General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> April 30, 2001

John Hock / John Devita / Harvey Heinbach – Altrinsic Global Advisors

JOHN L. DEVITA is a Principal at Altrinsic Global Advisors with primary research responsibility for the global consumer and telecommunication industries. He has been involved with international investing since 1991 when he began his career with Societe Generale Asset Management. His diverse background includes extensive experience in international securities analysis, trading and operations in equity, fixed income and foreign currency markets. Mr. DeVita is a graduate of Villanova University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Certified Public Accountant. Profile
JOHN D. HOCK is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Altrinsic Global Advisors. Prior to founding the firm, he was Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and member of the Investment Strategy Committee at Hansberger Global Investors, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Before Joining Hansberger in 1996, Mr. Hock was a Vice President and Senior Analyst in the Global Securities Research and Economics Group at Merrill Lynch where his analysis focused on overseas equities. Mr. Hock earned a BS in Applied Economics from Cornell University and an MBA in Finance from New York University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Profile
HARVEY E. HEINBACH is a Principal at Altrinsic Global Advisors with primary research responsibility for companies in the industrial and energy sectors. He began his career on Wall Street in 1969 with H.C. Wainwright, where he became a general partner. From 1978 to 1996, Mr. Heinbach was a senior analyst with Global Securities Research and Economics Group at Merrill Lynch. After being elected to the Institutional Investor All-American Research team for 20 consecutive years, Mr. Heinbach retired from Merrill Lynch in 1996. From 1997 to 2000, he worked with Taurus Management, a Connecticut-based advisor of global equity portfolios. A Chartered Financial Analyst, Mr. Heinbach earned his BA in 1968 from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and his MBA from Northwestern University in 1969. Profile
TWST: Will you begin by telling us something about your firm?

Mr. Hock: Altrinsic Global Advisors in an employee-owned global

investment advisory firm serving institutional, endowment, and