MELBOURNE (February 13, 2023) – Munro Partners (Munro) has appointed Qiao Ma to the newly created role of Portfolio Manager. She will be based in Melbourne and report to chief investment officer Nick Griffin.

Ms Ma has 15 years of experience in finance and investing, with a focus on global long / short equities. Prior to joining Munro, she was a portfolio manager at the Melbourne-based Cooper Investors. Prior to that, she spent nearly a decade with well-known hedge funds in New York City, including Coatue Management and Jericho Capital.

Ms Ma joins Munro’s nine-person investment team and will be responsible for contributing research and stock ideas to all three of Munro’s global strategies – the Munro Global Growth Fund, the Munro Concentrated Global Growth Fund and the Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund.

Mr Griffin said Ms Ma’s experience as a high performing portfolio manager, covering a wide range of geographies and sectors, makes her a good fit for the business.

Nick Griffin said: “We are delighted to have Qiao’s extensive experience, and unique perspective to help bolster our global equities team. Her long track record in identifying underappreciated, long-term, founder led stock opportunities, will be invaluable in helping Munro sustain fund performance and help grow our business in the months and years ahead. We look forward to welcoming Qiao into the Munro partnership and are excited that she has chosen to join us for the journey.

Qiao Ma said: “I have admired Munro from afar for years and I am deeply humbled by the opportunity to join the firm. I look forward to hunting for best long term investment ideas in global growth companies for our investors.’

Ms Ma has a dual degree of Bachelor of Science, Commerce (B.Sc) and Economics from University of Virginia, and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School.