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Mark Gordon-James is a senior investment manager on the global emerging markets equities team. Mark joined Aberdeen in 2004 from Merrill Lynch Investment Managers where he worked with the emerging markets team.
Mark graduated with a BSc in Geography and Economics from the London School of Economics. Mark is a CFA Charterholder.
Joanne Irvine is head of emerging markets ex. Asia on the global emerging markets equities team in London. Joanne joined Aberdeen in 1996 in a group development role. Previously, Joanne worked in corporate finance specialising in raising development capital finance for private businesses.Joanne is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Devan Kaloo is head of global emerging markets, responsible for the London based GEM team, which manages Latin America and EMEA equities, and also has oversight of GEM input from the Asia team based in Singapore, with whom he works closely. Devan joined Aberdeen in 2000 on the Asian portfolio team before becoming responsible for the Asian ex Japan region as well as regional portfolios within emerging market mandates and technology stocks. Previously, Devan worked for Martin Currie on the North American desk before transferring to the global asset allocation team and then Asian portfolios.
Hugh Young is managing director of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia Limited, the Aberdeen Group’s regional HQ and group head of equities as well as a member of the executive committee responsible for the Aberdeen Group’s day-to-day running. Hugh was appointed to the Board on 22 March 2011.He co-founded Singapore-based Aberdeen Asia in 1992, having been recruited in 1985 to manage Asian equities from London. Since then he has built the company into one of the largest managers of such assets globally. Singapore employs over 150 staff, while there are 65 investment managers stationed across the region, with offices also in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand over which Hugh is in overall charge. Aberdeen’s regional funds have won many awards for performance over the years, including open ended and closed-end funds. Hugh is a regular commentator for the financial media. Before joining Aberdeen, his career included posts at Fidelity International and MGM Assurance. He graduated with a BA in Politics from the University of Exeter.
Fiona Manning is an investment manager on the global emerging markets equities team. Fiona joined Aberdeen in 2005 via the acquisition of Deutsche Asset Management's London and Philadelphia fixed income businesses.
Fiona graduated with a BA (Hons) in History with French from Durham University. Fiona is a CFA Charterholder.
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(taken from prospectus dated 2013-02-25)
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based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2012-10-31)
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