Years at Capital: 26

Years in profession: 26

Based in Singapore

Eu-Gene Cheah is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital, he was an equity investment analyst covering pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies globally. He was also a country analyst for Singapore. Before joining Capital, Eu-Gene was a doctor in the U.K., where he was a Member of the Royal College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD, France, as well as a degree in clinical medicine from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes scholar.

Years at Capital: 33

Years in profession: 33

Based in London

Gerald Du Manoir is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, Gerald covered European construction building materials and European consumer goods companies. Gerald began his career at Capital as a participant in The Associates Program, a two-year series of work assignments in various areas of the organization. Prior to joining Capital, he spent six months with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette/Autranet in New York. He holds a degree in international finance from the Institut Supérieur de Gestion in Paris graduating with honours.

Years at Capital: 23

Years in profession: 29

Based in Tokyo

Akira Horiguchi is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital, Akira was an equity investment analyst and covered Japan as a small- and mid-cap generalist. Prior to this, Akira was an investment manager of Japanese equities with Gartmore Investment Management Japan Ltd. Before that, he worked with MeesPierson Capital Management Japan Ltd. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Tokyo University. He is also a chartered member of the Security Analysts Association of Japan.

Years at Capital: 17

Years in profession: 23

Based in London

Samir Parekh is an equity portfolio manager and a global research coordinator at Capital Group. Earlier in his career, he covered European small-cap companies, ex-U.S. exchanges and India as a generalist. Prior to joining Capital, Samir was a research analyst for both Bernstein Investment Research and Management and Insight Asset Management (India) Limited, and a management consultant for McKinsey & Company. He holds a post-graduate diploma in business administration (equivalent to a MBA) from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Sydenham College, Bombay University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Years at Capital: 29

Years in profession: 36

Based in New York

Lisa Thompson is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in her career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, Lisa covered companies in Latin America, emerging Europe, West Asia and Africa. Before joining Capital, Lisa was a securities analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co. She was also a securities analyst and quantitative analyst at the Nomura Research Institute in New York. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania and the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Years at Capital: 27

Years in profession: 41

Based in London

Philip Winston is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in his career, in addition to being a portfolio manager, Philip was an equity investment analyst at Capital covering U.K. property and paper & packaging companies, as well as European property and media companies. Before joining Capital, he was a director and U.K. equity fund manager at BZW Investment Management in London. Prior to that, he worked at Orion Royal Bank in London and New York. He holds a PhD and a master's degree in history from Cambridge University.