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Investment
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EDWARD C. RORER, MBA
Chairman |
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Mr. Rorer serves
as the Chairman of Copeland Capital Management and is a member
of the firm’s management and investment policy committees.
Prior to joining Copeland in August 2009, Ted was the Founder
and Chief Investment Officer at Rorer Asset Management. He has
over 35 years of industry experience. At Rorer Asset Management,
he developed and implemented the Relative Value methodology of
portfolio management and brings this expertise to Copeland. He
began his career in the Philadelphia office of Blyth Eastman Dillon,
where he served as Vice President. Along with his responsibilities
at Copeland, Ted is the Chairman of the Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation,
as well as the former Chairman and current Trustee Emeritus at
Chestnut Hill Academy. He also serves as a Trustee at Trinity
College. Ted holds a BA degree from Trinity College in Hartford,
CT, and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Ted is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia. |
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ERIC C. BROWN, CFA
Founder, CEO |
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Portfolio Manager |
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Mr. Brown
is a member of the firm’s investment policy and management
committees. He is Chief Executive Officer of Copeland, a partner
at the firm and the lead Portfolio Manager for the Dividend Growth
Strategy. Mr. Brown also serves as Co-Portfolio Manager for the
Copeland Risk Managed Dividend Growth mutual fund and is responsible
for research coverage of the Utility sector. While founding Copeland,
he developed a proprietary fundamental model to best evaluate
dividend growth stocks. Prior to forming Copeland Capital Management,
Eric was a Senior Portfolio Manager with The Colony Group in Boston,
MA. He previously served as a Portfolio Manager with Bingham Legg
Advisors in Boston, MA. Earlier in his career, Mr. Brown worked
in municipal bond sales and trading at Bear Stearns & Company.
Eric received his BA from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. and
holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He is
a member of the CFA Institute, the Boston Security Analysts Society
and the American Mensa Society.
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MARK W. GIOVANNIELLO, CFA |
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Portfolio Manager, CIO |
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Mr. Giovanniello is the
Chief Investment Officer at Copeland Capital, a member of the
investment policy and management committees, as well as a partner
at the firm. Mark is a co-portfolio manager on Relative Value
and Dividend Growth strategies and is responsible for research
coverage of the Health Care, Materials and Energy sectors. Prior
to joining Copeland in August 2009, Mark was a member of the Relative
Value investment team at Rorer Asset Management and was the lead
portfolio manager for the Mid Cap strategy. Before joining Rorer,
Mark spent six years at The Colony Group, an investment advisor
based in Boston, MA. At The Colony Group he was the portfolio
manager of the firm's Mid Cap strategy as well as the Director
of Research, responsible for overseeing all fundamental and quantitative
research supporting the firm's large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap
strategies. Mark previously was a senior associate at the public
accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he earned his CPA
while working with clients in the technology, venture capital
and mutual fund industries. Mark holds a BS degree from the Carroll
School of Management at Boston College. He also holds the Chartered
Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the Philadelphia
Security Analyst Society. |
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DAVID B. MCGONIGLE, CFA |
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Portfolio Manager |
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Mr. McGonigle
is a member of the investment policy committee working on all
equity products at Copeland. He is also a partner at the firm.
His primary coverage responsibilities are in the Consumer Discretionary,
Industrial, and Financial sectors. Prior to joining Copeland in
August 2009, Dave spent ten years with Rorer Asset Management.
He served both as a portfolio manager and as an analyst focused
on the mid cap portfolio. He had primary coverage responsibilities
in the Consumer and Financial sectors in that role as well. Before
joining Rorer, Dave was a Financial Analyst with AmericaOne Communications,
Inc., a subsidiary of Capital One Financial Corp., where he focused
on evaluating potential acquisition candidates in the telecommunications
space. He has over 13 years experience and holds a BS in Finance
from the University of Richmond. He holds the Chartered Financial
Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia. |
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JEFFREY WALKENHORST, CFA |
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Portfolio Manager |
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Mr. Walkenhorst
is a member of the investment policy committee working on all
equity products at Copeland. He is responsible for research coverage
of the Technology, Telecom, and Consumer Staples sectors. Prior
to joining Copeland in March 2011, Mr. Walkenhorst was a Senior
Research Analyst at The Research Board, an international think
tank that performs business and strategy research for Chief Information
Officers of the world's largest organizations. Previously, Jeff
was a Vice President, Equity Research Analyst with Banc of America
Securities LLC. At B of A, he covered the technology space, including
several years on an Institutional Investor All-America Research
Team. Prior to B of A, he was engaged in strategic planning, M&A,
and analysis roles in the telecom and technology sectors. Jeff
began his career in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at
Prudential Securities and holds a BA in Economics from Stanford
University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation
and is a member of the CFA Institute as well as the New York Society
of Security Analysts. Before joining Copeland, he created and
authored Common Stock Sense, a popular owner-oriented investment
blog dedicated to fundamental analysis and active portfolio management. |
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JAMES C. SPENCER, CMT, MBA
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Director of Fixed Income |
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Mr. Spencer is a member of
the investment policy committee and a partner at the firm. He
is responsible for managing the firm’s taxable and tax free
fixed income strategies. Prior to joining Copeland in August of
2009, Mr. Spencer was the Director of Fixed Income at Rorer Asset
Management. Before joining Rorer, Jim was a Portfolio Manager
for short-duration fixed income funds with CoreStates Investment
Advisers and an Institutional Trust Officer for Meridian Asset
Management. Mr. Spencer has over 20 years experience in the industry.
Jim holds an MBA from Saint Joseph’s University and a BA
with departmental honors from Washington College. Mr. Spencer
is an Advisory Board member of Capital First International LLC.,
a Chinese based Investment Bank. He is a Chartered Market Technician,
a member of the Fixed Income Club of Philadelphia and a member
of the CFA Society of Philadelphia. |
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Sales
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CHUCK BARRETT, CRPC
Senior Vice President - Director of Sales and Marketing |
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Mr. Barrett
is responsible for all sales and marketing initiatives for the
firm. He oversees the distribution of Copeland’s mutual
fund products as well as institutional separate accounts and sub-advisory
relationships. Prior to joining Copeland in November of 2010,
he was the National Sales Manager for MTB Investment Advisors
and the MTB Group of Funds. At MTBIA he was responsible for the
mutual fund distribution business as well as institutional consultant
relations. Before MTBIA, Chuck served in senior sales positions
at John Hancock Funds and Alliance Bernstein. Chuck has over 18
years of industry experience and holds a BS in Finance from Albright
College as well as the CRPC designation from the College for Financial
Planning. |
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DEE BOSTICK |
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Administration |
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Ms. Bostick
is an Executive Assistant at Copeland and has over 35 years of
experience in the brokerage and investment advisory industries.
Prior to joining Copeland, she helped start Rorer Asset Management
where she was office manager and was responsible for creating
quarterly client letters and performance. Dee previously worked
as an Administrative Assistant in the research department of various
brokerage houses including Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, CIGNA,
and Drexel Burnham.
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BARBARA GROSSO |
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Chief Compliance Officer |
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Ms. Grosso serves
as the Chief Compliance Officer at Copeland Capital Management
(Copeland) and has over 27 years of investment advisory experience.
Barbara has been with Copeland since September, 2010. Her primary
responsibilities include maintaining an effective compliance system
for the firm and assisting with marketing. She oversaw the successful
launch of Copeland's first mutual fund and is the Secretary of
Copeland’s mutual funds. Prior to joining Copeland, Barbara
served as Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Operating Officer
with Gould Investment Partners (Gould) from 2004 to 2010. During
her tenure with Gould, she led several internal audits of Gould's
investment advisory products. In addition to these duties, she
was also the Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Gould’s
mutual fund products. Prior to joining Gould, Barbara was with
Cashman and Associates, formerly Cashman, Farrell and Associates
(Cashman), from 1984 to 2004, initially as a marketing assistant,
and had held many other titles through to and including Director
of Administration and Compliance Officer. |
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KAREN KIRK |
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Chief Operating Officer |
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Ms. Kirk is
the Chief Operating Officer and is also a partner at the firm.
In this capacity, she is responsible for overseeing the portfolio
management system and account database as well as equity trading.
Prior to joining Copeland in August of 2009, Ms. Kirk was the
Manager of Account Administration at Managers Investment Group.
Before Managers, Karen was the Assistant Director of Operations
at Rorer Asset Management. Prior to joining Rorer, Karen was the
Director of Operations at Radnor Capital Management. She held
various positions at Meridian Investment Company from 1988 to
1997 including as an Assistant Trader and Operations Assistant.
Ms. Kirk has over 22 years experience in the industry and holds
a BA from Immaculata University. |
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