Edward Collins

Edward was educated at Durham University. He was a senior fund manager at New Star Asset Management in London from 2002-2009, initially working on a special situations fund, which included investing in Asian equities and resources. In 2006 he was appointed lead manager of a long only growth fund which invested in mid and large UK listed companies, he subsequently also ran a hedge fund. In 2008 after the departure of the special situation fund manager Edward was appointed to run the fund, leading a substantial improvement in performance. Since May 2009 Edward has been the CIO of Hanson Family Holdings and in addition to coordinating the families investment activity is primarily responsible for the family's special situation and emerging market investing in addition to building relationships with third parties. In addition he represents the family's interests on the boards of several operating companies in Europe and Asia.