Carwyn J. Butcher

Execution Noble Research Ltd. (Execution Noble Research) is the Great Britain-based research subsidiary of Banco Espirito Santo Investimento SA, ultimately owned by by Banco Espirito Santo SA (XL: BES) in Portugal. Established as Clear Capital Ltd. by Nick Paulson-Ellis in 2003, the firm was subsequently acquired by Execution Noble, which itself was acquired by Banco Espirito Santo de Investimento SA in 2010. Execution Noble Research is headquartered in London and Lisbon, with additional offices in Madrid, Edinburgh, Dublin, Paris, Warsaw, New York, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Luanda, Mumbai and Hong Kong The firm aims to produce fundamental, objective ideas, informed by primary data.

Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. (CTAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1990 as F&C Asset Managers Ltd. and renamed BMO Asset Managers Ltd. in 2018. They changed their name to Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. when BMO rebranded to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2022. The firm is a subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. CTAM manages a range of in-house and multi-manager funds for private individuals and institutional clients.