John Forde
A senior investment industry executive with extensive and wide ranging experience and a successful track record in both domestic and international organisations.
Senior Business Leader & Client Focussed
Senior leader and driver for change through experiences in founding a start-up asset management business and leading key strategic initiatives in fast growing organisations selling professional services to global clients. Possessing excellent presentation & communication skills and a long track record in managing and marketing complex asset management products to global clients and gatekeeper consultants, leading to substantial client mandate wins.
Investment Expert
As an allocator of capital John has proven insight into the value drivers for successful businesses and the demands of long-term investors. John possesses deep business analysis and valuation expertise with over 25 years experience in active money management, He has managed multi-billion-dollar funds across all major developed and emerging markets – Europe, US, Asia, Japan and Ireland.
Career History
John is currently Chairman of Carraighill. Carraighill is a leading independent research firm, focussed on the European financial sector, serving the worlds’ largest hedge funds and asset managers.
In 2004 John was one of four individuals headhunted by Perpetual Australia to establish PI Investment Mgt. in Dublin and manage their global equity portfolios. Perpetual is Australia’s largest independent fund manager and is listed on the ASX.
John was previously a senior asset manager at Bank of Ireland Asset Management (BIAM) through a period of exceptional investment performance and business development. At BIAM he was also the portfolio manager of the New Ireland Fund, a NYSE listed country fund that invested in quoted and unquoted Irish companies. John began his career in Irish Life Investment Managers.
John holds an MSc in Investment and Treasury (DCU), BComm (UCC) and is a member of the CFA Institute.
A senior investment industry executive with extensive and wide ranging experience and a successful track record in both domestic and international organisations.
Senior Business Leader & Client Focussed
Senior leader and driver for change through experiences in founding a start-up asset management business and leading key strategic initiatives in fast growing organisations selling professional services to global clients. Possessing excellent presentation & communication skills and a long track record in managing and marketing complex asset management products to global clients and gatekeeper consultants, leading to substantial client mandate wins.
Investment Expert
As an allocator of capital John has proven insight into the value drivers for successful businesses and the demands of long-term investors. John possesses deep business analysis and valuation expertise with over 25 years experience in active money management, He has managed multi-billion-dollar funds across all major developed and emerging markets – Europe, US, Asia, Japan and Ireland.
Career History
John is currently Chairman of Carraighill. Carraighill is a leading independent research firm, focussed on the European financial sector, serving the worlds’ largest hedge funds and asset managers.
In 2004 John was one of four individuals headhunted by Perpetual Australia to establish PI Investment Mgt. in Dublin and manage their global equity portfolios. Perpetual is Australia’s largest independent fund manager and is listed on the ASX.
John was previously a senior asset manager at Bank of Ireland Asset Management (BIAM) through a period of exceptional investment performance and business development. At BIAM he was also the portfolio manager of the New Ireland Fund, a NYSE listed country fund that invested in quoted and unquoted Irish companies. John began his career in Irish Life Investment Managers.
John holds an MSc in Investment and Treasury (DCU), BComm (UCC) and is a member of the CFA Institute.