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William Arah is a co-founder of Marathon Asset Management LLP and has been a Portfolio Manager for Japanese assets since 1987. William is also a member of the firm’s decision making body, the Executive Committee. He has worked in the investment management industry since 1982 and holds an M.A. from Oxford University.

Nick Longhurst joined the firm in 2003 as a European analyst and assumed portfolio management responsibilities of European assets in 2010. Nick has worked in the investment management industry since 1994. Previous roles included that of investment analyst at American Express Asset Management and Schroders. Nick holds an M.A. from Cambridge University.

Michael Nickson joined Marathon in 2012 as a Global Equities Portfolio Manager. Prior to joining Marathon, he worked for Majedie Asset Management and Odey Asset Management as a Global Equities Portfolio Manager. Michael has worked in the investment management industry since 2003 and holds an M.A. from Cambridge University. Michael is also a CFA Charterholder.

David Cull joined Marathon in 2013 as an Asia Pacific ex-Japan and Emerging Markets equity analyst and in 2015 assumed portfolio management responsibilities. Prior to joining Marathon, David was a member of the Global Equity team at M&G Investments since 2006. He holds an M.Sc. in Finance from London Business School and is a CFA Charterholder.

Simon Somerville joined Marathon in 2016 as a Portfolio Manager for Japanese assets. Previously, he worked for Jupiter Asset Management as Strategy Head from 2014-2016. From 2005-2014, he served as Head of Pan Asian Equities and Co-Head of Asian Equities of Jupiter Asset Management. He has worked in the investment management industry since 1989 and holds a B.A in Economics from Durham University.

Neil Ostrer is a co-founder of Marathon Asset Management LLP and has been a Portfolio Manager of Marathon’s European assets since inception of the firm in 1986. Neil is also a member of the firm’s decision making body, the Executive Committee. He has worked in the investment management industry since 1981 and holds an M.A. from Cambridge University.

Charles Carter has been a European Portfolio Manager since 2007. He initially joined the firm as a European analyst in 1998 and was promoted to Portfolio Manager in 2007. Charles has worked in the investment management industry since 1989. In 2019 Charles joined the firm’s decision making body, the Executive Committee. Charles holds an M.A. from Oxford University and an MBA from INSEAD.

Michael Godfrey joined Marathon in 2012 as an Asia Pacific ex-Japan and Emerging Markets equity Portfolio Manager. Prior to joining Marathon, Michael worked at M&G investments where he was the Co-Manager of the M&G Asian Fund from 2008 and the M&G Emerging Markets Fund from its launch in 2009. Previous roles include that of Portfolio Manager at Shell Pensions Management Services and Westpac Investment Management. He graduated with a B.A. from University of Technology Sydney in 1997 and is a CFA Charterholder.