Martin Currie UK Growth Accumulation Shares

John Monnelly
Located in: Edinburgh, UK

Director Product manager, UK active Professional qualifications: MBA, ASIP Investment experience: 16 years'
John joined Pilkington plc in 1978 as a research scientist and progressed to senior technologist by 1988. In 1990 he became a UK portfolio manager and in 1996 was appointed deputy to the CIO, with responsibility for global bonds and US equities. John joined Martin Currie's pan-Europe team in 1999 as the manager of our UK Growth product. In 2002 he joined our team of sector managers to research and recommend telecoms and technology stocks. He moved to our UK active team in 2003 to work with Jeff Saunders managing our specialist UK portfolios.

Jeff Saunders
Located in: Edinburgh, UK

Investment Director Head of UK and UK active Professional qualifications: ASIP Investment experience: 23 years'
Jeff spent 17 years at Standard Life, where he managed some £3 billion in UK equity funds. The UK Growth Fund, which he managed, was awarded first place in the Standard & Poor's Micropal Awards in both 1997 and 1999. Jeff joined Martin Currie in 2000 to manage our UK growth products. He is the manager responsible for our UK Growth Fund, UK hedge fund and UK specialist accounts, which now total over £1 billion. In 2006, he was appointed Investment Director, Head of UK and UK active. Jeff's record of strong performance is testament to his 'active' investment style and use of the 'dynamic stock matrix'.