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Comgest, the independent asset management group focused, has appointed Jimmy Chen as an analyst specialising in Asian equities, with a focus on the Chinese market, the firm said in a statement.

Chen will be responsible for research and analysis of companies that offer long-term investment opportunities in the region. He will be based in Hong Kong and he will work closely with lead portfolio manager David Raper, who heads up the firm’s Asian research team, as well as Baijing Yu and Jasmine Kang, analysts and portfolio managers.     

Prior to joining Comgest, Chen worked for Sanford C Bernstein as a senior research associate specialising in Asian regional telecoms. He previously spent five years as a consultant with Bain & Company working with clients across a number of industries, ranging from consumer to industrial, and was based in Australia and China.