RCM Executive Committee

RCM’s Executive Committee represents all constituents of the firm and is responsible for establishing and implementing RCM’s business strategy as well as reviewing financials and resource allocations. Additionally, the Executive Committee reviews the quality of investment products, sales, client services, operational workflows and assesses operational risk on a regular basis.

Joy Doran

Money Laundering Reporting Office

General Counsel

Biography

Joy Doran joined RCM in 1998 and is General Counsel for RCM UK. As General Counsel she is primarily responsible for heading the firm's legal and human resource departments, as well as providing general oversight to the UK compliance team. Joy is also a member of the firm's London Executive Committee. Prior to joining RCM Joy was employed at Salomon Brothers Asset Management as In House Legal Counsel. Joy graduated from the University of Glasgow in law and holds both an LLB (hons) and Masters degree.

 

Michael Hooper

Executive Chairman UK

Biography

Michael Hooper is Executive Chairman of RCM’s UK business, and Chairman of RCM’s Global Operations Group. He joined RCM in June 1999 from Henderson Global Investors. In 2002 he became Chief Financial Officer of Allianz Global Investors/RCM and in 2004 became Chief Operating Officer before assuming his current role in April 2006. Previously at Henderson, Mr. Hooper worked in the financial services audit and accountancy practice at KPMG in London from 1989 to 1994. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

 

Lucy Macdonald, ASIP

Managing Director, London

CIO, Global Equities

Biography

Lucy joined RCM in October 2001. She heads the Global Equity Fund Management team, which is responsible for global mandates from clients around the world with currently $8bn of assets under management. She was instrumental in launching the Global High Alpha product six years ago, now representing over $6bn of global equity assets, which she also manages. Retail funds following this strategy include the Allianz RCM Interglobal retail fund (S&P AA rated since December 2007) and the Allianz RCM Global Equity Fund (also S&P AA rated). Prior to RCM, Lucy spent 16 years, latterly as a Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, at Baring Asset Management managing High Alpha funds. Lucy graduated from Bristol University in 1984, and is an Associate of the Society of Investment Professionals (ASIP). She was made a Managing Director of RCM in December 2007.

 

Roger Miners

Director, London

Head of Institutional Business Development & Client Service

Biography

Roger is a member of the UK Board and Head of Institutional Business Development & Client Service for RCM based in London. Roger joined RCM in December 1999 and was previously a member of the Global Equity team where he founded the Global High Alpha strategy and was Head of Product Specialists. In his current capacity Roger is a member of the RCM Global Business Management Group, the London Executive Committee, and chairs the RCM Global Sales & Marketing Committee. Before joining RCM, he was an Analyst at the British Bankers’ Association. Roger was born in Holland, brought up in Switzerland and educated in England. Roger graduated with a top First (BSc Hons) in business management, and is fluent in French.

 

Simon White

Director, London

Head of Investment Trusts

Biography

Simon has a background in UK Equity fund management (managing investment trusts, unit trusts and pension funds) and has been head of the closed end business of RCM, and its predecessors since 1992. He is a Fellow of the Securities Institute and a graduate of Oxford University. Simon has been responsible for overseeing the launch of four of our current range of eight closed end funds and has served as a board member of a several investment companies, including funds set up to invest in Europe, India, the UK and mid term endowment policies, as well as a number of debenture financing vehicles.