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Emma Howard Boyd, Head of Socially Responsible Investment and Governance, Director, Jupiter Asset Management Emma joined Jupiter in 1994 and has overall responsibility for the management and development of Jupiter's SRI business. She is also responsible for building Jupiter's corporate governance and engagement services for institutional clients and Jupiter's UK retail funds.
Emma has recently been appointed an independent non executive member of the Environment Agency Board. During 2007, Emma was a member of the Commission on Environmental Markets and Economic Performance set up by the UK Government to make detailed proposals specifically on enhancing the UK environmental industries, technologies and markets. She is a faculty member of the Cambridge Programme for Sustainable Leadership and a director of the Triodos Renewables Energy Fund.
Emma was Chair of the UKSIF, the sustainable investment and finance association until March 2006, when she retired from the board after eight years' service. She was founding Chair of Eurosif, the European Sustainable and Responsible Investment Forum, from its launch until the end of 2002.
Prior to working at Jupiter, Emma specialised in corporate finance at Hill Samuel and Banque Nationale de Paris. She has also worked as a researcher and campaigner for various Non-Governmental Organisations.
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Charlie Thomas, Fund Manager, SRI & Governance Team Director, Jupiter Asset Management Limited Charlie Thomas joined the Jupiter SRI Team in 2000 and, since September 2003, he has been the lead fund manager of both Jupiter Green Investment Trust and the Jupiter Ecology Fund. Charlie also manages the Climate Change Solutions (SICAV). Charlie is also responsible for the management of a number of segregated mandates for Jupiter's institutional clients.
Prior to Jupiter, Charlie spent three years working for BP. Firstly as an Environmental Policy Adviser where he was instrumental in developing climate change strategies and policies for the group and later worked on new business development as a Commercial Analyst. Charlie has also worked for the United Nations Environment Programme as well as other financial institutions. Charlie has a BSc from Nottingham University and an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College, London. |
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Chris Watt, Fund Manager, SRI & Governance Team Chris Watt was appointed fund manager of the Jupiter Environmental Income Fund with effect from 1 January 2007. Chris joined Jupiter in 1999 as a Client Services Executive and became an Assistant Fund Manager in 2000. For most of his career at Jupiter, Chris has worked as an assistant fund manager on the UK equity desk. In August 2006 he extended these responsibilities to include Socially Responsible Investment.
Chris is also deputy fund manager of the Jupiter UK Alpha Fund. As a team based best ideas fund, this means that he works closely with the key fund managers on the UK equity desk.
Chris recently attended The Prince of Wales's Business and the Environment Programme. He has a BSc in Geography from Aberdeen University and an MSc Cert in Investment & Finance also from Aberdeen University. |
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Abbie Llewellyn-Waters, Equities Analyst, SRI & Governance Team Abbie joined the Fund Management Team in 2007 as an Equities Analyst for Global Green Equities. Abbie is responsible for generating investment ideas through quantitative analysis, conducting meetings with company management in addition to analysing external research.
Prior to this, Abbie was a Request for Proposals (RFP) Executive within Jupiter's marketing department. She has BA (Hons) Classics from the University College, London and she holds the Investment Management Certificate. Abbie also passed Level I of the CFA examination in December 2008. |
SRI and Governance Team
Jenny Anderson, SRI Analyst, SRI & Governance Team
Joined Jupiter in 2006
As an analyst within the SRI & Governance Team, Jenny undertakes the strategic analysis of companies' corporate environmental and social performance. In particular, she focuses on companies which fall under the clean energy and water management investment themes. In this role she reviews their corporate environmental and social performance with a particular focus on examining the environmental benefits and solutions that the business activities of these companies can provide
Prior to joining Jupiter in 2006, Jenny worked with the SRI Teams at Citigroup, Henderson Global Investors and RCM. In these roles she was responsible for generating company profiles and conducting thematic research. Jenny holds a BA in Economics and Economic History from the University of Leicester and an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College, where she specialised in Business and the Environment, achieving a distinction.
Solange Le Jeune, SRI Analyst, SRI & Governance Team
Joined Jupiter 2008
As an Analyst within the Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) & Governance Team, Solange conducts company research and analysis with a view to understanding the risks and opportunities that a company's environmental and social performance might present. She also looks at how a company's products, technology and/or services can provide environmental and social benefits to society.
Before joining Jupiter's SRI Team, Solange worked as an SRI Analyst at EthiFinance, the French sister company of EIRIS, where she focused on Large and Mid Cap companies on the main French indexes. She also held positions at France Active and NatIxis, developing Funds investing in social enterprise.
Solange holds an MSc in Management from EM Lyon (Management School of Lyon), France, and a Masters in International Affairs from Sciences Po Paris, specializing in Sustainable Development.
Amie Reid, Team Administrator, SRI & Governance Team
Joined Jupiter in 2004
Amie's role is to provide administrative support to the SRI & Governance Team. Additional responsibilities include co-ordinating all SRI and Governance publications, maintaining the company approval list for SRI analysts, assisting with Corporate Governance voting and maintaining the SRI section of the Jupiter website. Amie also co-ordinates Jupiter's charity related work including the Jupiter Matched Giving Scheme, as well as the Jupiter sponsored concerts which are part of our sponsorship of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Cynthia Pinniger, Corporate Governance Analyst, SRI & Governance Team
Joined Jupiter in 1989
Cynthia is responsible for implementing Jupiter's UK Corporate Governance and Voting Policy across all of Jupiter's institutional and retail funds. Cynthia undertakes corporate governance engagement with companies and co-ordinates Jupiter's responses to Governmental and industry consultations and reviews. Prior to taking on this role, Cynthia was an administrator to several large institutional clients before undertaking the additional role of introducing corporate governance voting for institutional pension funds in 1998.
Ashish Ray, Corporate Governance Analyst, SRI & Governance Team
Joined Jupiter in 2007
Ashish's role is to assist the Corporate Governance Team in implementing Jupiter's UK corporate governance voting and engagement policy for institutional and retail funds.
Prior to joining Jupiter in August 2007, Ashish was a Corporate Governance Analyst at Fidelity International Ltd (FIL) assisting the Corporate Governance Group in applying FIL's voting policy across its US, UK, HK, Japanese and Indian holdings. Before this, he was a Research Analyst for Manifest Information Services Ltd responsible for conducting corporate governance research for institutional clients. Ashish holds an MSc Accounting & Finance from the University of Birmingham, and a BSc Economics from Queen Mary, University of London.
Flora Hurrell, Corporate Governance Administrator, SRI & Governance Team
Joined Jupiter in 2008
Flora joined Jupiter in 2008 as Corporate Governance Administrator of the Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) and Governance Team. She is responsible for providing administrative support to the Corporate Governance team and facilitating the voting process. She also produces all institutional voting and engagement reports. Flora has a BSC (Hons) in Rural Land Management from the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.
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