Portfolio Management Team
Mark Serdan, (Director, North American Equities) Lead Analyst, Global Uranium Fund
Mr. Serdan has 10 years of investment industry experience and is a member of UBS Global AM's Global Equity Materials and Financial Services teams. Before joining UBS Global AM in 2003, Mr. Serdan spent four years at BMO Nesbitt Burns working in investment research and investment banking. Prior to this, he spent three years at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Serdan is a Chartered Accountant and holds his CFA Charter. He received a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Windsor.
John Pickard , (Managing Director, European Head of Equities)
Mr. Pickard has 20 years of investment industry experience and is responsible for all aspects of UBS Global AM’s Equities business in Europe and all sector specific funds. He is a member of the UBS Global Asset Management Equity Investment Committee. Prior to taking on his current role in 2006, he was co-head of EMEA Equities and also spent two years as Head of Asia Pacific Equities. Mr. Pickard received a Master of Arts from Oxford University.
Mark Rider, (Executive Director, Australian Equities)
Mr. Rider has 20 years of investment industry experience and is responsible for economics and commodities research in Australia as a member of the Australian Asset Allocation Committee. Prior to joining UBS Global AM in 1997, Mr. Rider was Head of Economic Activity and Forecasting at the Reserve Bank of Australia. Mr. Rider received a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University (Australia) and a Master of Science from the London School of Economics.
Mark Roggensinger, (Director, Emerging Markets Equities)
Mr. Roggensinger has 13 years of investment industry experience. He is responsible for research into the basic materials sector in EMEA and Latin America. He is also Portfolio Manager for UBS (CH) Equity Fund - Gold. Prior to joining UBS Global AM in 2005, Mr Roggensinger was active in raising capital for junior mining companies in Switzerland. Prior to this, he was an Equity Research Analyst for Merrill Lynch, initially covering the South African Mining and Steel sectors, transferring to coverage of the United States Steel Sector in 2001. He began his career in the South African Mining Industry as a Mine Geologist and a financial analyst. Mr. Roggensinger completed his Lic Sci de la Terre, Dipl. Ing. Géologue at the University of Geneva (Switzerland).
Robert Turner, (Director, Australian Equities)
Mr. Turner has over 25 years of investment experience and is responsible for Australian Equities and analysis of the resource and energy sector. Prior to joining UBS Global AM in 2006, he covered a variety of industry segments for Credit Suisse Asset Management. Mr. Turner received a Master of Business Administration from Charles Sturt University in Australia.
Ashish Chaturvedi, (Associate Director, North American Equities)
Mr. Chaturvedi has five years of investment industry experience and is an analyst for UBS Global AM’s Canadian small cap funds and also covers large cap energy equipment and services companies. Prior to joining UBS Global AM in 2004, Mr. Chaturvedi worked as an architect in the construction industry. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the Institute of Technology (India) and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario.