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Securities Team
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Securities Division

 

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Portfolio Managers/Regional & Industry Specialists

Global

Fawaz Al-Mubaraki is a Portfolio Manager for European equities and he is also the Senior Vice President of Wafra’s Alternative Investments Division. He joined Wafra from The Public Institution for Social Security, Kuwait, and he has 15 years of experience. Mr. Al-Mubaraki holds a BS degree in Economics from Kuwait University and an MBA from Armstrong College.

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Richard Safranek is a Vice President and a Regional Specialist covering Asian markets (ex-Japan). Before joining Wafra, he was a research analyst for Worldwide Investments, located in Hong Kong, and has 7 years of experience. Mr. Safranek has a BA degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University and has completed a Chinese language program at Beijing Language Institute.

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Adam Vigh is a Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager specializing in European equities. He joined Wafra in 2004, after nearly five years at Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), where he was involved in the construction of index products. Mr. Vigh graduated summa cum laude from Rutgers University with a B.A. in Economics, and holds an MBA degree in Finance from New York University.

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Mohamad A. Yatim is a Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager specializing in European equities. Prior to joining Wafra, he was a Financial Risk Management (FRM) Consultant at KPMG. Previously, he worked as an Equity Analyst and as an Investment Portfolio Analyst in Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Yatim holds a dual Bachelor degree in Finance and Accounting with honors from Transylvania University in Lexington, KY and an MBA from Villanova University in Philadelphia, PA. He is also a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) level 2 candidate.

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Virginia Seaman is a Vice President and acts as the group's quantitative analyst, global trader and generalist for the global portfolios. She came to Wafra from AIG-Global and has 10 years of experience. Ms. Seaman holds a BS degree in Business Administration from Georgetown University.

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Adel A. Alderbas is a Senior Analyst covering Emerging Markets. He joined Wafra in 2008 after graduating with highest distinction from the company's Junior Analyst Rotational Training Program in 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Alderbas worked briefly as a licensed broker at the Kuwait Stock Exchange for Kuwait Financial Brokerage Company. Mr. Alderbas graduated from Purdue University cum laude, earning a B.S. degree in Accounting and Management with a concentration in Finance. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level II candidate.

 

 

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