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Rod is an Irishman with 18
years of Global Investment experience. He has lived and worked
in the securities industry in each of Asia, Europe and North
America. Trained in Japan by Nomura Securities in 1983, he
worked as an Asian specialist for Citicorp on Wall Street
from 1985-1988. From 88-93 he returned home to Ireland where
he was a portfolio manager for a local bank, managing portfolios
in the Asian, US, and Latin American markets. In 1993 Rod
returned to Asia as the Investment Strategist for Baring Securities
in Tokyo.
For the last 4 years Rod has been with Wheat
First and First Union in Richmond, Virginia, initially as
the Managing Director of Mentor Perpetual Advisors and most
recently as the Chief Investment Officer for Evergreen’s
Richmond platform.
In July 2000 Rod was asked to take on the role
of Global Investment Strategist for First Union Securities
following the retirement of Rao Chalasani. Rod has an MA in
Economics from Dundee University in Scotland.
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