Centiva Capital Europe's leadership team combines decades of collective experience at the world's most respected financial institutions. Our co-founders and senior professionals have built businesses, managed risk through multiple market cycles, and cultivated the cultures necessary to attract and retain exceptional talent. We believe that people are our most valuable asset, and our leadership reflects that conviction at every level of the organization.
Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer
Edward McBride co-founded Centiva Capital and serves as Chief Investment Officer, overseeing investment strategy, capital allocation, and risk management across the firm's global platform. Prior to Centiva, he was co-manager and Head Trader of the Global Arbitrage and Trading Division at RBC Capital Markets, where he spent more than 17 years building and leading the business. Ed holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and serves as Vice-Chairman of Beat the Streets Philadelphia.
Co-Founder & Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Karim Abbadi co-founded Centiva Capital and serves as Deputy Chief Investment Officer, with responsibility for systematic and quantitative investment strategies. Before Centiva, he spent a decade at Deutsche Bank, where he led the Index Arbitrage business, co-launched a Statistical Arbitrage group, and founded the High-Frequency Arbitrage desk, while also serving as Head of Synthetic Equities for the Americas. Karim holds an M.B.A. from MIT Sloan and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.
Chief Risk Officer
Sophie Langford leads Centiva Capital Europe's risk management function, overseeing firm-wide exposure monitoring, stress testing, and risk governance across all strategy clusters. She brings over 18 years of experience in quantitative risk at leading multi-strategy hedge funds and global investment banks in London and New York. Sophie holds an M.Sc. in Financial Mathematics from Imperial College London.
Head of Investor Relations
James Whitfield manages Centiva Capital Europe's relationships with its institutional investor base, including sovereign wealth funds, pension plans, endowments, and family offices globally. With 20 years of experience in alternative asset management, he has advised investors across North America, Europe, and the Middle East on portfolio construction and manager selection. James holds an M.B.A. from INSEAD and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Edinburgh.
Head of Research & Portfolio Analytics
Mei-Lin Hartmann oversees Centiva Capital Europe's research infrastructure and portfolio analytics capabilities, ensuring that the Firm's investment process is supported by rigorous quantitative tools and proprietary data systems. She joined from a leading systematic macro fund where she built and led a team of quantitative researchers across London and Hong Kong. Mei-Lin holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from ETH Zürich.