Anastasia Mertsalova

Anastasia joined Fraser in 2022 as Group Controller, bringing with her 20 years of experience in finance. In 2025 she was promoted to Head of Financial Planning & Analysis.

Anastasia has a key role in defining and executing best practices in financial analysis, in addition to advising management on strategic planning and operational efficiency.

Following a first role as an economist in a Group, Anastasia then spent 13 years growing a family office at the heart of a Direct Investment Department, managing various finance tasks such as investment appraisals, M&A, business planning, budgeting, audits, and financial control.

Anastasia also has key experience in yachting, having managed a yacht structure of 4 yachts in a family office including yacht management, chartering, and optimal structuring. This role also saw her dealing directly with shipyards.

Passionate about learning, she became a member of ACCA and continued her studies in taxation with ADIT, in hybrid methods of project management and financial markets, at Yale University.

Anastasia speaks fluent Russian and English.