7 January 2022
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Artisan Partners announced today that Jay Warner, CFA, has been named Portfolio Manager on the Artisan Partners Growth Team, effective immediately. Simultaneously, Cindy Mu, CFA, has been named an Associate Portfolio Manager on the team.
Mr. Warner, CFA, joined Artisan as an Analyst in 2003. Initially, he conducted fundamental research as a generalist, but over time developed deep knowledge, expertise and research leadership primarily on financial companies. He was promoted to Associate Portfolio Manager in 2019. Prior to joining the Growth team, Mr. Warner worked as an accountant. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in finance, investments and banking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Warner is a licensed Certified Public Accountant.
Ms. Mu, CFA, joined the team as an Analyst in 2013, conducting fundamental research, primarily focusing on consumer companies. Prior to joining Artisan Partners, Ms. Mu was an associate director of the public fixed income group at Sun Life Financial. She holds a bachelor’s degree in scientific computing from Sun Yat-Sen University, a master’s degree in mathematical finance from Boston University and a master’s degree in business administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
The Growth team manages the Artisan Global Opportunities, Global Discovery, U.S. Mid-Cap Growth and U.S. Small-Cap Growth Strategies led by Portfolio Managers Jim Hamel, Jason White, Matt Kamm and Craigh Cepukenas.
Regarding these promotions, Mr. Hamel said, “Jay and Cindy have consistently added value for Growth team clients and shareholders. These promotions are a well-deserved recognition of their leadership and dedication to the team.”
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