John joined Maple-Brown Abbott in October 2021 as Head of Global Emerging Markets (GEM). Prior to joining Maple-Brown Abbott, John spent 13 years working for Pictet Asset Management in London, the last four years of which he was leading a team of 20 investors as the Head of Emerging Equities. In the role, John also had portfolio management responsibilities on the GEM and GEM High Dividend strategies. Before joining Pictet, John was a metals and mining analyst for Macquarie in Sydney and London and also worked for ABN AMRO Morgans as a small cap mining analyst. John began his career at BHP where he was a mining engineer. In his current role, John is responsible for developing Maple-Brown Abbott’s GEM capability and also serves as lead portfolio manager and investment analyst.