Skip to main content

The highly experienced technical and investment team, has overseen 60+ mine builds and over US$200bn of mining sector transactions, and works in a close and collaborative manner with management teams to deliver optimal results

The Appian Team

DHARSHI JAYARAJ

Fund Controller

DESCRIPTION

Dharshi is a Fund Controller at Appian, working closely with the Fund Finance team and the wider Finance and Investment teams.

Prior to joining Appian, Dharshi held senior fund operations and finance roles across the venture capital, private equity and hedge fund space in the MENA region, with experience spanning end-to-end fund operations, investor reporting, portfolio valuations, fund structuring and governance. Earlier in her career, she worked in fund administration and accounting, managing complex private equity, hedge fund and REIT structures, following her initial experience in internal audit.

She brings extensive experience in fund operations, cross-border fund structuring, financial reporting and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

Dharshi is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (ACMA, UK), holds the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons.) in Business Management from Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

MICHAEL W. SCHERB

Founder and CEO

GUILLERMO KAELIN

Managing Partner

GRAHAM BROWN

Senior Operating Partner

WILLIAM LAMB

Senior Operating Partner

IGOR GONZALES

Executive Operating Partner

IGNACIO BUSTAMANTE

CEO of Base Metals

PAULO CASTELLARI

CEO of Critical Minerals

ZETTI GAVELAN

COO (technical)

RICHARD JOHNSON

Global Head of Investor Relations

MATHIAS J. IRANZO CONDE

COO

TIMOTHY MISTER

Head of Credit & Royalties

ANTTI GRÖNLUND

Managing Director, Private Equity

BRIAN GREELEY

CFO, Critical Minerals

TODD CARPUNKY

Head of Legal, Global M&A

SILVIO LIMA

Chief Sustainability Officer

RICHARD STORRIE

Director of Operations

RICHY XIE

Head of Asia

K2 MAPASA

Head of Africa

KEN BRISEBOIS

Head of Pipeline and Technical Director Resource and Reserve

YOHAN SANMUGAM

Principal

SAM ABRAHAM

Principal, Credit

MILOS AMATI

CFO, Base Metals

AUGUSTO CHUNG

Director, Processing and Metallurgy

PERCY CONDORI

Director, Processing and Metallurgy

ALBERTO DIAZ

Director, Underground Mining

LUIS CHAMAN

Senior VP,  Continuous Improvement and Supply Chain

RICHARD CLARK

Global Head of Specialty Materials and Processing

BENJAMIN MUSTON

Senior Vice President

JOSÉ MONTOYA

Senior Vice President, Latin America

JÜRGEN UHLMANN

Senior Vice President

SAM WIGNALL

Senior Vice President

DAVID ALLISON

VP of Operations

CHRIS ANDERSON

VP of Tailings

GAVIN CLOW

Senior Underground Mining Engineer

RICHARD HATCHER

Senior VP, Exploration

HECTOR SALAS

Senior Geologist, Mexico

LUCAS SARTO

VP, Integrated Planning

AIMAN CHBARY

Vice President

STEFAN STROBELE

Vice President

EMMA LEITH

Head of Sustainability and People, Base Metals

ANDREW TODD

Head of Communications

VICTORIA TWEEDIE

Senior Resource Geologist

ERIC GARCELON

Senior Exploration Geologist

DIOGO OLIVEIRA

Director, Environmental & Social

MELODY DONG

Head of Commodity Research

SEBASTIAN MACIAS BRANDES

Senior Associate (Base Metals)

MARTIN BARAKSO

Investment Associate

CHARLES MOORMAN

Investment Associate

JASON SANTIXIS

Investment Associate

AROHI DUREJA

Investment Associate

DAVID SPUCH

Investment Associate

SAM DENLAY

Associate (Base Metals)

TOM DE NERT

Head of Marketing and Design/Graphics

PANOS PHILALITHIS

Investment Analyst

NICOLAUS SCHULTZE

Investment and Investor Relations Analyst

ANUP PATEL

Director of Fund Finance

ABDUL OSMAN

Fund Controller

IRENE CABANUS

Fund Controller

DHARSHI JAYARAJ

Fund Controller

AZZA OSMAN

Group Finance Director

AMABELLE MORAS

Controller, UAE Entities

VIKASH BHAGWANI

Financial Controller, UK

ANNA DROZD

Vendor Strategy Lead

ADRIANO FAGUNDES

Director, ANRH Cooperatief U.A.

SAHLA SALEEM

Corporate Accountant

OUTI NEVALA

Chief of Staff

REBECCA HOWARD

Executive Assistant and Office Manager Dubai

EMMA CRESSWELL

Executive Assistant to the Founder & CEO

ROMINA ASTE

Executive Assistant and PA to the Managing Partner

ALISON GORDON

Executive Assistant

ZOE DESMOND

Executive Assistant

EMILY HEARN

Executive Assistant

MINOU MOUSSAVI

Facilities Manager

MAJEDAH FIDDAH

Receptionist