Jean-Marie Eveillard

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Jean-Marie Eveillard (born 1940) is a French international investor who currently serves as the senior investment adviser to First Eagle Funds.[1] Eveillard, who served more than a quarter century as a portfolio manager, was co-honored in 2001 by Morningstar, Inc. as "Stock Manager of the Year" and was a finalist for their 2009 "fund manager of the decade award for non-U.S. stocks". In 2003, the group gave him a "Fund Manager Lifetime Achievement" award.

Biography[edit]

Eveillard was born in Poitiers in 1940 and attended the École des Hautes Études Commerciales before entering the world of finance in 1962 with a position at the Société Générale.[2] In 1970, two years after he relocated to the United States, Eveillard took a position with SoGen International Fund as an analyst, becoming portfolio manager of the SoGen International Fund (as of 2000, First Eagle Global) in 1978 or 1979.[3][2][4][5] He remained in the position, managing the First Eagle Global, Overseas, Gold, and U.S. Value Funds, until December 31, 2004,[6] during which time he had become — according to Fortune magazine — "one of Wall Street's best value investors".[5] In 2001, Eveillard was honored as Morningstar's International's "Stock Manager of the Year. In 2003, Morningstar bestowed on Eveillard a "Fund Manager Lifetime Achievement Award", created to recognize "mutual fund managers who throughout their careers have delivered outstanding long-term performance, aligned their interests with shareholders, demonstrated the courage to differ from consensus, and shown the ability to adapt to changes in the industry."[7]

Eveillard transitioned to the role of Senior Adviser to First Eagle Funds in March 2009, a position he also held from January 2005 to March 2007. In 2009, Eveillard was a finalist for the Morningstar "fund manager of the decade award for non-U.S. stocks."

In addition to his role as senior adviser, Eveillard continues to be a member of First Eagle Funds' Board of Trustees and a Senior Vice President of First Eagle Investment Management, LLC.[8] Eveillard is the William von Mueffling Professor of Professional Practice in the Finance and Economics division of Columbia Business School.[9]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b "Jean-Marie Eveillard". panachemag.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-18. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  3. ^ "Review, The not-so-surprising secrets of wealthy investors". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  4. ^ "Jean-Marie Eveillard - Profile". gurufocus.com. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  5. ^ a b Birger, John (19 June 2007). "Eveillard: A value maestro's encore". FORTUNE Magazine. Retrieved 2010-03-09. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Chan, Ronald (2012-08-06). The Value Investors: Lessons from the World's Top Fund Managers. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-33932-9.
  7. ^ "Jean-Marie Eveillard and Ralph Wanger to Receive Fund Manager Lifetime Achievement Awards at Morningstar Investment Conference". Morningstar.com. 26 June 2003. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  8. ^ Green, William. "The World's Best Investors". Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  9. ^ "Columbia Business School Directory". Archived from the original on 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-04-29.