General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> June 12, 2000

Brian Hopkinson – Ge Asset Management

MICHAEL J. SOLECKI is Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager with GE Asset Managements International Equities Team. He has portfolio management responsibilities with particular research emphasis on European securities. Mr. Solecki began his GE Asset Management career in their Financial Management Program, moving into international securities analysis in the London Office. He holds a BS in Finance from Western New England College, an MBA from Fordham University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Profile
BRIAN HOPKINSON is Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager with GE Asset Managements International Equities Team. He has international portfolio management responsibilities with particular emphasis on Japanese and Asian Securities. Mr. Hopkinson brings twenty years of investment experience to GE Asset Management. He began his investment management career at Legal & General Group in London and subsequently worked for Fiduciary Trust Company International, both in London and in New York, before joining GE Asset Management. Mr. Hopkinson graduated from Leeds University with an honors degree in Mathematics and Statistics and is an Associate of the Institute of Actuaries. Profile
TWST: Brian, won't you give us some background on GE Asset Management?

Mr. Hopkinson: GE Asset Management is a wholly owned operation of GE. It

was established in the 1920s to manage the GE