HarbourVest Partners, an alternative investment firm, has appointed Simon Lund as head of sales and marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Lund (pictured) will manage and enhance relationships with new investors and their advisers within the EMEA geographic regions.
“We are very pleased to have Simon join our team,” says George Anson, managing director of HarbourVest Partners (UK). “He brings extensive experience with a track record of success in building relationships with prospective investors, fund raising, and new product development.”
Lund will be based in London and will focus on the marketing of HarbourVest’s private funds, fund of funds, secondary funds, and direct/co-investment funds. His addition will complement HarbourVest’s existing investor relations team which includes Amanda McCrystal and Hannah Tobin.
Lund joins HarbourVest from SVG, a London based private equity fund-of-funds manager. He spent 15 years with SVG Advisers, in both London and Singapore, with a focus on the marketing and distribution of SVGs’ funds to institutional investors and new product design.
Most recently he opened SVG’s Singapore office and served as a director of SVG Advisers (Singapore). Prior to that, he was the marketing director at SVG Advisers in London.
