Comgest Growth Europe ex UK Class SU - Income (GBP)

Franz Weis joined Comgest in 2005 as a Portfolio Manager and Analyst and is today a Managing Director of the Comgest Group and Team Manager of Comgest's European equity investment team. Franz co-leads the management of the majority of Comgest's European equity public funds and maintains responsibility for a number of European segregated mandates. 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 1999. He graduated from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh with a Master's degree in International Banking and Financial Studies and received the International Bankers in Scotland Prize.

Denis Callioni joined Comgest in 2015 and is an Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in European equities. She co-leads the Europe Smaller Companies and Europe Opportunities strategies, contributes to idea generation and researches European companies within a broad range of sectors. Denis started her career in 2010 as an equity Analyst at Kempen & Co Merchant bank in Amsterdam. She holds a Master's degree in Corporate Finance and Banking from Duisenberg School of Finance (the Netherlands) as well as a Master's degree in Business and Economics obtained from the University of Amsterdam. Denis is a CFA® charterholder.

Alistair Wittet joined Comgest in 2012 and is a Portfolio Manager and Analyst specialising in European equities. Alistair co-leads Comgest's Pan Europe, Europe ex UK and Europe Smaller Companies strategies. Alistair started his career in 2006 as an Analyst at Standard Life Investments in Edinburgh. He went on to join Citigroup's London office in 2009, specialising in the pan?European food retail sector as an Equity Analyst. A British and French national, Alistair is a Geography graduate from Durham University and a CFA® charterholder.

James Hanford joined Comgest in 2018 and is an Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in European equities. James contributes widely to the investment team's research coverage for a diverse selection of pan-European quality growth stocks. He started his career in 2011 as an Analyst at Credit Suisse and prior to joining Comgest spent four years as a global generalist at Capital Group. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Durham where he graduated top of his class and holds a Master's degree in Finance from the University of Cambridge. He is also a CFA® charterholder.