Tim Freeborn has managed this fund for 6 years and 8 months.

Tim Freeborn is an equities analyst and joined Slater Investments in February 2017. Since qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Tim has had a varied career. For many years he was a City writer at The Daily Mail, he has also edited an investment newsletter and contributed to Shares Magazine. This was followed by several years as a stockbroking analyst at Evolution Securities and Xcap Securities covering growth companies. Before joining Slater Investments, Tim spent four years as the Chief Financial Officer of Silence Therapeutics, an Aim listed biotech company, and latterly ran its laboratories in Berlin. Tim serves on the Investment Committee.

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Mark Slater has managed this fund for 13 years and 7 months.

Mark Slater co-founded Slater Investments in 1994 with Ralph Baber and is Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Slater Investments, Chairing the Investment Committee. The company manages a hedge fund, four unit trusts and portfolios for pension schemes, charities and high net worth individuals. Recent awards include: UK All Companies, Best 10 Year Performance - Slater Growth Fund (City of London Fund Awards 2018), "Best of British" - No 1 - Top 25 UK Fund Managers (TD Direct Investing 2017 & 2016, Best Larger UK Equity Growth Fund & Best Smaller UK Equity Income Fund - MFM Slater Growth & Income Funds (Money Observer Fund Awards 2016) and Fund Manager of the Year Awards (City AM Awards 2014). He has also received top ratings from several well-known rating agencies. Prior to founding Slater Investments, Mark worked as a financial journalist with Analyst plc and the Investor's Chronicle. Also, in 1992, he helped research and edit a best-selling investment book "The Zulu Principle" for his father, Jim Slater, which focuses on identifying small to medium-sized growth companies. During his career, Mark has served on the boards of four public companies in which he has been a substantial shareholder. Mark has an MA in History from Cambridge University.

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Eric Moore has managed this fund for 3 years and 6 months.

Eric joined Slater Investments in October 2021 and is co-manager to the Slater Income Fund. Prior to this, Eric spent 10 years at Premier Miton running the Miton Income Fund. Previously he worked at Insight Investment (2005 to 2010) where he was involved in running the UK equity element of a range of large institutional mandates. He started his career at Gartmore (1995-2005), again working in UK equities, including managing the Gartmore UK Growth Fund. Eric holds an MA (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Cognitive Science from the University of Edinburgh. He has completed the IMC and the IIMR and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment

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Ralph Baber has managed this fund for 13 years and 7 months.

Ralph co-founded Slater Investments along with Mark Slater in 1994 and is Chief Operating Officer. Ralph is the Chairman of the Compliance & Risk and ESG Committees. He attends the Investment Committee, and also sits on the Operations and Pricing Committees. Ralph has a BSc (Hons) degree and is a qualified Chartered Accountant and member of the Chartered Securities Institute. He has served on several regulatory panels including the SFA Appeals Tribunal. Ralph was a manager at Price Waterhouse until he left to join a client, CAL Futures Limited, first as Finance Director and then, from 1987, as Managing Director. The company was one of Europe’s leading hedge fund managers and futures and options brokers. In 1995, the broking business was sold to Union plc where Ralph initially became an Executive Director. In 1997, he was promoted to Chief Executive. In 1998, Union plc bought World Invest, which had £2.6 billion of equity funds under management. In 2001, Union plc was acquired by a private group and Ralph was appointed Chairman.

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Barrie Newton has managed this fund for 13 years and 7 months.

Barrie Newton is a Director of Research and serves on the Investment Committee. Barrie obtained a BA Combined Honours Economics with Geography from University of Exeter. He obtained a MSc by Research (taken part time) from the School of Management at University of Bath (1969-1974). Barrie joined B S Stock Son & Co in 1969 as a trainee stock broker and became a partner in 1975. He remained a partner and subsequently became Head of Research with the succeeding companies, Stock & Orme and Stock Beech & Co Ltd. Barrie was responsible for smaller company research and corporate fund raising as well as some private client work. Barrie left Stock Beech in 1990 to co-found Rowan Dartington. Barrie, acting in the role of Managing Director, helped to develop the business to be a highly profitable and well diversified regional stockbroker, fund manager and major participant in AIM corporate finance. Barrie ran the largest and most successful client fund which outperformed its benchmark for 14 out of 15 years. Barrie concluded the sale of Rowan Dartington in 2006 and joined Slater Investments in 2008. Barrie is responsible for investment ideas and stock analysis.

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