Peter Tarazi
Partner
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Prior to founding Tarcap S.A. in 2003, Peter Tarazi had 25 years of banking
experience. His last position was with JP Morgan Chase an M.D. and Regional Executive for Middle East & Africa.
His other banking experience includes managerial responsibilities
at Union Bancaire Privée (Geneva) and at Bankers Trust Company New York, Paris and London where he worked
in Capital Markets and in Corporate Finance.
Mr. Tarazi has extensive experience in real estate.
He co-founded Taredco Ltd., a construction company based in London, and he co-developed major up-market
real-estate and hotel projects in London and Paris. He is also a founder and Director of Hotel du Parc, Mulhouse and Liban Béton, Beirut.
Mr. Tarazi holds an MBA in International Business from INSEAD and a Masters in Economics from Sorbonne
University. He is fluent in English, French and Arabic and has working knowledge of Greek.
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Méline Roche
Partner |
Prior to taking over the top job at Tarcap S.A. in 2015, Méline Roche had 12 years
of experience in Financial Products. Her last position was with Quilvest - Switzerland where Méline participated
in the set up of the Geneva office and was in charge of the investment advisory services. Her other experience in
finance includes managerial responsibilities at Thomson Reuters - Geneva, Thomson Financial - Paris and Credit
Lyonnais - Paris.
Ms Roche has deep knowledge of financial markets and products and extensive experience in training
and leading teams of bankers and asset managers. She is results oriented and focused on building client loyalty.
Ms Roche holds an MBA in International Business with minor in Decisional Data Processing from Grenoble
Business School, and a BA in Economics from University of Montpellier. She is fluent in English, French and Spanish
and has working knowledge of Russian.
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Zachary L. Venegas
Advisor |
Mr. Venegas co-founded Scimitar Global Ventures in 2003. Prior to co-founding Scimitar,
he worked in the JP Morgan Private Bank in New York, Switzerland, and Bahrain. While at JP Morgan, he was a key member
of the Middle East team, leading the Bahrain Private Banking office. Mr. Venegas is a West Point graduate with a degree
in Classical Arabic and Portuguese languages, and has completed many of the U.S. Army's most difficult courses, including
Airborne, Air Assault, Nuclear/Biological/Chemical Warfare, and Army Ranger schools. He served with distinction in a variety
of Infantry and special unit assignments before leaving military service as a Captain. Mr. Venegas holds an MBA in Finance
and International Business from New York University’s Stern School of Business. In addition to Arabic, Portuguese, and Romanian,
he speaks French and Spanish. Based in Dubai, Mr Venegas continues to act as an advisor to Tarcap Management Team.
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Scott Ogur
Advisor |
Mr. Ogur joined Scimitar Global Ventures in 2003. His
experience includes five years at the JP Morgan Private Bank, where he managed over $1 billion
of public equities and fixed income for Private Equity partners and foundation clients as a
Portfolio Manager. He has a strong foundation in financial analysis and reporting, including
three years of experience at Chemical Bank Corp. and Price Waterhouse. Mr. Ogur graduated from Bucknell
University with a BA in Accounting, and received an MBA in Finance from New York University’s Stern School
of Business, where he was a Glucksman Fellowship recipient. Based in New York, Mr Ogur continues to act
as an advisor to Tarcap Management Team.
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