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I had the pleasure of working with Tim for the last 3 years. When Tim initially joined the company, we would have a Thursday morning VC to discuss portfolios and trade ideas. Throughout that time, we became more friends than colleagues and Tim would always warmly welcome anyone. I first met Suzie and Leo in Singapore when Tim invited me for dinner and drinks which was a gesture I truly appreciated. Tim will be desperately missed but he left a huge lasting impression on me and the team. He was always a caring, compassionate and supportive leader and I am forever grateful for all the help that he has given me, especially in difficult times. It feels hard to imagine that we won’t be going out for “just a quick one” anymore, where he would fondly share stories of his career, talk so proudly of his family or just mock me for something I have done! There are so many stories that I look back on fondly; probably the most fun was the Minneapolis trip we took together, which took twice as long as expected. After being somewhat nervous trundling around Chicago airport taxiways for 5 hours in a thunderstorm I was a little worse for wear. Tim never let me forget my meltdown at 4am in the hotel lobby after travelling for 17 hours only to find he had a room there and I did not. Over that trip we got to discuss all manner of work and personal stories and it was great to hear him talk so proudly of his family, his career, travel stories and the fact his hotel was significantly better than mine. Tim will be hugely missed by everyone, but the values he instilled in our team will continue to live on. I will be forever grateful for all that Tim has done for me and for the opportunity to have worked so closely alongside him. My thoughts and condolences are with his family at this difficult time.
Suzie, Ollie, and Leo – I am so very sorry for your loss. I had the pleasure of working with Tim for one year, but I feel as if I have known him for many. When I joined the EM team, Tim went out of his way to make me feel welcome and valued, immediately jumping on a video call with me to welcome me on board and soon thereafter encouraging me to visit the London office, which I did two months later. He took me out for a welcome lunch while I was in London, during which he told me all about his wife, Suzie, and sons, Ollie and Leo; he asked me how I had met my husband; and he told me how he had met Suzie. It became clear to me very quickly that Tim was a gregarious, happy person who genuinely cared about others. I will fondly remember the regular Friday calls I had with Tim and Chris, where Tim never finished without asking about me and what I was doing for the weekend. And perhaps most meaningful of all, Tim knew that I had several medical issues to attend to over the past year; his response whenever I would tell him that I had to be out for a few days was always the same – that health comes first. Tim is deeply missed in the EM team. It is his positive, strong, and collegial leadership of a team spanning continents that made us resilient, and it has kept us cohesive as a team today; his jovial, generous, and collaborative nature lives on. For that and for being such a genuinely kind person, I will forever be thankful to Tim.
Having the privilege of working for Tim over the last couple years on the EMD team I got to know an excellent leader, mentor, and friend. He was a true people person and family man, and that was evident in the atmosphere he built amongst our team. It was pretty amazing to see how close we all become despite how dispersed around the globe we are. Tim's spirit will very much continue to live on through the comradery he built amongst our team and he will continue to play a large part in the team's future successes. I will forever be struck by Tim and Suzie's generosity and warmth. When my wife and I spent a few months in London last year we went on an EMD pub crawl and it was no more than half an hour after first meeting Suzie that she and Tim had invited us to vacation with them at their home in Spain! Having spent a large part of his career abroad, Tim was a huge advocate for me to return to London full-time. As my wife and I get ready to do just that this coming January, as sad as it is thinking about coming back to a London without Tim and his warm personality, I'm happy to know Tim would be thrilled that we are indeed coming back to London. In Tim's honor I will be formally supporting AVFC as my adopted club :) Suzie, Ollie, and Leo - love and prayers to you all during this difficult time. Looking forward to celebrating Tim's life and accomplishments at one or two of his favorite pubs.
It's hard to know how to start. I've known Tim for nigh on 20 years starting from his NatWest/RBS days. I've known him as a business acquaintance, as a member of my team, as a team head, but always, and most importantly, as a friend. While Tim's football allegiance, and sartorial elegance, may be remembered wryly, his infectious, garrulous laugh, his baritone-like voice, his intelligence, and above all his love for his family are the memories that will remain with me. Tim loved socializing, & many a time would be found (after work of course), in some of the dingiest pubs in the City. He knew everybody, literally everybody. He was a true people person and therefore it's of little surprise to see the outpouring of emotion at his passing. Tim had his moments, he wore his heart on his sleeve, but that's what made him real. I'll miss you, you bugger!
Working with Tim these last two years on EMD was certainly a privilege. His knowledge of the markets never ceased to amaze me, especially on client calls given the breadth and depth of EMD. But it was watching how he pulled together the team, bringing it through all the changes and moving it forward in market conditions which barely let you have time to catch your breathe is what I’ll always remember of him. And with a great humour, respect, and appreciation that was always well conveyed. In his tireless efforts, he leaves a strong well experienced team with a solid investment structure to lean on as they move forward (and that includes finally getting the Flexible Asian Bond Fund benchmark changed and implemented.) Tim certainly left too early, but at the same time, he did so much in the short time he was here. His laughter, smile, and funny quips as well as his love for Asian food will be my fond memories of him. He will be sorely missed.
I met Tim during his days in Aviva Singapore. Tim, as a buy-side client at that time, was always full of warmth in those business meetings. He was very engaging and down-to-earth. The meetings were never dreary. They were punctuated with good-natured banter about work and he took it upon himself to know everyone on the other side of the table. Subsequently, he joined an investor trip that I organised to Manila. It was fun travelling with someone whose presence lighted up the meeting room. Coffee breaks were filled with laughter too as he spoke about his experience working in Asia. Another memorable event was an evening of company-sponsored go-karting bliss during the Grand Prix festivities in Singapore. Over the recent 18 months of working in the EMD team, I see in Tim a fantastic leader, colleague and friend. Tim was always thoughtful to check on his team members, despite the distance, that we were holding up well. His personal touch shone through. A week before his passing, he expressed his wish about travelling to Singapore soon to meet the rest of his team once again. To Suzie, Ollie, Leo - Tim will be deeply missed and fondly remembered. Wishing you peace, comfort and strength. And you will, as Tim does, continue to have many friends in this part of the world.
I can’t believe that I only had the pleasure of working with Tim for 3 years. Over that time the EMD team became more like a family than colleagues and that is all down to Tim’s bubbly caring personality. I considered Tim to be a very close friend who we will all miss desperately and there are too many memories to note down here, but I will cover a few. I will always fondly remember the ‘dad jokes’ which brightened up the serious work discussions and the ‘just a quick pint’ or ‘one more for the road’ outings. These team pub trips always ended up with extremely late nights (sometimes including Suzie too!), the whisky fuelled DMCs and bribes of buying coffee/ bacon sandwiches offered to get out of doing the morning meeting the next day. The trip to the Minneapolis office we took together is something I’ll never forget: the unsubtle checking out of Rupert Grint in the lounge, or when we got lost in the Skyways and nearly froze walking a couple of blocks outside and of course being shown the site of Chris’s legendary meltdown at Radisson blu hotel from a prior trip – we got a lot of funny looks from others as we were hysterically laughing in a hotel lobby. There are many more memories and all of them a full of laughter and joy. I will always remember his smiling happy face. Sending all my love to the Jagger family – and I’m sure we will reminisce more and raise a glass to Tim together.
While we did not know each other long, every interaction with Tim started with a big smile and “bro hug”. We were fortunate to be stuck for few hours in the BA lounge in Boston in January of 2019. There, I got to know about Tim’s travels, his love of family and of course, all about AVFC. Tim figured that as a new resident of the country, I was ripped for conversion into a Villa fanatic. I miss my friend and pray that God comforts Suzie, the boys and extended family.
The last time I saw Tim was in the office, just before lockdown, back in March. Like most of our conversations, we spoke about work for about 30 seconds and then about the mighty Aston Villa for around 5 minutes. He’d just been to Wembley with family for the EFL cup final and gave me his thoughts on the rest of the season. Fast forward to last week. On Monday morning I was going to message Tim (and other AVFC fans at CTI) about the 7-2 victory the night before, only to learn the shocking news of his passing. To a dear colleague and friend, now a Holte Ender in the Sky – RIP Tim.
Our dear friend Tim, how i'll miss our chats in the lift and around the coffee machine catching up on our old friends and stories from Aviva, to markets and what's next for the world. You always had time for a chat and a big smile , i'll remember you fondly.
Paarus Shah
Paarus Shah
I was recently talking about Tim with some of the team at AI who had not work with him, and I used the word 'Legend' a lot. This was no exaggeration, and reading all the comments on these pages only reinforces this. Tim was a fantastic and knowledgeable colleague, and I very much enjoyed working with him. But more importantly, he and I became great friends. Whether it was at the Jagger home or a restaurant in Singapore, or at a pub or curry house in London, or watching Fulham vs Villa at the Cottage a few years ago, or Super 15 in SG….. we always had a fantastic time together. Pint after pint - as well as the occasional glass of red - and a lot of food was consumed every time we were out - we always had so many laughs. I already miss him dearly. Suzie, Ollie and Leo – I am so sorry for your loss. May he rest-in-peace.
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