Management Team
G. Paul MatthewsChairman, Portfolio Manager Paul Matthews founded Matthews International Capital Management, LLC in 1991 as an independent investment management firm focused exclusively on Asia. He currently serves as Chairman and Portfolio Manager. Paul began his investment career as a Portfolio Manager at G.T. Capital Management and held various positions over 10 years including Managing Director, President and Director. He has been actively investing in the Asian markets since 1982 and was named Value Line Fund Manager of the Year for 2002. Paul received an M.A. in History and Law from Cambridge University.
Mark W. HeadleyChief Investment Officer and Co-Chief Executive Officer » Mark Headley is Co–Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and a Portfolio Manager at Matthews. Mark joined Matthews in 1995 and has been actively involved in the Asian markets since 1989. He was an original member of the team that launched the first SEC registered open-ended Asia (ex-Japan) fund. Mark received a B.A. in Economics and Politics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
William J. GuilfoyleCo-Chief Executive Officer William Guilfoyle is Co-Chief Executive Officer at Matthews International Capital Management, LLC. Prior to joining Matthews in 2007, Bill was a business development and strategic planning consultant for CEOs, corporate directors and entrepreneurs. From 1999 to 2002, he was Chairman and CEO of MiFund Inc. and from 1987 through 1998, Bill held a number of senior executive positions at GT Global Inc., GT Global Canada, LGT Asset Management and Liechtenstein Global Trust, including President and Chairman of GT Global Mutual Funds. As President of GT Global, Bill was responsible for the firm’s North American mutual fund business unit, the largest within LGT Asset Management. Bill began his investment career at Benham Capital Management.
William J. Hackett, CPAPresident William Hackett joined Matthews International Capital Management, LLC in 2007 as President. Prior to joining Matthews, Bill was a partner with the global investment management practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Most recently, he led Deloitte’s U.S. Pacific Southwest investment management practice where he functioned as a lead client service partner for several of Deloitte’s major investment management clients. Prior to this, Bill was based in Tokyo for a 3 1/2 year assignment as Deloitte’s leader for the Asia Pacific investment management practice. In addition to this overseas posting, he spent three years with Deloitte on assignment in Luxembourg focused on Pan-European and offshore investment management clients and markets. He joined Deloitte in New York in 1990. Bill is a Certified Public Accountant and received a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Scranton.
Andrew T. FosterActing Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager Andrew Foster is acting Chief Investment Officer and a Portfolio Manager at Matthews International Capital Management, LLC. Andrew first joined the Matthews in 1998 as a Research Analyst and left the firm in 2001 to attend graduate school. Upon completion of his M.B.A. in 2002, Andrew returned to Matthews in 2003. Prior to Matthews, he worked as a management consultant with A.T. Kearney’s Financial Institutions Group in Singapore from 1996 to 1998. Andrew received an A.B. in Public Policy and a secondary degree in Economics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from INSEAD in France. |