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From Kirsten Bischoff, Opalesque New York:
Quant hedge fund firm IKOS UK Ltd launched in 1991 and trading at the firm commenced in 1993, during the early stages of hedge fund growth in the UK, timing that provided its CEO, Elena Ambrosiadou, with both opportunity and competition.
In a recent Opalesque TV interview, Ambrosiadou spoke at length with Opalesque’s Matthias Knab about the firm, and its consistent growth into one of the top performing hedge funds in Europe.
Ambrosiadou attributes the firm’s longevity as well as her personal success in the business world to an ability to adapt and evolve on many levels. “It is important to keep pace with a fast changing world involving high level competition,” she said “And one needs to identify out of the thousands of different things one could be doing, what is the right thing to be doing today that will align one’s path with where the world is moving on to.”
Personal evolution
With a background in chemical engineering, Ambrosiadou honed her management skills early in her career, rising quickly through the ranks at energy conglomerate British Petroleum (BP), and at 27, became one of the youngest international executives at the firm. However, the opportunities apparent in Britain’s changing financial industry beckoned.
The finance industry was opening up to competition and she saw a place where ambition would have a great impact and wher...................... To view our full article Click here
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