Hassan is a partner and lead portfolio manager at Independent Franchise Partners, LLP. Prior to founding the Firm in June 2009, Hassan was Managing Director and lead portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Hassan joined Morgan Stanley in 1995 and responsibility for the Global Franchise strategy in April 2002 and launching American Franchise in June 2005. Previously, Hassan was an international equity portfolio manager for Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management and worked as an international equity analyst for First Chicago Corporation. He has 37 years of investment experience.

Jayson is a partner and portfolio manager at Independent Franchise Partners, LLP. Prior to founding the Firm in June 2009, Jayson was Vice President and a portfolio manager/ research analyst for Global and American Franchise portfolios at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, which he joined in August 2003. Previously, Jayson worked at Goldman Sachs and Deloitte & Touche. Jayson received a BComm. and a post-graduate diploma in Accounting from the University of Natal. He is a CFA® Charterholder, a Qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). He has 20 years of investment experience.

Karim Ladha is a partner and member of investment team at Independent Franchise Partners, LLP. He joined the Firm in May 2011 and has 14 years of investment experience. Prior to joining the Firm, Karim worked at Neptune Investment Management in London. Previously, Karim performed both equity and fixed income research at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, including working with the Franchise team. Karim received a B.A. (Hons) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St John’s College, University of Oxford and an MBA from the University of Chicago, and is a CFA® Charterholder.

Michael is a partner and portfolio manager at Independent Franchise Partners, LLP. Prior to founding the Firm in June 2009, Michael was Executive Director and a portfolio manager/ research analyst for Global and American Franchise portfolios at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Michael joined Morgan Stanley in 2000 and served as a portfolio manager for global and European equity portfolios before joining the Franchise team in February 2005. Previously, Michael worked at NatWest Markets and Unilever. He received a BComm. and a post-graduate diploma in Management Accounting, both from the University of Natal. He is a CFA® Charterholder and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. Mr. Allison has 24 years of investment experience.

Richard is a partner and investor at Independent Franchise Partners, LLP. He joined the Firm in January 2014 and has 15 years of investment experience. Prior to joining the Firm, Richard was a fund manager at Legal & General Investment Management. In this role he continued his previous analyst responsibility for the TMT sector. Previously, Richard was a senior equity research associate at Sanford C Bernstein Ltd, working with the firm’s Telecoms and European Media teams, following earlier experience working in corporate finance. Richard received an M.A. in Classics from the University of Cambridge.

Terence joined Independent Franchise Partners, LLP in October 2015 and has 11 years of industry experience. Terence was previously a senior associate in the top ranked Accounting and Valuation equity research team at Citigroup. In that role he was responsible for monitoring and analysing the impact of accounting standards on company reporting and valuation. Before joining Citigroup, Terence was a manager at Deloitte. Terence received a B.Sc. in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science, is a Chartered Accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He is a CFA® Charterholder.