KENNOX ASSET MANAGEMENT

Michael Adam (Chairman)

Michael has 25 years experience in financial markets and technology. In 1987, Michael co-founded Adam, Harding & Lueck Ltd, a London-based systematic trading firm that pioneered the use of technology to develop and implement automated trading systems. He has been involved in a series of business start ups since. In 1997 he was a founding shareholder and Director of Aspect Capital Limited, a leading London based investment manager.

Peter Boyle (Director)

Peter has over 15 years global capital markets experience as an investment banker and lawyer. He was a partner in 2 start-up emerging markets investment banks (Worldsec and Caspian) and was Head of Equity Capital Markets at Banco Santander in London.

Charles L. Heenan CFA (Investment Director)

Charles has 16 years experience in global stock markets. Over this time he has developed his own distinct Strategic Value approach to global investing.

In 1997 Charles moved into equities asset management with First State Investments (then called Stewart Ivory) where he was involved in all aspects of the Asia Pacific (ex Japan) and Emerging Markets team’s investment activities. Specific roles included developing a sector based research effort, responsibility for the Emerging Europe Middle East and Africa section of the portfolios, and responsibility for Greater China (Hong Kong, China and Taiwan).

Prior to this Charles was with Brockhouse & Cooper, a consultant and broker firm based in Montreal.
Charles achieved the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1995.

Charles and Geoff launched the Contrarian Global Value Fund in July 2007.

Geoff Legg (Analyst)

Geoff has both a first class joint honours degree in Maths and Physics from the University of Edinburgh and a postgraduate Masters degree in Financial Mathematics. Since graduating, Geoff has had a variety of experiences within the financial service sector: he worked initially as a management consultant specialising in executive compensation and leadership, and then qualified as an actuary with Towers Perrin.