OUR INVESTMENT TEAM

Swati Madhabushi joined Comgest in 2019 and is a Singapore-based Analyst and Portfolio Advisor specialising in Indian equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Swati spent five years at East Capital in Hong Kong, focusing on India, ASEAN and frontier Asia markets. She previously worked on the sell-side at UBS, covering Indian financials.

Swati holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the India Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and a post-graduate diploma from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (India). She is a CFA^® charterholder.

Pierre Maindron joined Comgest in 2014 and is a Paris-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Global Emerging Markets equities.

Pierre initially joined Comgest in the Organisation and Project department before moving to his current role in 2018. Prior to joining Comgest, he worked as a consultant specialising in financial services for both Société Générale and Crédit Agricole in Paris. He began his career as an auditor at Mazars working with clients across diverse industries ranging from retail to insurance.

Pierre holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from Arts et Métiers ParisTech (France) and is a CFA^® charterholder.

Francesco Manfredini joined Comgest in 2023 and is a Paris-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in US equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Francesco was an Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Clartan Associés in Paris, working on a small- and mid-cap European equity fund and a global flexible fund.

Francesco holds Master’s degree in Economics and Business from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po; France) and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Bocconi University (Italy).

Catriona Marshall joined Comgest as Head of Sustainable Investment in 2024 and is a member of the Comgest Group’s Investment and Sustainability Committees.

Prior to joining Comgest, Catriona spent a decade working with financial regulators and supervisors as a member of the Secretariat to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). As Head of Sustainable Finance (Financial Markets), she led a team of analysts to provide regulatory and policy guidance on ESG rating and investing for G20 countries. This included overseeing analysis on ESG integration into portfolio management, methodologies for ESG metrics, and pricing of perceived ESG risks in markets. Catriona began her career as a buy-side analyst in private equity before moving to other roles in investment research.

Catriona holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of London (SOAS; UK) and a post-graduate degree in Economic Policy from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po; France).

Connor Middleton joined Comgest in 2023 and is a Paris-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in European equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Connor worked as a Global Research Analyst at Newton Investment Management for two years, focusing primarily on the technology, media, and telecom sectors. He started his career as an Analyst at J.P. Morgan in 2018.

Connor holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics (Honours) from the University of Warwick (UK), which included study abroad at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France).

Christophe Nagy joined Comgest in 2009 and is an Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in US equities. He is also a member of the Comgest Group's Investment Committee.

Christophe co-leads Comgest’s US equity strategy and has played an instrumental role in building the US equity team and guiding their research activities. Before joining Comgest, he worked at Mercer Consulting from 1991, at Carmignac Gestion from 1998 where he managed global growth portfolios, and then from 2002 as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management.

Christophe holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from Ecole des Mines in St-Etienne in France and received an MBA from the INSEAD graduate business school near Paris in 1991. 

Alexandre Narboni joined Comgest in 2009 and is a Paris-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Global equities. He is also a member of the Comgest Group's Investment Committee.

Alexandre previously worked in the Group’s US equity team. Prior to joining Comgest, he worked in New York in asset-backed securities at Société Générale from 2005-2007, and later as a Hedge Fund Credit Analyst at HSBC.

Alexandre holds a Master’s degree in Financial Mathematics from the National School of Statistics and Economic Administration (ENSAE; France) and Columbia University in New York (US).

Laure Négiar joined Comgest in 2010 and is a Paris-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Global equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Laure worked at BNP Paribas Equities & Derivatives in Paris and London. Before that, she held several roles within the US government.

Laure holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy from Stanford University (Honours; Phi Beta Kappa) and an MSc in Management (Dean's List) from HEC business school (France). She is a CFA^® charterholder.

Nick Payne joined Comgest in 2025 and is a Paris-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Global Emerging Market equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Nick was Head of Global Emerging Market equities at Jupiter Asset Management in London for seven years. He previously worked at Nomura Asset Management and was a Partner at Rexiter Capital Management, a specialist emerging markets boutique, from 1999 to 2012. His career in emerging markets began at Kleinwort Benson Investment Management in 1996.

Nick holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Commerce and German from the University of Birmingham (UK) and is an Associate of the Society of Investment Professionals (ASIP), the UK’s forerunner to the CFA, now affiliated with CFA UK, the local chapter of the CFA Institute.

Daihao Peng joined Comgest in 2024 and is a Paris-based Analyst specialising in US equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Daihao worked as an Equity Analyst at Tikehau Capital in Paris, covering European and US stocks across sectors.

Daihao holds a Master’s degree in Management from ESSEC Business School (France). He is a CFA^® charterholder and holds a CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing.