OUR INVESTMENT TEAM

Chantana Ward joined Comgest in 1999 and is an Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Japanese equities. She is also a non-executive member of the Board of Partners.

Chantana joined Comgest early in her career, initially working across Asian equities before specialising in Japan. She has been a key contributor to the long-term development of the Japan strategy and travels regularly to Japan to research companies and work closely with the Tokyo-based team.

Chantana holds an MSc in Finance from Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business in New York (US), a dual diploma with The American University of Paris (France).

Eric Voravong joined Comgest in 2017 and is a Paris-based ESG Analyst responsible for coverage of Japanese equities.

From 2008-2017, Eric collaborated with Comgest as an independent investment consultant, particularly on several key projects involving ESG integration. Prior to that, he worked for ADI Alternative Investments in Paris as a Senior Analyst in their research team before establishing his consultancy firm. Eric began his career in corporate banking in 1989 at Banque Paribas where he worked for 15 years, starting as a Risk Analyst before moving on to other roles including Account Manager, Credit Officer and Portfolio Manager. He worked in Paris, Los Angeles and London, where he joined their Equity Research team focusing on telecom and technology companies.

He holds a diploma from the Emlyon Business School (France) and is a CFA^® charterholder.

Heyang Ping joined Comgest in 2022 and is a Tokyo-based Analyst specialising in Japanese equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Heyang worked at Sparx Asset Management as a Japanese Equity Analyst supporting its Sustainable Investment Strategy. She was previously a Japanese Equity Analyst at Macquarie Group, mainly covering the Transportation Sector, and started her career in 2011 at J.P. Morgan in Tokyo in Japanese Equity Research Sales.

Heyang holds a Master’s degree in Technology Management for Innovation from the University of Tokyo and a Bachelor’s degree in Management from Yokohama National University, both in Japan.

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

Richard brings deep, long-standing expertise in Japan, having lived in Tokyo for over 30 years before relocating to Paris in 2025. Prior to joining Comgest, Richard worked at Wellington Management Company in Boston from 2005 as a Portfolio Manager specialising in Japanese TMT stocks. Before that, he worked in Japan as an Analyst at Merrill Lynch from 1996. He began in 1994 as an Analyst with the Industrial Bank of Japan.

Richard holds a Bachelor’s degree in Oriental Studies from Oxford University (UK).

Junzaburo Hyuga joined Comgest in 2018 and is a Tokyo-based Analyst and specialising in Japanese equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Junzaburo was a strategy consultant at Strategy& (formerly Booz & Co.), covering various industries in Japan. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan in Tokyo in transaction banking and began his career in 2010 at Rakuten Securities.

Junzaburo holds an MBA from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University (US) and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Keio University (Japan).

Kasumi Haruta joined Comgest in 2025 and is a Tokyo-based Analyst specialising in Japanese equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Kasumi worked as a Research Analyst at UBS and Credit Suisse, covering the Japanese pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors. Before Credit Suisse, she was part of the corporate strategy team at a listed IT company and served as an Equity Research Associate at Deutsche Bank Securities, covering the machinery/truck sector. She began her career as a Fixed Income Sales Associate at Morgan Stanley in Japan.

Kasumi holds Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Engineering from Waseda University (Japan).