Our Group

Meet The Novum Team

Building success together

Founded in 2018, Novum Partners is a multi-family office owned by seven partners with extensive experience in finance and entrepreneurship. Managing the wealth of 30+ families, Novum combines institutional investment expertise with tailored family office services. With a rapidly growing and diversified team of more than 30 professionals, the firm offers high-quality, endowment-style wealth management.

Banker Team

GABRIELE GALLOTTI

Founding Partner & Chief Executive Officer

Before founding Novum Capital Partners in 2018, Gabriele was a Managing Director at JP Morgan in Geneva, where he built a client portfolio of over USD 4 billion across 30 families.

Gabriele’s specialty is advising his clients on their full balance sheet including all aspects of wealth planning, portfolio management(…)

SEBASTIAN JECK

Partner & Relationship Manager

Sebastian joined Novum Capital Partners in 2021. He brings extensive experience from his 13 years with UBS’ international wealth management and global family office desks, where he covered sophisticated families across Europe out of Zurich and London.

Clients entrusted Sebastian with their global wealth situations, and he successfully built one(…)

MARIA MAVRIDOGLOU

Relationship Manager

Maria is a Senior Banker who joined Novum Capital Partners in 2024. Previously she was a Partner at Decisive Capital Management in Zurich advising private and institutional clients, following a long tenure at JP Morgan (Suisse) SA as a trusted advisor for Swiss and international clients.

Maria is driven by(…)

NICO JACKSON

Relationship Manager

Nico joined Novum Capital Partners in 2025. He brings extensive market expertise, having previously held positions as a macro-focused equity portfolio manager, running thematic long/short portfolios at Vitol SA, and as a senior analyst and portfolio manager at Jabre Capital Partners. He also has experience in private credit.

Prior to(…)

Investment Team

JULIEN ETAIX

Partner & Chief Investment Officer

Julien joined Novum Capital Partners in 2024 as Chief Investment Officer. In his previous role as CIO at the Meyer Family Single Family Office, Julien oversaw a diverse $bn+ portfolio across most asset classes.

Prior to this, he served as an Investment Manager at Upfront Ventures, directing investments into early-stage(…)

VITTORIO TREICHLER

Partner & Market Strategist

Vittorio joined as a partner at Novum Capital Partners in 2018. In his role as Market Strategist, Vittorio is responsible for the investment strategy and asset allocation.

Previously, he has worked for over 16 years as the multi-asset class fund manager at BSI, where he successfully managed two fixed income(…)

KARIM KHALIL

Partner & Senior Portfolio Manager

Karim joined Novum Capital Partners in 2019 as senior Investment Manager responsible for public equity investments. He previously worked for 8 years as assistant portfolio manager and senior analyst at Jabre Capital Partners. Prior to this, he spent 6 years as equity analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bear(…)

LIZ KENNEDY

Senior Investment Manager, Equity

Liz joined Novum Capital Partners in 2021 as senior multi-asset trader. She previously worked at Jabre Capital Partners, a Geneva-based hedge fund. During her 13-year tenure at Jabre Capital, she held several roles, the last one being Head of Trading. Liz began her career in London working at various investment(…)

VALENTINE FORSANS

Investment Manager, Equity

Valentine joined Novum Capital Partners in 2022 as equity Investment manager. Previously Valentine was at Berenberg in London where she worked as an equity research analyst in the consumer discretionary team covering luxury goods, sporting goods, retail & eyewear sectors. Prior to this, she was investor relations officer at EssilorLuxottica.(…)

MAXIME GLASSON

Senior Investment Manager, HF & Alternative Investments

Previously Maxime spent 6 years at J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, most recently as Portfolio Manager in charge of the Portfolio/Research & Relationship Management for customised Hedge Fund mandates covering UHNW and Institutional clients across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He started his career in 2013 within the Hedge(…)

FLAVIO TESTI

Investment Manager, Fixed Income

Flavio joined Novum Capital Partners in 2021 as Investment Manager responsible for fixed income investments. He started his career with BSI Bank in Lugano, where between 1993 to 2012 he managed several fixed income funds such as the Multibond USD. From 2002, he was Head of the Fixed Income Unit(…)

GIOVANNI MARTINEZ

Investment Manager, Private Equity & Venture Capital

Giovanni joined Novum Capital Partners in 2020 as an analyst. In 2023, after three successful years at Novum, Giovanni is responsible for Private Equity and Venture Capital investments.

Previously, he worked in Milan at UBS Asset Management in the Sales department for a year, and at UBS Wealth Management in(…)

AGNESE CILLO

Investment Manager, Private Equity & Venture Capital

Agnese joined Novum Capital Partners in 2024 as Private Equity/Venture Capital Investment Manager.

She previously worked at Decisive Capital Management as Venture Capital/Growth Analyst focusing on direct tech investments. Prior to this, she was an M&A Analyst in Gerald Metals and Banque Profil de Gestion (One Swiss Bank). Agnese started(…)

ALDO ROMEO GRIMALDI

Associate, Private Equity & Venture Capital

Aldo joins us as a Private Equity/Venture Capital Associate, bringing strong expertise in strategy consulting, private equity, and investment analysis.

He previously worked as a Senior Associate Consultant at OC&C Strategy Consultants, where he supported leading private equity funds in the due diligence process. Prior to this, he gained experience(…)

MATHIEU ROCHE

Senior Investment Manager

Mathieu joined Novum Capital Partners in 2025 as Senior Investment Manager, with a focus on and treasury and fixed income investment management.

Prior to joining Novum, he spent 18 years within the BPCE Group, a French AM with over $1 trillion AUM, holding several senior positions. From 2019 to 2025,(…)

Junior Banker Team

NICOLAS KOMISSARENKO

Head of the Junior Banker Team

Nicolas joined Novum Capital Partners in 2022 as Junior Banker. Previously, he worked for the investment bank Natixis in Paris in the Trade and Treasury Solutions department.

Nicolas completed a master’s degree in Management & International Business with a specialisation in banking and finance at Inalco – Langues O’ in(…)

LUCA BELLERI

Junior Banker

Luca joined Novum Capital Partners in 2023 as Junior Banker. Previously, Luca worked in Tax and Corporate consulting at Studio BBM Consulting.

Luca holds a Master of Science in Wealth Management from University of Geneva and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration & Corporate Finance from Università degli Studi di(…)

HUGO MICHARD

Junior Banker

Hugo joined Novum Capital Partners in 2023 as Junior Banker. Previously, he worked in Kepler Cheuvreux’s middle office equity brokerage department.

Hugo holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Bocconi University and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from HEC Lausanne. He also attended the Stockholm School of Economics as part(…)

NIKOLAOS TSIANAKAS

Junior Banker

Nikolaos joined Novum Capital Partners as Junior Banker in 2023. Prior to joining Novum, he worked as a Research Assistant for the Université de Neuchâtel.

Nikolaos holds a Master of Science degree in Finance from Université de Neuchâtel and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Macedonia.(…)

ALEJANDRO DELGADO

Junior Banker

Alejandro joined Novum Capital Partners in 2023 as Junior Banker. Prior to joining Novum, he worked for the Wealth Management team in Credit Suisse Spain, two years in Madrid and one year in Valencia.

Alejandro completed a master’s degree in Investment Banking & Capital Markets at Garrigues in Madrid, and(…)

LUDOVIC MAREEMOOTOO

Junior Banker Intern

Ludovic joined Novum Capital Partners in 2025 as Junior Banker Intern. Before that, he worked at a venture capital firm in Geneva, gaining experience in investment analysis and portfolio management.

He holds a Master’s degree in Sustainable Management and Technology from IMD, EPFL, and HEC, as well as a Bachelor’s(…)

Family Office Team

JULIEN MACHUCA

Legal Counsel, Head of Compliance and Risk Management

Julien joined Novum Capital Partners in 2023 as Legal Counsel, Head of Compliance and Risk Management.

Previously, he worked as Senior Legal Counsel in various departments of Credit Suisse Asset and Wealth Management in Zurich. Prior to that, he worked for 4 years as Senior Legal and Compliance counsel for(…)

BÉNÉDICTE ELIKANN

Head of Wealth Planning

Bénédicte joins Novum Capital Partners as Head of Wealth Planning.

Previously, she worked in Luxembourg for seven years as Head of Wealth Planning at Banque Internationale in Luxembourg and Natixis Wealth Management Luxembourg.

Prior to that, she spent nearly a decade as Wealth Planner at CM-CIC Private Banking, honing her(…)

MARIA CHARRY

Senior Onboarding Specialist

Maria joined Novum Capital Partners in 2023 as a Senior Onboarding Specialist.

Prior to joining Novum, she worked as Onboarding Compliance Officer in Santander Private Banking International in Geneva for 3 years. Maria previously worked as a Legal Specialist for Adobe Inc. in Sydney and as a Case Manager/Associate for(…)

JOANA DE MOURA CORNETA

Senior Onboarding Specialist

Joana joined Novum Capital Partners in 2025 as Senior Onboarding Specialist.

With 8 years in banking at HSBC Private Bank Switzerland, UBS Geneva, and Santander Private Banking Switzerland, Joana brings strong expertise in client onboarding, compliance, and risk management.

She holds a Private Client Advisor certification and an Anti-Money Laundering(…)

ALESSANDRO CAPELLI

Functional Consultant

Alessandro joined Novum Capital Partners in 2021 as functional consultant. Previously, he worked as a functional consultant in Geneva at SuisseTechPartners for two years and in Milan at CBP Italia for one year.

Alessandro graduated from Cattolica University of Milan with a bachelor’s degree in Banking, Finance and Insurance and(…)

WILSON MAHECHA

Office Manager & Administrative Assistant

Wilson joined Novum in 2022 as administrative assistant and office manager.

He was previously a treasurer at Trans TC SA for 3 years and an administrative and accountant assistant at Agrolar SAS in Bogota D.C. for 2 years.

Wilson holds a degree in Accounting and Finance from SENA Colombia.

SIMON DE FREITAS CASTRO

Client Services Operations Manager

Simon joined Novum Capital Partners as Head of the Client Service Specialist (CSS) team in 2023. His career path started as Portfolio Manager in the real estate sector and was pursued in multi-family offices such as Suntrust Investment, in Geneva.

In addition to portfolio management, he also assumed responsibilities encompassing(…)

AMAL OULED

Client Service Specialist

Amal joined Novum Capital Partners as Client Service Specialist (CSS) in October 2024.

Previously, she worked at Anywr Switzerland, where she gained valuable experience in talent acquisition across various sectors, including IT, financial services, and banking. She also has a background in the commodities sector, having supported procurement and international(…)

EMANUELA MISTRETTA

Client Service Specialist

Emanuela joined Novum Capital Partners as Client Service Specialist in October 2024, bringing a diverse background in business management and international relations.

Prior to this role, she completed her internship at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) where she facilitated cargo operations and industry engagement. Previously, she worked as an(…)

PAOLO GALLOTTI

Family Office Support Officer

Paolo joined Novum in 2022 as support Officer. For 28 years to date, he has been in the real estate sector, as well as construction and renovation, in Switzerland and Italy, first directly by managing his own workers, then indirectly with external teams.

He has been able to come into(…)

ZOULIRA BRIKCI-TANI

Back Office Specialist

Zoulira joined Novum Capital Partners in 2023 as Banking Specialist Back Office.

Previously, she has accomplished financial professional with extensive experience in financial Reporting & Consolidation, Planning & Analysis, Accounting and Cost controlling within diverse international companies spanning banking, industries, commercials, and services during more than 20 years in addition(…)

CLAUDIO CHIAVAROLI

Back Office Specialist

Claudio studied at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Geneva, graduating in 1990 with a Master’s degree in Business Management.

He first worked in the banking sector for over 20 years, in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne, in various departments such as derivatives and structured products(…)