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23 April 2010

Martin Currie expands its in-house sector-research team
Martin Currie Investment Management Limited (Martin Currie) announces the appointment of a new sector manager to its consumer team

Martin Currie today announces that Giovanna Carollo will join its consumer team as a sector manager on 24 May 2010. The four-strong consumer team has combined investment experience of 44 years.

Giovanna joins from Credit Suisse, where she was an associate covering equity research in oil and gas. Before this, she co-managed the Future Energy Thematic Fund at Credit Suisse Asset Management. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Giovanna worked as an equity-research analyst, covering discretionary consumer goods and general industrials at Collins Stewart Ltd. Earlier, she spent three years as an equity-research analyst at Unicredit Banca Mobiliare, where she covered discretionary consumer goods and general industrials.

Martin Currie's dedicated in-house sector-research team is central to its investment process. The team consists of 15 highly talented individuals organised into five sector clusters: resources, industrials, financials, consumer and technology, media & telecoms. The team's purpose is to identify the best stock opportunities in the developed-markets universe and to work with Martin Currie's portfolio managers to achieve optimal stock selection.


Commenting on the appointment, Chris Butler, director and head of sector research, said:

"We have been actively searching to expand the team, and I am delighted that we have been able to attract such a talented individual. Giovanna's appointment will further deepen our resources in the team and improve our ability to continue to generate and evaluate stock ideas.





"Our sector-research team brings together a deep and varied pool of buy-side, sell-side and industry experience. Through our continued investment in both developing our existing people and attracting the best external talent, we have built a world-class research team that adds significant value to our clients' portfolios."


For further information please contact:

Amy Fisher
Director of Corporate Communications
Martin Currie
Tel: 0131 479 4780 / 07825 971421
AFisher@martincurrie.com