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A little about our directors

Andrew della Casa

Andrew della Casa
Director

Andrew della Casa is a Director of The Wine Investment Fund.

An Oxford University law graduate with over 25 years in the financial sector, he joined Deloitte Haskins & Sells prior to moving to Samuel Montagu & Co Limited and later to Midland Montagu, where he held increasingly senior roles in banking, capital markets and investment management.

In 1993 Andrew established the European investment management operations of American Phoenix, prior to founding Alladdin in 1997, focusing on payment processing for digital platforms. Andrew holds or has held directorships in a number of investment funds and European pension fund and fund management companies.

Andrew co-founded The Wine Investment Fund in 2003, The Wine Enterprise Investment Scheme Limited in 2011 and is a founding director of the Fund's Manager, Anpero Capital Limited.

 
Rodney Birrell

Rodney Birrell
Director

Rodney Birrell is a Director of The Wine Investment Fund.

He has an Arts degree in economics from Queen's University as well as two law degrees from McGill University, practised corporate and finance law in Bermuda for five years from 1988 and has, since 1993, been Managing Director of Bristol Limited, an asset management company.

Rodney holds or has held directorships in a number of international companies including Inter-Ocean Re-insurance Company and DHL Worldwide Limited and investment funds including funds organised by Macquarie Bank.

Rodney co-founded the Wine Investment Fund in 2003, The Wine Enterprise Investment Scheme Limited in 2011 and is a founding director of the Fund's Manager, Anpero Capital Limited.

 
William Grey

William Grey
Investment Manager

William Grey is an Investment Manager for The Wine Investment Fund.

With over 17 years in the wine business, including as a shareholder and head of trading at John Armit Wines and before that broking at Fine and Rare Wines, he has the most extensive experience in maximising opportunities offered by fine wine as an asset class.

William has a great wealth of knowledge both as a trader and as a conduit to some of the finest investment grade chateaux in Bordeaux.

William can be contacted on +44 (0)20 7478 0903 and
wg@wineinvestmentfund.com

 
Chris Smith

Chris Smith
Investment Manager

Chris Smith is an Investment Manager for The Wine Investment Fund.

He worked as an economist for the UK government before moving into the financial sector, latterly with the UK Financial Services Authority, simultaneously building an extensive knowledge of the wine market, providing advice and commentaries for clients of a UK broker and, for over 15 years, analysing wine pricing data to identify buying and selling opportunities and generating strong returns for specific wine portfolios.

Chris can be contacted on +44 (0)20 7478 0904 and
cs@wineinvestmentfund.com

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