNP Paribas. Prior to this, Pierre served as the Head of BNP Paribas’s Private Equity business spearheading over 100 M&A transactions and Head of International Retail. Pierre has acted as a board member for multiple global businesses including EDF Energy, as well as acting as the Chairman of Gimar & Co. Earlier in his career, Pierre served as the Chief of Staff for the French Minister of Budget and the Minister of Communications and Media, and received a Legion of Honour from the French Government for his duty. More recently, Pierre has acted as a Senior Advisor and Partner at multiple top tier strategy consulting firms including Bain & Company, Roland Berger, AlixPartners and Arthur D. Little.
Colin Macdonald
Colin Macdonald has 35+ years of wide ranging financial services experience from Retail through to Private banking, Corporate and Investment Banking with transformation and restructuring experience throughout his career. Prior to setting up his own successful advisory business he has held a number of leadership roles as Deputy CEO of a large GCC bank, Group CEO of a leading a Investment Bank and Regional Head of a large full service international bank. All of these leadership roles entailed significant restructuring, change and transformation. He has held several Board positions during his various roles. Prior to this Colin held a number of leadership positions primarily in commercial and investment banking across the origination, structuring and operating functions; including covering the Middle East.
Peter Verhoeven
Peter Verhoeven is a seasoned international senior executive with extensive global financial services experience during the last 40+ years in core business units, country and regional management. Peter has held leadership positions at Deutsche Bank, Citibank and Standard Chartered. Peter brings proven experience and ability to identify opportunities and focus on driving growth, improving performance, and achieving marketplace leadership. He has successfully managed multi-billion-dollar businesses in Europe, Asia, Americas and the Middle East. In addition to running the day-to-day banking franchises he has also managed IPOs, M&A transactions, DCM instruments and project financing. Peter has experience in developing strategies to successfully restructure franchises, turning around and refocusing these to ensure profitable and sustainable businesses.
Pawel Jablonski
Pawel Jablonski is a seasoned technologist with extensive experience in designing, buidling and deploying innovative technology solutions within banking organizations across the globe. Pawel is a Senior Principal at Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company) where he owns the deep technology agenda across all sectors. Previously, Pawel was a Principal at McKinsey and specifically headed QuantumBlack, their specialist AI, Cyber Security & Cloud computing advisory company. In addition to this, Pawel brings with him firsthand experience in banking transformations in the US and delivered Trade Finance solutions during his time with IBM. Pawel has a deep understanding of and passion for emerging technologies and advises multiple Private Equity ventures on post-acquisition technology strategy.
