13 January 2010
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Artisan Partners announced today that it has named Matthew H. Kamm, CFA, associate portfolio manager on the firm’s U.S. growth team, which manages the opportunistic growth, mid-cap growth and small-cap growth strategies. He joins the existing U.S. growth portfolio management team of Andrew C. Stephens, James D. Hamel, CFA and Craigh A. Cepukenas, CFA.
Mr. Kamm started on the U.S. growth team as a health care analyst in 2003. Prior to joining Artisan Partners, Mr. Kamm was an associate equity research analyst at Banc of America Securities and a senior operations analyst for NYU Medical Center in New York, NY. He holds a BA in Public Policy from Duke University and an MBA in Finance and Operations Management from New York University.
Mr. Stephens said, ‘‘This is a natural evolution of responsibility on our team. Since Matt joined our U.S. growth team he has added tremendous value for clients through his research recommendations. The decision to promote Matt to associate portfolio manager on our team reflects our confidence in his ability to broaden his influence on the strategies we manage.’’
