Robert L. Rohn Joins Sustainable Growth Advisers; Industry Veteran Will Be Firm Principal and Portfolio Manager.To download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail A miniature representation of a page or image that is used to identify a file by its contents. Clicking the thumbnail opens the file. Thumbnails are an option in file managers, such as Windows Explorer, and they are found in photo editing and graphics program to quickly browse multiple image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.111703/bb16 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2003 Robert L. Rohn has joined Sustainable Growth Advisers as a co-founder, Principal and Portfolio Manager, the company announced today. He also will be a member of the firm's Investment Policy Committee and its Board of Directors. Mr. Rohn joins the firm from W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd., where he had been a portfolio manager, managing more than $1 billion in large cap, high quality growth stock portfolios. "We are very pleased to have Rob join us at Sustainable Growth Advisers," said Gordon Marchand, an SGA SGA abbr. small for gestational age Small-for-gestational-age (SGA) A term used to describe newborns who are below the 10th percentile in height or weight for their estimated gestational age. principal and co-founder. "He possesses one of the best investment minds in the business and brings to us research practices honed during his 12-year tenure at W.P. Stewart, an investment firm noted for its stellar reputation in investment research." "Rob shares our passion for research and for our style of investing," added George Fraise, an SGA principal and co-founder. "This commitment, combined with his wealth of experience managing quality growth portfolios, will be invaluable as he, Gordon and I continue to build Sustainable Growth Advisers." Mr. Rohn said he is particularly excited at the opportunity to join Sustainable Growth Advisers at its early stages and help build the franchise. "Each of us brings to the firm deep experience, complementary skills and a commitment to investing in the best sustainable growth companies to build wealth for our clients over the long term," Mr. Rohn said. "From a business, investing and personal perspective, this is a tremendous opportunity." Mr. Rohn joined W.P. Stewart in 1991. In addition to his role as portfolio manager, he also served as an analyst, was CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the company's core US business, and most recently served as Chairman of the firm's Management Committee. Previously, he was a vice president at Yeager, Wood & Marshall where he also was a member of the Investment Policy Committee with responsibilities in equity analysis and portfolio management. He had begun his career in 1983 at Morgan Guarantee Trust Company where he was an officer in Corporate Finance. Mr. Rohn, 42 is a Trustee and Chairman of the Finance Committee, Mystic Seaport Mystic Seaport is a maritime museum situated along the banks of the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut, USA. It is notable both for its collection of sailing ships and boats, and for the re-creation of an entire 19th century seaport, consisting of over 60 original buildings, most Museum as well as a Director and Vice President of the Board, Long Island Soundkeeper Fund. He graduated with a B.A. from Dartmouth College Dartmouth College, at Hanover, N.H.; coeducational; chartered 1769, opened 1770, the ninth colonial college (see Wheelock, Eleazar). Originally a men's college, Dartmouth began admitting women in 1972. and later earned an M.B.A. at Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. . Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP is a New York-based investment advisory firm. Launched by Gordon M. Marchand and George P. Fraise, the firm focuses on managing portfolios for both U.S. and non-U.S. institutions--including mutual funds--and individuals. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.111703/bb16 |
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