Profile
Mr. Damian M.
Bird, CFA, is a Head of Team, Portfolio Manager & Analyst at Polen Capital UK LLP.
He is a Head of the Emerging Markets Growth Team and lead portfolio manager of the Global Emerging Markets Growth strategy.
He is responsible for leading the investment team, investment decision-making, and maintaining the firm’s investment philosophy.
He also works as an analyst, identifying and researching investments for this strategy.
He joined Polen Capital Management in December 2019.
Prior to joining Polen Capital, Mr. Bird was an Emerging Market Portfolio Manager at LGM Investments.
Mr. Bird began his career at Arisaig Partners as an Investment Analyst, primarily focusing on consumer companies in the developing world.
Mr. Bird received his B.A.
in History & Economics from the University of Oxford and has lived and worked in Singapore, Dubai and South Africa.
Mr. Bird is a CFA charterholder.
Damian Michael Clifford Bird active positions
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Polen Capital UK LLP
 Polen Capital UK LLP Investment ManagersFinance Polen Capital UK LLP (Polen Capital) is an independent asset manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm provides active, high-conviction, growth equity, and high yield credit strategies to a wide range of clients. Polen Capital is a supporter of the following industry associations: TCFD, CDP and UNPRI. | Analyst-Equity | 30/11/2019 |
Polen Capital Credit LLC (Private Equity)
 Polen Capital Credit LLC (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Polen Capital Credit LLC /Private Equity/ (Polen Capital Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Polen Capital Management LLC founded in 1966 by David John Breazzano. The firm is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of Damian Michael Clifford Bird
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Columbia Threadneedle (EM) Investments Ltd.
 Columbia Threadneedle (EM) Investments Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Columbia Threadneedle (EM) Investments Ltd. (Columbia Threadneedle EMI) is a specialist fund management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1995 and formerly known as LGM Investments Ltd. In 2021, they became a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Ltd., which is owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. The legal entity of LGM Investments Ltd. became Columbia Threadneedle (EM) Investments Ltd. in 2022. Columbia Threadneedle EMI provides a broad range of actively managed investment strategies and solutions for individual, institutional and corporate clients around the world. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 31/10/2019 |
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Columbia Threadneedle (EM) Investments Ltd.
Columbia Threadneedle (EM) Investments Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Columbia Threadneedle (EM) Investments Ltd. (Columbia Threadneedle EMI) is a specialist fund management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1995 and formerly known as LGM Investments Ltd. In 2021, they became a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Ltd., which is owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. The legal entity of LGM Investments Ltd. became Columbia Threadneedle (EM) Investments Ltd. in 2022. Columbia Threadneedle EMI provides a broad range of actively managed investment strategies and solutions for individual, institutional and corporate clients around the world. | Finance |
Polen Capital UK LLP
Polen Capital UK LLP Investment ManagersFinance Polen Capital UK LLP (Polen Capital) is an independent asset manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm provides active, high-conviction, growth equity, and high yield credit strategies to a wide range of clients. Polen Capital is a supporter of the following industry associations: TCFD, CDP and UNPRI. | Finance |
Polen Capital Credit LLC (Private Equity)
Polen Capital Credit LLC (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Polen Capital Credit LLC /Private Equity/ (Polen Capital Credit) is a private equity subsidiary of Polen Capital Management LLC founded in 1966 by David John Breazzano. The firm is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. | Finance |
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