The Meeting Room Webcast: Asia ex-Japan, February 2021

Jonathan joined in March 2009 as portfolio manager responsible for Asia ex-Japan within the Emerging Markets strategy. Jonathan has been lead portfolio manager for the Asia ex-Japan strategy since its launch at the start of 2010. Prior to joining, he was a fund manager at RAB Capital and an analyst at Orbis Investment Advisory in London. Jonathan grew up in South Africa, where he was a partner at PKF Johannesburg. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, is a CFA charterholder and a chartered accountant. Jonathan was awarded with Investment Week’s Fund Manager of the Year Award for Asian equity in 2018 and 2016 and, under Jonathan’s management, the Asia ex-Japan strategy has been awarded Asian Investor's Asset Management Award for best Asia ex-Japan equity strategy; Portfolio Adviser’s Platinum Award for Asia Pacific ex-Japan Equity in 2017; and Citywire Asia's Asia ex-Japan Group Award in 2016.

Sandy joined in July 2013 as a senior analyst responsible for idea generation for the Asia ex-Japan strategy; she became deputy portfolio manager of the strategy in July 2014. She joined from Investec Asset Management, where she was part of a two-person team dedicated to managing the Investec Asia ex-Japan Equity Fund. Sandy was previously an analyst for the Emerging Markets team between 2009 and 2011. She holds an MSc in Quantitative Finance from the Cass Business School and a BSc in Economics from University College London. Sandy is a CFA charterholder and is a native Mandarin speaker.