CT High Yield Bond Class Z - Income (Gross GBP)

Roman Gaiser is the Head of Portfolio Management, High Yield, EMEA having re-joined Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2018. Based in London, Roman is responsible for the performance of Columbia Threadneedle's European high yield portfolios. He has over 20 years of experience of European corporate credit and more than 18 years of experience in running European high yield portfolios. Roman worked at the company before as a high yield portfolio manager between 2005 and 2011. Since 2011. he was Head of High Yield at Pictet Asset Management, in charge of its European high yield and European short-term high yield bond strategies. Previously, he has worked as a portfolio manager at F&C in London and as an analyst for Bankgesellschaft in Berlin.

David Backhouse is a portfolio manager in the dedicated High Yield Bond team. He joined the company in 2003 as an investment analyst, specialising in non-investment grade credits. Before joining the company, David worked for Gartmore as a credit analyst. He has also worked for UBK Asset Management as a senior Telecommunications analyst and Ernst & Young as an auditor.He holds a BEng (Hons) degree in electrical and electronic engineering from UMIST and is a qualified chartered accountant. David is a member the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.