JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI) has announced that James Cook (pictured) is joining its portfolio management team to work alongside current portfolio managers, Helge Skibeli and Tim Woodhouse, while Rajesh Tanna, a co-portfolio manager since 2019, is moving on to focus on other portfolio management responsibilities within JPMorgan Asset Management. JGGI says that James, who is based in London, has worked closely with Helge and Tim for more than five years.
James joined JPMorgan Asset Management as a graduate trainee in 2007. He was previously a research analyst and also assisted with managing the strategic beta strategies. He was also previously a portfolio manager on the Global Financials Fund and on JPMorgan’s fundamental long-short strategies. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from University College, London and is a CFA Charterholder.