SAN DIEGO /PRNewswire/ -- Value
investment firm Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. ("Brandes")
announced today that Anita Krishnamoorthy, CFA, has joined the firm as
Director of the firm's Asian affiliate, Brandes Investment Partners
(Asia) Pte. Ltd., based in Singapore. Ms. Krishnamoorthy's primary
responsibilities include business development in Asia and investment research to uncover value
opportunities worldwide.
"Ms.
Krishnamoorthy brings her deep Asian roots and extensive investment
experience to Brandes' Asian operations," said Christopher Garrett, CFA, Chief Executive Officer
of Brandes Asia. "Ms. Krishnamoorthy is widely known and
respected in the Asian financial community. She will help advance
our plans to build presence and develop relationships with
investors seeking alpha through Brandes' Graham-and-Dodd value
style."
On her new
position, Ms. Krishnamoorthy commented: "Brandes is among a handful
of independent firms with more than four decades of value
experience. Its experience in asset management through numerous
market cycles and conditions is a significant distinguishing
factor. I'm pleased to work for a firm that I've known for many
years and that I respect for its commitment to value."
Ms.
Krishnamoorthy, who has 15 years of industry experience, joins
Brandes from Value Partners Group, where she was a fund manager in
the Singapore office. Previously, she was
with New York-based Third Avenue Management, LLC, where
she served as CEO of the firm's Singapore office. Before joining Third Avenue,
Ms. Krishnamoorthy was a Senior Vice President of Equity Research
at First Eagle Investment Management where she was responsible for
global coverage of various industries, as well as coverage of Asian
securities. Prior to that, her professional experience included
working at a number of globally well-known financial services
companies.
Ms.
Krishnamoorthy holds an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of
Business, University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of
Accountancy degree, with honors, from the Nanyang Business
School, Nanyang Technological
University in Singapore. She holds the Chartered Financial
Analyst® designation.
About Brandes Investment
Partners, L.P.
Brandes is a
leading investment advisory firm, specializing in managing equity
and fixed-income assets for clients worldwide. Since the firm's
inception in 1974, Brandes has consistently applied the value
investing approach, pioneered by Benjamin Graham, to security selection and was
among the first investment firms to bring a global perspective to
value investing. The independently owned firm manages a variety of
active investment strategies and applies its investment philosophy
consistently in all market conditions.