MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2015--
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: APAM) announced today that
Lewis Kaufman has joined the firm to start a new investment team. The
new team will be the firm’s seventh autonomous investment team.
At Artisan Partners Mr. Kaufman will manage a developing world strategy
that the firm is targeting to launch in mid-2015. Mr. Kaufman will have
the flexibility to build a team to assist him in the management of the
strategy in a way that will support his unique investment beliefs.
Mr. Kaufman has 15 years of industry experience and 8 years of portfolio
management experience including the last 5 overseeing a developing world
strategy. Mr. Kaufman has a bachelor’s degree in English from Colgate
University and Master of Business Administration from Duke University’s
Fuqua School of Business. He is a CFA charterholder.
Eric Colson, Artisan’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “The secular
development of developing economies and their consumer class continues
to be tremendous. Those trends have created strong ongoing demand from
sophisticated investors for high quality investment offerings. Lewis has
a highly differentiated approach and operates with high degrees of
investment freedom. He is a high conviction investor and has a
well-defined philosophy. He is a natural fit within our business model.
We are excited to have Lewis join our firm and look forward to working
with him to develop a strong franchise.”
About Artisan Partners
Artisan Partners is a global investment management firm that provides a
broad range of high value-added investment strategies in growing asset
classes to sophisticated clients around the world. Since 1994, the firm
has been committed to attracting experienced, disciplined investment
professionals to manage client assets. Artisan Partners currently has
six autonomous investment teams that oversee fourteen distinct U.S.,
non-U.S. and global investment strategies. Each strategy is offered
through multiple investment vehicles to accommodate a broad range of
client mandates. The firm’s principal offices are located in Milwaukee,
San Francisco, Atlanta, New York, Kansas City and London.
Source: Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
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