Kathryn Langridge and Philip Ehrmann will join the organization, effective December 31 2014 and January 8 2015, respectively. Langridge will be senior managing director, senior portfolio manager, and head of Global Emerging Markets Equity. Ehrmann will be senior managing director and senior portfolio manager, supporting Langridge.

 

Based in London, and following FCA regulatory approval, they will manage a global emerging markets equity strategy for institutional clients and certain wealth management businesses of Manulife and John Hancock. The team, who will report to Christopher Conkey, Global Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income, will also support other global equity strategies investing in emerging market equity.

 

“We see enduring interest from our clients around the world in global equity strategies. We’re very pleased our clients will now have access to portfolio managers with the exceptional experience and caliber of Kathryn and Philip,” said Mr. Conkey. “Their disciplined approach and rigorous, bottom-up research process has led to significant alpha generation in global emerging market equity. They will be an excellent fit within our organizational culture.”

 

Langridge and Ehrmann will both join the firm from Jupiter Asset Management in London. Langridge, who joined Jupiter in 2010, is the firm’s fund management director responsible for Global Emerging Market Equity funds. Previously, she had been head of the Global Emerging Markets Equities team at Lloyd George Management. She also worked at INVESCO Perpetual for 17 years, where she had been head of Asian Investments and Head of International Equity Products. She began her career at the Jardine Group with Jardine Fleming, where she held a number of roles in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and London. She graduated from Cambridge University with a Master of Arts in English Literature.

 

Ehrmann, who joined Jupiter in 2006, is also a Fund Director and the firm’s Joint Head of Asian Equities. Previously, he was Head of the Pacific and Emerging Markets at Gartmore Investment Management. He began his investment management career at INVESCO, where he rose to be Head of Emerging Market equities. He graduated from the London School of Economics with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Economics.

 

Manulife Asset Management's new Global Emerging Markets Equity team helps to build out the depth and breadth of the firm’s global equity and fixed income teams and expand its strategy offerings.