I am a global equities investor looking for a new challenge, having left my previous role as a global equities portfolio manager. In that role, I built a £1bn fundamental, global value portfolio of 50-60 stocks with a medium term investment horizon. The fund was long only and index unaware. The West Midland Pension Fund is a £14bn scheme that manages the pensions of public sector workers around Birmingham. I established the Fund’s global active equities capability on arrival and managed the Fund with a small team. I was also responsible for monitoring the external global and emerging markets funds held by the Fund. The West Midland Pension Fund has recently been ‘pooled’ to form LGPS Central. My first position in the City was as a private client stockbroker at Goldman Sachs in 1992. However, after completing a second degree in Investment Analysis, I joined Fidelity International in 1994, and have specialised in fund management ever since. I spent 14 years at Fidelity as an analyst and fund manager and managed both pan-European and global funds. At the time of my departure, I was running £2.2bn, most of which had been raised via institutional marketing. All the funds that I have managed outperformed over the course of my tenure. I am an associate member of the CFA and have the ASIP designation. My first degree was in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Christ Church, Oxford. My key investment influences have been Anthony Bolton, whom I worked for and with for many years, Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger and Sir John Templeton. My annualised outperformance since commencing my portfolio management career has been 3.8% although this has been flattered by very strong early numbers.