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Abla Bellakhdar joined Comgest in 2014 and is an Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Global Emerging Markets equities, notably the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as well as Latin America.
Abla co-leads the GEM ex-China and Latin America strategies, and contributes widely to the investment team’s research coverage for a diverse selection of quality growth stocks. Prior to joining the firm, Abla undertook internships at Comgest, a financial institution in Morocco (CDG) and Euro Latina Finance in Paris, a specialist in Latin America cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
She studied at the Monterrey Institute of Technology in Mexico before graduating from the NEOMA Business School in France where she majored in Corporate Finance and wrote a thesis on integrating risk into company valuation processes.
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.
Anne-Laure Giraud joined Comgest in 2019 as an Analyst specialising in Global Emerging Markets equities.
Anne-Laure contributes to idea generation, researching quality-growth companies in EMEA and Latin America. Prior to joining the firm, Anne-Laure completed internships at Amundi Asset Management and Comgest.
She holds a Master’s degree from the IESEG School of Management in Paris, France, which included study abroad at Universidad Argentina de la Empresa in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark.
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.
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.
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.
Caroline Maes joined Comgest in 2012 and is an Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Global Emerging Markets and Asian equities.
Caroline began her career with Comgest in Singapore and is now based in Paris where, in addition to her portfolio manager duties, she is also the GEM Business Manager. With over 10 years of investment experience, she began her career in 2003 as a Research Associate at Alliance Bernstein in New York before moving to the IPO department of UOB Kay Hian in Singapore in 2006. Caroline then joined CLSA in Singapore where she held the role of equity research Analyst for more than five years and won the Business Times - Starmine award for her stock recommendations.
She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Quantitative Economics and International Relations from Tufts University in the USA.
Pierre Maindron joined Comgest in 2014 and is an Analyst specialising in Global Emerging Markets equities, notably Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EEMEA).
Pierre initially joined Comgest as part of the group’s Organisation and Project department before moving to his current role in 2018. He started his career as an auditor with clients across diverse industries ranging from retail to insurance companies before becoming a consultant specialised in financial services, working for both Société Générale and Crédit Agricole.
Pierre is a CFA® charterholder and graduated from Arts et Métiers ParisTech in France with a Master’s degree in Engineering.
Nicholas Morse joined Comgest in 2016 and is an Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Global Emerging Markets equities.
Nicholas co-leads the GEM and GEM Plus strategies. With 30 years of investment experience, principally in Global Emerging Markets, Nicholas contributes widely to the team’s research coverage for a diverse selection of quality growth stocks across multiple sectors. Nicholas began his career in London where he held investment positions at Foreign & Colonial Management and Singer & Friedlander Investment Management Ltd before joining Grupo Financiero Banamex Accival (BANACCI) where he managed the firm’s Latin American Research Division in both Mexico City and New York. In 1994 he returned to the UK, joining Martin Currie where he was Head of Latin American Equities and co- Head of Global Emerging Markets. After spending over six years managing Mercury Asset Management / Merrill Lynch’s Latin American equity investments and as joint head of Emerging Markets, Nicholas spent ten years at Schroders Investment Management where he was Head of Latin America Equities.
A British national, Nicholas graduated from the University of Exeter with a Bachelor’s degree (Honours) in Economic and Social History. He is a member of the Gainsborough House Finance Committee.