General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> March 22, 2004
ROBERT F. KEY is Senior Vice President for CCM Investment Advisers. He
began his career at the South Carolina National Bank as a Corporate
Banker and later moved to First Union Bank where he started and managed
the Private Banking Group in Columbia, South Carolina. He subsequently
served as the Treasurer of The Seibels Bruce Group, a property and
casualty insurance company, where his responsibilities included
management of the fixed income investment portfolio, short term cash
management, debt management as well as investor relations. Mr. Key
joined CCM Investment Advisers in 1998 and his responsibilities include
management of client portfolios, marketing and fundamental research in
the utility, shelter, raw material, transportation and multi-industry
sectors. In addition, he serves as the Chief Fixed Income Strategist for
the firm. Mr. Key graduated from Furman University and earned an MBA
degree from the University of South Carolina in 1982. He is a CFA
charterholder, a Certified Cash Manager, has served as an Adjunct
Professor of Finance at the University of South Carolina and has
provided expert consultation on legal matters involving lending and
securities. Profile
CHRIS W. ANTLEY is Senior Vice President for CCM Investment Advisers. He
joined the firm after graduating from the Honors College of the
University of South Carolina in 1988 and then receiving his Master of
Business Administration degree from the University of South Carolina in
1990. While at CCM, Mr. Antley has worked in all areas of investment
management, including corporate accounting, portfolio accounting,
quantitative modeling, asset allocation, macro-economic research, equity
and fixed income fundamental research, and portfolio management. Mr.
Antley serves as Chief Equity Strategist for CCM and is responsible for
development of the CCM Equity Model. His individual areas of fundamental
research include the technology and retail sectors. Mr. Antley also has
responsibility for the management of client portfolios, marketing
support, and oversight of information technology, portfolio accounting
and administration for CCM. Profile
TWST: Can one of you give us a brief overview of CCM Investment Advisersand your respective responsibilities there?
Mr. Key: CCM was actually founded in 1986 as Companion Capital
Management.