General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> June 12, 2000
MICHAEL J. SOLECKI is Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager with
GE Asset Managements International Equities Team. He has portfolio
management responsibilities with particular research emphasis on
European securities. Mr. Solecki began his GE Asset Management career in
their Financial Management Program, moving into international securities
analysis in the London Office. He holds a BS in Finance from Western New
England College, an MBA from Fordham University and is a Chartered
Financial Analyst. Profile
BRIAN HOPKINSON is Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager with GE
Asset Managements International Equities Team. He has international
portfolio management responsibilities with particular emphasis on
Japanese and Asian Securities. Mr. Hopkinson brings twenty years of
investment experience to GE Asset Management. He began his investment
management career at Legal & General Group in London and subsequently
worked for Fiduciary Trust Company International, both in London and in
New York, before joining GE Asset Management. Mr. Hopkinson graduated
from Leeds University with an honors degree in Mathematics and
Statistics and is an Associate of the Institute of Actuaries. Profile
TWST: Brian, won't you give us some background on GE Asset Management?Mr. Hopkinson: GE Asset Management is a wholly owned operation of GE. It
was established in the 1920s to manage the GE