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Michael Amey

Allianz PIMCO Gilt Yield Fund Manager
Prior to joining PIMCO in 2003, Mike Amey was head of UK fixed income at Rothschild Asset Management and after their merger, at Insight Investment. Prior to joining Rothschild in 1994, Michael spent two years tutoring in the Department of Economics at the University of Durham. He has 16 years of investment experience and holds undergraduate and master's degrees in corporate and international finance from the University of Durham. He is also a member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals.

Matthias Born

Allianz RCM Continental European Deputy Fund Manager
Joined in October 2009, Matthias was appointed Investment Style Co-Leader Growth and took over responsibility for the Euroland Growth funds. Matthias Born took up managing the flagship fund Concentra in 2007. He also continues to contribute his considerable expertise in German and Austrian stocks to the European & German Mid/Small Cap Team. As a member of this team from 2001-2009, Matthias had successfully managed the Allianz RCM Wachstum Deutschland Fund since 2002, as well as institutional mandates that are invested in European Small Caps. He was also the co-manager for Allianz RCM Nebenwerte Deutschland since 2002. Prior to joining RCM, he also worked for the Middle Market Group (Global Corporate Finance) at Dresdner Bank. Matthias holds a masters degree in Business Administration from the University of W the University of Würzburg.
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Dilek Capanoglu

Allianz RCM Global Emerging Markets Fund Manager
Dilek joined in 2007 and is the CIO for Global Emerging Market strategies and the portfolio manager for the Global Emerging Market equities. Dilek has 14 years of investment experience and started her career as a portfolio manager for Emerging Markets equities at JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management. She joined the RCM Emerging Markets team in 2007 with a specialisation in EMEA equities as well as the responsibility for business development for RCM’s Emerging Markets products. Dilek has a Diploma in Economics from the University of Reutlingen, Germany, a BA (Hons) International Business Administration from the University of Middlesex and a post-graduate diploma in European Finance and Management from Royal Holloway College, University of London.
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Roland Chan

Allianz RCM Total Return Asian Equity Fund Manager
Ronald has been with the Group in various capacities since 1995 with over 18 years of investment experience. From 1995 to 2000 Ronald was a fund manager at RCM and specialised in Asian small caps and single country funds. His Singapore fund had received investment awards in 1996 and 1997 while his Little Dragons fund had received investment award in 1999. Before joining the Group, Ronald served as an investment analyst for National Mutual Fund Management Asia, and previously with Barclays Bank as a credit analyst. Ronald graduated as an engineer at the University of London, followed by an MBA at the same university. He became a CFA
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Carlos de Leon

Allianz RCM Brazil Fund Co-Fund Manager
Carlos de Leon joined RCM in August 2010 as a member of the Global Emerging Markets team and is based in London. He has extensive investment experience and spent a large part of his career as senior sell-side research analyst, as either generalist or sector specialist, working in both emerging and developed markets. Prior to joining the firm, he worked mainly for Deutsche Bank in London, New York and Latin America. He has an MBA from Schiller University in Heidelberg, previously studied at the University of Mannheim, and has taken short executive education courses at INSEAD and Columbia University.
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Joerg de Vries-Hippen

Allianz RCM European Equity Income Co-Fund Manager
Joerg de Vries-Hippen is the CIO European Equities, is Investment Style Leader European Core and is portfolio manager of European Equities Core products. He covers the Swiss Equity Market and runs the Swiss-Equity funds since 1995. Joerg joined the Company in 1992. Before he joined the European Equity Team in 1994 he was Junior Fund Manager for Japanese Equities. Between 1994 and 2001 Joerg was responsible for Italy, Spain and Switzerland, before he built up our Euroland franchise. From 2003 on he took over the Team Head of the European Large Caps in Frankfurt. He became Co-CIO European Equities in 2007 and in 2010 CIO European Equities. He joined European Equities Fund Management group in London and Frankfurt. He graduated with a master’s degree in business administration, specialised in banking/financial system and accountancy from the University of Mannheim in 1993. Joerg also holds the DVFA/CIIA designation.
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Neil Dwane

Allianz RCM European Equity Income Co-Fund Manager
Neil joined RCM in 2001 as Head of UK Management from JP Morgan Investment Management where he had been a UK and European specialist portfolio manager since 1996. He began his investment career in 1988 with Kleinwort Benson Investment Management as an analyst, later as a fund manager before moving to Fleming Investment Management in 1992. Neil holds a BA in Classics from Durham University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
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Simon Gergel

Allianz RCM UK Equity Income Fund Manager
Simon joined RCM in April 2006 from HSBC Halbis Partners where he managed over £900m in high income funds as well as core institutional and life UK equity portfolios. Prior to joining HSBC in 2001, Simon worked for 14 years at Phillips & Drew Fund Management/UBS Asset Management where he was involved in all aspects of UK equity fund management, including research, portfolio management and account director roles. He graduated in 1987 from Cambridge University with an honours degree in mathematics and is a member of the CFA Institute.
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Michael Konstantinov

Allianz RCM BRIC Stars Fund Manager
Allianz RCM Brazil Fund Manager
Michael started his career in Corporate Finance at Dresdner Bank in 1991. After an investment banking trainee program he joined RCM in 1994 as portfolio manager for European equities, with emphasis on Spain and Eastern Europe. Since 1998 he has been head of the BRIC Equities Team. Michael holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Frankfurt, Germany, and the Eastern Illinois University, USA.
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Rupert Marlow

Allianz RCM UK Index Fund Manager
Prior to joining RCM in 1987, Rupert worked for Schroders from 1979 to 1985, managing UK pension funds and charities. He then joined Scimitar as head of pension fund investments. At RCM, Rupert initially looked after a range of pension funds and charities as subsequently became involved with quantitative products, being responsible for the launch of the Chariguard Common Investment Funds. Rupert received his MA from Cambridge University and also qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Peat Marwick Mitchell.
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Seung Minn

Allianz RCM US Equity Fund Manager
Seung joined RCM in 1998. Prior to this, Seung was a Senior Vice President at Putnam Investments in Boston. Previously, Seung was a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at a Franklin/Templeton company in New York City. He received a B.S.E. in Civil Engineering and Operations Research from Princeton University. Seung is a CFA charter holder, as well as a member of the CFA Institute and the Security Analysts of San Francisco.Download photo...

Matthias Müller

Allianz RCM Dynamic Growth Fund Manager
Before joining RCM Systematic in 1995, Matthias was responsible for asset allocation and risk management at RCM’s balanced team from 2002 and worked as senior investment strategist at Allianz Asset Management since 1998. He joined the firm from his position as an European equity portfolio manager for Allianz Sachversicherungs-AG. Matthias holds a doctorate in monetary economics from J. W. Goethe university in Frankfurt.
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Andrew Neville

Allianz RCM UK Mid-Cap Fund Manager
Andrew joined RCM in July 2004 as a portfolio manager specialising in UK small and mid-cap company portfolios. Andrew joined RCM from Baring Asset Management where he managed the Baring UK Smaller Companies Trust as well as a number of UK smaller companies institutional mandates. Prior to joining Baring, Andrew trained as a portfolio manager at AIB Govett Asset Management. Andrew qualified as a chartered accountant whilst working at Deloitte & Touche and graduated from Imperial College with a B Eng.
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Thomas Orthen

Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets team
Thomas Orthen joined in 2005 as part of the RCM Graduate Trainee Programme. Following the successful completion of Graduate Programme, Thomas joined the Emerging Markets team formally as a portfolio management associate in January 2007. He is responsible for the coverage of the South African and Russian market. Thomas was awarded a bachelor degree in International Business from the University of Plymouth and holds a Diplom Betriebswirt (FH) degree from the University of Applied Sciences in Dortmund. Thomas is a CFA charterholder.
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Ketish Pothalingam

Allianz PIMCO Sterling Total Return Fund Manager
Allianz PIMCO UK Corporate Bond Fund Manager
Ketish joined PIMCO in February 2009, and has 22 years of investment experience, including time managing credit mandates at Threadneedle and trading credits for Lehman Brothers.Download photo...

Nick Smith

Managing Director, Head of Retail Sales for Northern Europe
Nick joined Allianz Global Investors in October 2000 as Head of UK Institutional and Retail Marketing. In November 2001, he assumed the role of Head of Retail Sales and Marketing for Allianz Global Investors (UK). In October 2011, he was appointed Head of Retail Sales For Northern Europe for Allianz Global Investors Europe. Prior to joining Allianz Global Investors, Nick was Head of Marketing for Investec Asset Management and prior to that he was the Marketing Manager for Standard Chartered’s fund management business. He has 27 years of funds marketing experience. He graduated from the London School of Economics with a Law Degree in 1983.
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Kazuyuki Terao

Allianz RCM Japan Fund Manager
Prior to joining RCM Japan in 2004, he was Senior Portfolio Manager in the Equity Portfolio Management Department of UFJ Partners Investment Trust Management. Over 10 years of professional experience in the asset management business of which 5 years were at Tokai Deutsche Morgan Grenfell in London. Fund management achievements include being awarded the prize for “Excellent Fund” by Morning Star (Japan) in 2002. He earned his BA in Economics at Hitotsubashi University.
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Jeremy Thomas

Allianz RCM UK Growth Fund Manager
Allianz RCM UK Equity Fund Manager
Allianz RCM UK Unconstrained Co-Fund Manager
Jeremy is a Director within the UK equity team and joined RCM in September 2004 from ISIS Asset Management. Jeremy was formerly a Director in the UK Equity Portfolio Management Team at ISIS where he was responsible for stock selection and portfolio construction for UK pension funds. He also set sector strategy and had specific sector research responsibilities. Between 1996-2002 he was an Associate Director at Schroder Investment Management, where he managed the Schroder Portfolio Fund.
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Matthew Tillett

Co-Fund Manager of Allianz RCM UK Unconstrained Fund
Matthew joined RCM in 2006 as part of the Global Graduate Programme. In 2007 he joined the Research Department as a pan-European media analyst, and in 2008 he moved to portfolio management as part of the UK Equity Team. Prior to joining RCM, Matthew worked as an intern at Datamonitor and the Office for National Statistics. He graduated from Bristol University with a first class degree in Economics and Economic History. He also holds a Masters (with distinction) in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics. Matthew holds the IMC designation and has passed all three levels of the CFA.
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Thorsten Winkelmann

Allianz RCM Continental European Fund Manager
Thorsten joined the company in 2001. He started as a Junior Portfolio Manager in our Multi Asset team where he was responsible for managing the equity portions of our Balanced products. In 2006, Thorsten became a member of the Large Cap European Equity team located in Frankfurt, where he managed several European Core funds. He graduated with a master’s degree in economics from the University of Bonn in 2001.
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