Carl M. Kawaja is chair of Capital Research and Management Company, part of Capital Group. He is also an equity portfolio manager. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered global household products and U.S. personal care companies, along with Canadian companies. Before joining Capital, Carl was a security analyst for Gabelli & Company in New York, as well as an equity analyst for Lévesque Beaubien in Montreal.

Sung Lee is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 32 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 31 years. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered consumer & industrial electronics, telecom equipment, IT consulting & services, and Asian electronic components companies. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a bachelor's degree in marketing from Pennsylvania State University. He also studied abroad at Kansai Gaikokugo University in Osaka, Japan. Sung is based in Singapore.

Nicholas J. Grace is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 31 years of investment industry experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, he covered global mining companies. Prior to joining Capital, he was manager of metals research for J.P. Morgan Investment Management in Australia. Nick holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a bachelor's degree in finance and economics from the University of Waikato, New Zealand, graduating with honors. Nick is based in London.

Andrew B. Suzman is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He also serves on the Portfolio Oversight Committee. Earlier in his career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, Andrew covered global real-estate companies, U.S. merchandising, and Australian industrials and banks. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in political economy from Tulane University. Andrew is based in New York.

Lawrence Kymisis is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 30 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 23 years. Earlier in his career at Capital as an equity investment analyst, he covered small- and mid-cap companies across Europe as a generalist, as well as business services and the gaming and service industries. Prior to joining Capital, Lawrence was a portfolio manager and analyst at Mercury Asset Management/Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. He holds a master's degree in economics (international relations) from the London School of Economics and a bachelor's degree in economics and politics from the University of Bristol. Lawrence is based in London.

Lara Pellini is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. She has 24 years of investment industry experience, all with Capital Group. Earlier in her career at Capital she was an equity investment analyst, covering European, Eurasian and Latin American retail and luxury goods. Lara began her career at Capital as a participant in The Associates Program, a two-year series of work assignments in various areas of the organization. Prior to joining Capital, she was a research fellow for the International Labor Organisation in Geneva, and a research assistant to the economics chair of the IULM University in Milan. She holds a master's degree in economics of labor and industrial relations from the London School of Economics and a laurea in public relations and economics of information from the IULM University, Milan. Lara is based in London.

Tomonori Tani is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital, he was an equity investment analyst covering Asian (excluding Australia and India) banks and financials. Prior to joining Capital, he was an analyst and team leader for the Japanese financial sector with Fidelity Investments Japan and a portfolio manager of Fidelity Select Financial Service Fund.

Gerald Du Manoir is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. He has 32 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 31 years. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, Gerald covered European construction building materials and European consumer goods companies. Gerald began his career at Capital as a participant in The Associates Program, a two-year series of work assignments in various areas of the organization. Prior to joining Capital, he spent six months with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette/Autranet in New York. He holds a degree in international finance from the Institut Supérieur de Gestion in Paris, graduating with honors. Gerald is based in London.

Samir Parekh is an equity portfolio manager and a global research coordinator at Capital Group. He has 25 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 19 years. Earlier in his career, he covered European small-cap companies, ex-U.S. exchanges and India as a generalist. Prior to joining Capital, Samir was a research analyst for both Bernstein Investment Research and Management and Insight Asset Management (India) Limited, and a management consultant for McKinsey & Company. He holds a post-graduate diploma in business administration (equivalent to a MBA) from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Sydenham College, Bombay University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Samir is based in London.

Arun Swaminathan is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, he covered small- and mid-cap Asian companies, global IT services companies, Indian financials and Asian industrials. Prior to joining Capital, Arun was an associate for Apax Partners in Mumbai, India (private equity), and a business analyst for McKinsey & Company. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s of technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. Arun is based in San Francisco.

Dawid Justus is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. Earlier in his career at Capital, as an equity investment analyst, he covered European travel software and Africa as a generalist. Earlier in his career at Capital he covered European business services and small-capitalization and South African financial and industrial companies. Prior to joining Capital, he was an equity analyst with Putnam Investments.

Lisa Thompson is an equity portfolio manager at Capital Group. She has 38 years of investment industry experience and has been with Capital Group for 31 years. Earlier in her career, as an equity investment analyst at Capital, Lisa covered companies in Latin America, emerging Europe, West Asia and Africa. Before joining Capital, Lisa was a securities analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co. She was also a securities analyst and quantitative analyst at the Nomura Research Institute in New York. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania and the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Lisa is based in New York.