OUR INVESTMENT TEAM

Heyang Ping joined Comgest in 2022 and is a Tokyo-based Analyst specialising in Japanese equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Heyang worked at Sparx Asset Management as a Japanese Equity Analyst supporting its Sustainable Investment Strategy. She was previously a Japanese Equity Analyst at Macquarie Group, mainly covering the Transportation Sector, and started her career in 2011 at J.P. Morgan in Tokyo in Japanese Equity Research Sales.

Heyang holds a Master’s degree in Technology Management for Innovation from the University of Tokyo and a Bachelor’s degree in Management from Yokohama National University, both in Japan.

Daihao Peng joined Comgest in 2024 and is a Paris-based Analyst specialising in US equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Daihao worked as an Equity Analyst at Tikehau Capital in Paris, covering European and US stocks across sectors.

Daihao holds a Master’s degree in Management from ESSEC Business School (France). He is a CFA^® charterholder and holds a CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing.

Nick Payne joined Comgest in 2025 and is a Paris-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Global Emerging Market equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Nick was Head of Global Emerging Market equities at Jupiter Asset Management in London for seven years. He previously worked at Nomura Asset Management and was a Partner at Rexiter Capital Management, a specialist emerging markets boutique, from 1999 to 2012. His career in emerging markets began at Kleinwort Benson Investment Management in 1996.

Nick holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Commerce and German from the University of Birmingham (UK) and is an Associate of the Society of Investment Professionals (ASIP), the UK’s forerunner to the CFA, now affiliated with CFA UK, the local chapter of the CFA Institute.

Alexandre Narboni joined Comgest in 2009 and is a Paris-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Global equities. He is also a member of the Comgest Group's Investment Committee.

Alexandre previously worked in the Group’s US equity team. Prior to joining Comgest, he worked in New York in asset-backed securities at Société Générale from 2005-2007, and later as a Hedge Fund Credit Analyst at HSBC.

Alexandre holds a Master’s degree in Financial Mathematics from the National School of Statistics and Economic Administration (ENSAE; France) and Columbia University in New York (US).

Connor Middleton joined Comgest in 2023 and is a Paris-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in European equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Connor worked as a Global Research Analyst at Newton Investment Management for two years, focusing primarily on the technology, media, and telecom sectors. He started his career as an Analyst at J.P. Morgan in 2018.

Connor holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics (Honours) from the University of Warwick (UK), which included study abroad at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France).

Francesco Manfredini joined Comgest in 2023 and is a Paris-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in US equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Francesco was an Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Clartan Associés in Paris, working on a small- and mid-cap European equity fund and a global flexible fund.

Francesco holds Master’s degree in Economics and Business from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po; France) and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Bocconi University (Italy).

Pierre Maindron joined Comgest in 2014 and is a Paris-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Global Emerging Markets equities.

Pierre initially joined Comgest in the Organisation and Project department before moving to his current role in 2018. Prior to joining Comgest, he worked as a consultant specialising in financial services for both Société Générale and Crédit Agricole in Paris. He began his career as an auditor at Mazars working with clients across diverse industries ranging from retail to insurance.

Pierre holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from Arts et Métiers ParisTech (France) and is a CFA^® charterholder.

Hannah Kleiven joined Comgest in 2024 and is a Paris-based Analyst specialising in Global equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Hannah worked for two years as a Research Analyst at Capital Group in London, covering European telecoms, retailers and industrials. Before that, she spent five years as a sell-side Equity Research Analyst at Arete Research, covering European and US telecoms and media.

Hannah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Sussex University (UK).

Richard Kaye joined Comgest in 2009 and is a Paris-based Analyst and Portfolio Manager specialising in Japanese equities. He is also a member of the Comgest Group's Investment Committee.

Richard brings deep, long-standing expertise in Japan, having lived in Tokyo for over 30 years before relocating to Paris in 2025. Prior to joining Comgest, Richard worked at Wellington Management Company in Boston from 2005 as a Portfolio Manager specialising in Japanese TMT stocks. Before that, he worked in Japan as an Analyst at Merrill Lynch from 1996. He began in 1994 as an Analyst with the Industrial Bank of Japan.

Richard holds a Bachelor’s degree in Oriental Studies from Oxford University (UK).

Junzaburo Hyuga joined Comgest in 2018 and is a Tokyo-based Analyst and specialising in Japanese equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Junzaburo was a strategy consultant at Strategy& (formerly Booz & Co.), covering various industries in Japan. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan in Tokyo in transaction banking and began his career in 2010 at Rakuten Securities.

Junzaburo holds an MBA from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University (US) and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Keio University (Japan).