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Domicile | Ireland | Legal Structure | Open Ended Investment Company | UCITS | Yes | Inception Date | 11/01/2013 | ![](/includes/images/clear.gif) | Fund Advisor(s) | Brandes Investment Partners (Europe) Limited |
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Fund Manager | Christopher Garrett | Manager Start Date | 10/05/2012 | Career Start Year | 1990 |
Education | Columbia University, M.B.A. | Arizona State University, B.S. |
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Biography |
Christopher Garrett, a limited partner of the firm’s parent company, is a member of the Emerging Markets Investment Committee, develops and services relationships with institutional consultants and clients, and is a Non-Executive Director of Brandes Asia. Previously served as CEO and Institutional PM for Brandes Asia. Prior to Brandes, he was a PM/Analyst with DuPont Capital Mgmt and Corporate Loan Officer with two large banks. Earned his BS in finance from ASU and his MBA from Columbia Business School. Investment experience began in 1990, and joined Brandes in 2000. |
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Fund Manager | Gerardo Zamorano | Manager Start Date | 10/05/2012 | Career Start Year | 1995 |
Education | Northwestern University (Kellogg), M.B.A. | University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), B.S.E. |
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Biography |
Gerardo Zamorano, CFA
Director, Investments Group
Gerardo Zamorano, a limited partner of the firm’s parent company, has analyst and team leader responsibilities on the Telecommunications Research Team, and a member of the Emerging Markets and All-Cap Investment Committees. Previously served as the Assistant Investment Officer in the Latin America Department with the International Finance Corporation (part of World Bank). Earned his BSE (magna cum laude) from Wharton (Pennsylvania) and MBA from Kellogg (Northwestern). Investment experience began in 1995, and he joined Brandes in 1999. |
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Fund Manager | Louis Lau | Manager Start Date | 10/05/2012 | Career Start Year | 1998 |
Education | National University of Singapore, B.B.A. | University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), M.B.A. |
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Biography |
Director, Investments Group
Louis Lau is a Senior Analyst on the Financial Institutions Team. He is also a member of the Emerging Markets Investment Committee and a limited partner of the firm’s parent company. Prior to joining Brandes, he was an Analyst in investment banking and equity capital markets with Goldman Sachs. Mr. Lau earned his BBA in finance (with merit) from the National University of Singapore and his MBA in finance and accounting (with honors) from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His experience began in 1998, and joined Brandes in 2004. |
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Fund Manager | Mauricio Abadia | Manager Start Date | 01/02/2016 | Career Start Year | 2006 |
Education | University of California–Berkeley (Haas), M.B.A. | University of Virginia, B.S. |
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Biography |
Mauricio Abadia, a limited partner of the Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.’s parent company, is a Senior Analyst on the Utilities Research Team. He is also a member of the Emerging Markets Investment Committee. Prior to joining Brandes, he worked as a Senior Consultant at Deloitte. Mr. Abadia earned MBA with honors from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and BS in systems engineering with distinction from the University of Virginia, and is fluent in Spanish. His experience began in 2006, and joined Brandes in 2010. |