Florian Fenner joined UFG Asset Management as Managing Partner in July 2002. He is an experienced investment manager who has directed investments in Russian securities for over 16 years. Prior to joining UFG, from 2000 to 2002, he was Head of the Unifund’s Moscow office with responsibility for its Russia portfolio.

From 1996, Mr. Fenner served as Deputy Head of Research at Brunswick Brokerage, one of Russia’s leading investment banks and, in 1997, he became a Russian equity Portfolio Manager for Brunswick Capital Management. Before joining Brunswick Brokerage, he worked as an investment banker for Schroder Munchmeyer Hengst Co. in their Frankfurt office. Mr. Fenner is a charted financial analyst and holds a degree in banking from Industrie-und Handelskammer in Frankfurt-am-Main (1992-1994).

Martin Skelly re-joined UFG in January, 2009 as Senior Advisor. Mr. Skelly was one of the first senior managers of the original United Financial Group (UFG), which he joined in 1997 at the request of his Harvard roommate Charlie Ryan. During his 10-year career at UFG, Martin Skelly first served as Chief Operating Officer responsible for infrastructure and support functions, including Risk Management, Operations & Custody, Information Technology, Legal & Compliance, Human Resources and Administration for UFG’s offices in Moscow, London, New York and Cyprus. In December, 2002, Martin was named Head of Equity Product with responsibility for all research, sales and trading functions globally.

In 2006, after UFG sold its investment banking business to Deutsche Bank, Mr. Skelly was appointed Head of EMEA and Latin American Sales and Sales Trading for Deutsche Bank AG based in London. He left Deutsche Bank in October 2008 and moved with his family to Charleston, South Carolina. In January of 2009, Martin Skelly re-joined UFG Asset Management (UFG AM).

His responsibilities at UFG AM include the overall supervision of UFG AM Group business structure, including business development, central management functions, finance, marketing, as well as special projects management across the range of UFG AM products, both in private and public markets. Mr. Skelly is member of UFG AM Management Committee.

Prior to joining UFG in 1997, Mr. Skelly worked as a Financial Analyst for Insignia Financial Group, providing asset management services and compliance for loans of more than $200 million. Before entering business school, Mr. Skelly worked as teacher and guidance counselor for the Virginia public schools.

Martin Skelly received a BA in Economics from Harvard University in 1989 and an MBA with honors in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in 1994. In South Carolina, he serves on the Boards of the Charleston Wine and Food Festival, WINGs for Kids, Charleston Philanthropic Partners, Trident Academy, the Porter Gaud School’s Father’s Association and Foundation Board. He is also active with AlphaUSA, serving on their regional advisory committee.