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William Bohn joined Comgest in 2019 as an Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in European equities.
William contributes to idea generation, researching quality-growth companies within a broad range of sectors. Prior to joining the firm, William undertook internships at Comgest, Alphavalue (European Independent Equity Research) and The Rock Creek Group (Global Asset Management Firm) during his year abroad in Washington D.C.
William graduated top of his class at Sciences Po Strasbourg with a Master’s degree in Law, Economics, and Finance and also holds a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance from ESSEC Business School and is a CFA® charterholder.
Petra Daroczi joined Comgest in 2021 and is an ESG Analyst and Portfolio Manager responsible for ESG coverage of Europe.
She meets and engages with company management alongside the firm’s investment Analysts and prepares in-depth ESG reports. Prior to Comgest, Petra joined Aberdeen Standard Investments in 2019 as an ESG Investment Analyst, responsible for integrating ESG assessment in fixed income research and leading the engagements in the APAC region. She previously worked for Thomson Reuters in their Singapore office as an Account Director and ESG Ambassador, and before that held diverse roles such as Field Sales Associate, Consultant and ESG & Asset Management Specialist in their London office.
Petra graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies from Cass Business School (UK) and a Master’s degree in European Business from the ESCP Business School (France). She is also a CFA® charterholder and holds various ESG-related certifications including, “Climate Change: Financial risks and opportunities” (Imperial College Business School, UK), “Sustainability and Climate Risk” (Global Association of Risk Professionals) and “Basics of Organizational GHG Accounting” (Greenhouse Gas Management Institute).
Kira Huppertz joined Comgest in 2021 and is an Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Global equities.
Prior to joining Comgest, Kira spent five years in London as an Equity Research Analyst with Goldman Sachs specialising in European Medical Technology. Before that, she completed internships at Commerzbank (Paris/London) and PwC Luxembourg.
Kira graduated from EDHEC Business School (France) with a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance and Banking. She is also a CFA® charterholder.
Francesco Manfredini joined Comgest in 2023 and is an Analyst specialising in U.S. equities.
Francesco contributes to idea generation, researching quality-growth companies across different sectors. Prior to joining Comgest, Francesco was an Analyst and Portfolio Manager for a small- and mid-cap European equity fund and a global flexible fund at Clartan Associés.
Francesco holds Master’s degree in Economics and Business from Sciences Po Paris (France) and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Bocconi University (Italy).
Liudmila Strakodonskaya joined Comgest in 2024 and is an ESG Analyst covering the US.
Prior to joining Comgest, Liudmila worked as an ESG Analyst at AXA IM, where she developed thematic research, analysis and shareholder engagement on ESG topics with a specific focus on biodiversity and gender diversity. She represented AXA IM at the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfBF) and co-chaired the FfBF’s Impact Assessment Working Group with the goal of building and sharing knowledge on biodiversity metrics among investors. She was also actively involved in the creation of the Nature Action 100 initiative as a member of the launching investor group. Liudmila previously worked at Eleva Capital as an ESG/SRI Analyst in 2019 where she contributed to the development and implementation of the company’s ESG strategy. She began her career at EthiFinance in 2016 as a Sustainable Investment Analyst specialising in ESG research and reporting.
Liudmila holds a PhD in Economics with expertise in sustainable finance from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University (France), for which she received a grant from FIR-UN PRI in 2016.
Mum Taggu joined Comgest in 2023 and is an Analyst specialising in Indian equities.
Mum contributes widely to the investment team’s research coverage for a diverse selection of Indian quality growth stocks. Prior to joining Comgest, she worked at Rothchilds in Mumbai as an investment banking analyst, focusing primarily on the industrials, auto and telecom sector. She started her career as a research analyst at Credit Suisse in 2021 where she covered the Indian auto industry.
Mum holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM - A) in India.
Franz Weis joined Comgest in 2005 and is a Portfolio Manager specialising in European equities. In addition to being the Group’s Chief Investment Officer (CIO), he is also a Managing Director and a member of the Executive Committee.
Franz leads the firm's European research efforts and co-leads the management of the majority of Comgest’s European equity strategies. In his role as CIO, Franz oversees the firm’s investment teams and chairs the Investment Committee, which is responsible for applying Comgest’s philosophy on successful long-term investing. He started his career in 1990 at Baillie Gifford & Co. where he worked as a Portfolio Manager before joining F&C Asset Management as a Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of European Equities in 1996.
Franz graduated from Heriot-Watt University (Scotland) with a Master’s degree in International Banking and Financial Studies and received the International Bankers in Scotland Prize in 1990.
Alicia Zhang joined Comgest in 2022 and is an Analyst specialising in US equities.
Prior to joining Comgest, Alicia was based in Hong Kong for seven years at SAFE Investment Company, the Chinese sovereign wealth fund, where she first worked as a Research Analyst in the US health care sector before becoming a Sector Portfolio Manager in 2018. Alicia was previously a Research Analyst at Spring Capital in Shanghai, focused on US growth stocks and directly supporting the Portfolio Manager/Co-founder’s investment decisions for the company’s US portfolio.
Alicia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Insurance (Actuarial Science) from the Faculty of Economics and Management School of Statistics at East China Normal University.