E. Clifton Hoover

Mr. Emory C.
Hoover, CFA, is CIO, Portfolio Manager & Managing Director at Dreman Value Management LLC and Secretary at Dreman Contrarian Funds.
He joined Dreman Value Management in 2006 as Co-Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager and Managing Director and was named Chief Investment Officer in 2010.
Prior to joining Dreman Value Management, Mr. Hoover, was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at NFJ Investment Group.
In this role Mr. Hoover managed a dividend value portfolio and a small cap portfolio.
In addition, he assisted with consultant relationship building and retail channel support for both mutual fund and wrap accounts.
Mr. Hoover also has experience from Credit Lyonnais, where he was responsible for the financial analysis and client servicing of a $5 billion diversified corporate portfolio involving various debt instruments and equity investments.
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At Citibank Financial, where he worked earlier in his career, Mr. Hoover gained experience as a Financial Analyst.
In this position he was responsible for the in-depth financial analysis of U.S.
companies and their respective industries with regard to potential debt or equity transactions.
At Republic Bank where Mr. Hoover began his career in finance, he worked as a Credit Analyst and progressed up the ranks to Vice President of Corporate Banking.
He has over 26 years of experience in the investment management industry.
Mr. Hoover graduated from Texas Tech University in 1984 with his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance.
He went on to complete his Master's degree in Finance at Texas Tech the following year.
Mr. Hoover also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.