Artisan Partners Asset Management : Yuanyuan Ji Named Associate Portfolio Manager on Artisan China Post-Venture Strategy

30 September 2021

Yuanyuan Ji Named Associate Portfolio Manager on Artisan China Post-Venture Strategy

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Artisan Partners announced today that Yuanyuan Ji has been named Associate Portfolio Manager on the Artisan China Post-Venture Strategy, effective immediately. Ms. Ji will support Tiffany Hsiao, CFA, Managing Director of Artisan Partners and Lead Portfolio Manager for the Artisan China Post-Venture Strategy. Ms. Ji's new designation does not change the team's decision-making process.

Ms. Ji is a Director of Artisan Partners Hong Kong, Ltd. and has been working as a Research Analyst for the Artisan China Post-Venture Strategy since joining Artisan Partners in October 2020. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Ji was a Portfolio Manager for Matthews Asia, where she managed the China Small Companies Strategy. Before that, Ms. Ji was an Executive Director, Head of China Small Cap at Haitong International Securities Group in Hong Kong. Prior to that, Ms. Ji held a variety of roles in the financial and consulting industries, including at British American Tobacco, PricewaterhouseCoopers and McKinsey & Company. Ms. Ji holds a bachelor's degree in economics and finance from the University of Hong Kong.

Regarding the promotion, Ms. Hsiao said, "This promotion reflects the value Yuanyuan has added to the team. She will support me in my role as Lead Portfolio Manager, while continuing to play a vital role in our bottom-up research process and simultaneously bolstering our on-the-ground presence in Asia."

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