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| Name of Company | Luxcellence Management Company SA | | Phone | +34 914 325400 | | Website | http://www.luxcellence.com | | Address | 2, Rue Jean l’Aveugle | | | Luxembourg
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| Domicile | Luxembourg | | Legal Structure | SICAV | | UCITS | Yes | | Inception Date | 22/05/2006 |  | | Fund Advisor(s) | | Polunin Capital Partners Ltd |
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| Fund Manager | Aditya Mehta | | Manager Start Date | 22/05/2006 | | Career Start Year | 1991 |
| Education | | 1991, Edinburgh University, B.A. |
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| Biography |
| A founding member of Polunin Capital Partners, Aditya started his career at Alliance Capital in 1991 in the research department covering the Developed European Equity Markets, Australia and New Zealand. He joined Credit Suisse Asset Management in 1994 as a European Strategist and Analyst before quickly progressing to becoming a Senior Fund Manager responsible for Absolute Return Portfolios and CSAMs investments in Southern Europe, Middle East and North Africa. He spent 2000 deepening his understanding of the new economy, gaining practical experience as an independent consultant working on a variety of technology-related projects before helping found Polunin Capital Partners in 2001. He was educated in India and the UK and received a BSc in General Sciences from Edinburgh University. |
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| Fund Manager | Douglas Polunin | | Manager Start Date | 22/05/2006 |
| Education | | 1981, Edinburgh University, B.S. |
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| Prior to co-founding Polunin Capital Partners in 2001, Douglas was with Pictet Asset Management UK Limited for 13 years where he was initially tasked with setting up their entire emerging markets operations. As Head of Emerging Markets Investments and a Director of the firm, he was responsible for managing the PTF Emerging Markets Fund and the Eastern European Trust. Under Douglas’ direction, Pictet became a pioneer in investments in many Frontier Markets. Prior to joining Pictet in 1988, Douglas spent seven years with Union Bank of Switzerland, including time spent working in the firm’s Geneva and Zurich offices, and two and a half years in charge of Discretionary Portfolio Management in London. Douglas was brought up in Nigeria and Switzerland and graduated from Edinburgh University with a BSc (Honours) in Biochemistry. He also worked in forestry and is bilingual in English and French. |
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| Fund Manager | Julian Garel-Jones | | Manager Start Date | 22/05/2006 |
| Education | | 1990, Edinburgh University, M.A. |
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| Prior to co-founding Polunin Capital Partners, Julian was a Senior Investment Manager in Pictet Asset Management’s Emerging Markets team with special responsibility for Latin America. He began his investment career in 1990 with Rothschild Asset Management in London, initially as a banking sector analyst, and later as a Latin America Fund Manager. Julian joined Pictet in 1996. He speaks French and Portuguese fluently as well as being bi-lingual in English and Spanish. Julian has been based in the UK for over twenty-five years but has spent many years living and working in both Spain and Latin America. He received a Diploma in Hispanic Studies from Madrid University and later graduated with an MA Honours (1st Class) in Spanish and Portuguese at Edinburgh University. He has been an Associate Member of the Association of Investment Management and Research (AIMR) and the CFA Institute since 1994. |
