Team

The Management Team

David Banfield

David Banfield worked between 1968 and 1973 in London for the Legal & General Assurances Soc. Ltd and C.T. Bowring Ltd, whilst studying for accountancy at the Holborn College of Law. From 1973 until 1985 he was the Finance Director of Olympic Maritime in Monaco, the management company of the Onassis Group; before being appointed General Manager from 1985 until 1997, when he became a founding partner of DFM Management SAM.

Adel Guenena

Adel Guenena obtained an Economics Degree at the American University in Cairo, in 1980. He then commenced his business career with Misr America International Bank an Affiliate of Bank of America in Cairo. In 1986 he joined Merrill Lynch in Monte Carlo, where he advised high net worth individuals on investments and asset protection. He joined DFM Management SAM in 2000.

Mark Sieff

After completing a short service commission in the Irish Guards, Mark Sieff joined BVLGARI in 1982, where he became General Manager of the Monaco showroom until 1988. He then joined Simpson Piccadilly where he was General Manager until 1991. Returning to Monaco he managed the Monaco office of Capital Management Ltd an International asset management firm until 1997, when he became a founding partner of DFM Management SAM.

Arsene Canet

Arsene Canet graduated a 4 year International Management and Business Diploma at University of Caen in France in 1998. He started his career with Losal Steel Trading in Spain as supervisor of the raw materials purchases. He joined DFM Management in 1999.

Pieter Theron

Pieter Theron graduated with a B.Com degree from the University of Stellenbosch in 1994 and completed his articles with Grant Thornton in Cape Town. He has a wealth of experience the financial services sector worldwide and specifically in the offshore industry. He worked as an accountant in the city of London, with Moore Stephens in Jersey, with Generali in Guernsey and joined DFM Management SAM in 2006.