OUR INVESTMENT TEAM

Jimmy Chen joined Comgest in 2017 and is a Hong Kong-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Greater China equities.

Prior to joining the firm, Jimmy worked for Sanford C. Bernstein as a Senior Research Associate specialised in Asia-Pacific regional telecoms. He previously spent five years as a consultant with Bain & Company working with clients across various industries (ranging from consumer to industrial) and was based in Australia (2 years) and China (3 years).

Jimmy is fluent in Mandarin, obtained a Bachelors of Commerce & Law (with Honours) from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and is a CFA^® charterholder.

Adam Hakkou joined Comgest in 2012 and is a Singapore-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Asia Pacific ex Japan equities.

Adam co-leads the Asia ex Japan, Asia Pac ex Japan strategies. He contributes widely to the Asian team’s research coverage, identifying quality growth investment opportunities across diverse sectors and geographies.

Adam graduated from the NEOMA Business School in France with a Master’s degree in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management and obtained an Advanced Master’s in Finance and Asset Management from the ESSEC Business School in Paris where he was an active member of the school’s investment fund. Adam is a CFA^® charterholder.

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

Junzaburo contributes to idea generation and researching Japanese companies within diverse sectors. He started his career in 2010 at Rakuten Securities before moving to JP Morgan Chase in Tokyo where he worked within the transaction banking division. Before joining Comgest Junzaburo was a strategy consultant at Strategy& (formerly Booz & Co.), covering various industries in Japan.

Junzaburo graduated from Keio University with a BA in Political Science and holds an MBA from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.

Viva Jiang joined Comgest in 2022 and is an ESG Analyst responsible for ESG coverage of Asian and Global Emerging Markets.

He meets and engages with company management alongside the firm’s investment Analysts and prepares in-depth ESG reports. Prior to Comgest, Viva joined Robocap in 2020 as an Investment Analyst, responsible for covering global advanced industrial and technology sectors. He was also in charge of ESG integration and a member of the company’s ESG committee. He previously worked for Changfu Asset Management in Shanghai as an Investment Analyst covering technology, consumer and public service sectors in China.

Viva holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Master’s degree in Finance from London Business School (UK). He is a CFA^® charterholder and holds a Certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA Institute. 

Jasmine Kang joined Comgest in 2014 and is a Hong Kong-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Greater China equities as well as a non-executive member of the Board of Partners and a Managing Director of Comgest Far East Limited.

Jasmine co-manages Comgest’s China strategy. Before joining Comgest, she worked at China Everbright Asset Management as Investment Director responsible for China onshore and offshore equity research and investment. Jasmine began her career in 2005 at BNP Paribas Investment Partners where she focused on Asian equities as a research analyst and portfolio manager.

A native Mandarin speaker, Jasmine has a Master’s degree in International Economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and completed Harvard Business School’s Senior Executive Leadership Program. She is a CFA^® charterholder.

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

With a wealth of experience in Japanese equities, Richard became co-lead of Comgest’s Japan equity strategy upon joining the Group. He started his career in 1994 as an Analyst with the Industrial Bank of Japan and then joined Merrill Lynch in the same role in 1996. In 2005 he moved to the Wellington Management Company in Boston as a Portfolio Manager of Japanese TMT stocks.

Richard graduated from Oxford University (UK) where he majored in Oriental Studies.

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

Prior to joining Comgest, she worked with East Capital in Hong Kong for five years focusing on India, ASEAN and frontier Asia markets. She previously worked on the sell-side with 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. She is also a CFA^® charterholder and fluent in Hindi.

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

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

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

Bhuvnesh Singh joined Comgest in 2016 and is a Singapore-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Asian equities, including Indian equities.

Bhuvnesh co-leads the Asia ex Japan, Asia Pac ex Japan and India strategies. He visits company premises, compiles in-depth research reports and contributes to Comgest’s India, Asia, Emerging Markets and Global strategies. In 1999, Bhuvnesh started his career working at Credit Suisse where he was an Asia equity Analyst. He went on to join Barclays in 2011 as Head of India Research, co-managing the Indian equity business.

Bhuvnesh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur and a Master’s degree in Management from the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta.

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 co-leads portfolios within Comgest’s Asia ex Japan, Asia including Japan and Japanese equity strategies, and has been an important contributor to the development of these strategies. Based in Paris, she travels regularly to Japan to research companies and spend time with the Tokyo-based team members. 

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