General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> November 21, 2013
Francesca A. Smitherman, CFA, is the Director of Equity Research at Regions Investment Management, Inc. She also serves as an Equity Analyst currently specializing in the consumer discretionary sector. She has worked in the investment management profession in a research capacity since 1997. During that time, she has covered many different sectors of the economy in addition to the consumer discretionary sector, including consumer staples, telecommunications services, industrials, diversified financials and health care. As a member of the Regions Investment Management Equity team, Ms. Smitherman participates in the management of the Total Return Opportunity Portfolio, the Equity Income Portfolio, and various other opportunity portfolios and institutional accounts. Ms. Smitherman is currently a member of the RIM Investment Strategy Group and has also served on the Asset Allocation Committee. She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in commerce and business administration from the University of Alabama in 1996, and earned her Master of Arts in banking and finance from the same institution in 1997. She has her Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is on the board of directors for the Chartered Financial Analyst Society of Alabama. Profile
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