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Frank Dewotor
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London, United Kingdom
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Accomplished and self-driven CF30 FCA approved professional with +20 years’ experience in investment management, research and accounting .
Markets
United Kingdom
Language
English
Fluently
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Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
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My experience
2014 - ?
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Investment Manager, Partner
Newmarket Asset Management.
Led the Newmarket Africa and Afrikanske Aktier Afrika funds with full end-to-end governance for portfolios and performance management. Strengthened investment portfolios through rigorous macro research, bottom-up
fundamental research, valuation analysis, and financial modelling. Provided strategic influence on investee
companies' through engagement with senior management. Diffused escalated compliance issues in conjunction
with internal and external stakeholders. Enhanced management's and investors' decision-making and performance monitoring competence through monthly and quarterly reports. Established and sustained strong
relations with key stakeholders to raise capital.
Key Contributions:
• Steered a start-up operation, and adeptly raised $60M seeding for funds under management.
• Raised funds by preparing marketing presentations, due diligence documents, prospectus and other
marketing documents.
• Constructed investment portfolios, managed portfolios daily considering market risks, liquidity, and corporate issues
• Outperformed relevant benchmarks and peer portfolios/funds
• Assessed new investment opportunities through modelling, stress testing, and sensitivity analysis.
• Minimised country, security, sector, and trading impacts on performance by crafting operational models.
• Singlehandedly produced over 150+ liquidity, portfolio risk, company and operational risk management
models.
fundamental research, valuation analysis, and financial modelling. Provided strategic influence on investee
companies' through engagement with senior management. Diffused escalated compliance issues in conjunction
with internal and external stakeholders. Enhanced management's and investors' decision-making and performance monitoring competence through monthly and quarterly reports. Established and sustained strong
relations with key stakeholders to raise capital.
Key Contributions:
• Steered a start-up operation, and adeptly raised $60M seeding for funds under management.
• Raised funds by preparing marketing presentations, due diligence documents, prospectus and other
marketing documents.
• Constructed investment portfolios, managed portfolios daily considering market risks, liquidity, and corporate issues
• Outperformed relevant benchmarks and peer portfolios/funds
• Assessed new investment opportunities through modelling, stress testing, and sensitivity analysis.
• Minimised country, security, sector, and trading impacts on performance by crafting operational models.
• Singlehandedly produced over 150+ liquidity, portfolio risk, company and operational risk management
models.
Marketing, Research, Performance Management, Risk Management, Management, Due Diligence, Compliance, Security, Testing, Monitoring, Africa, UP, LED, Manager
2009 - 2014
job
Portfolio Manager, Director
Fulcrum Asset Management.
Rendered exceptional supervisory services for the Fulcrum Africa and Fulcrum All Cap Africa fund as a
consummate professional. Assessed investment attractiveness and effectiveness around international markets through valuation analysis and financial modelling. Made commercially astute investment decisions after
conducting detailed macro research. Improved portfolios' credibility by coordinating with the senior management of geographically disbursed companies for performance valuation, monitoring, and evaluation. Resolved
operational and compliance issues by efficaciously liaising with counterparties, back-office, and middle office.
Key Contributions:
• Set-up a Cayman and a UCITS fund, managed, and grew the Africa asset class within the firm
• Constructed and managed investment portfolios with daily oversight.
• Raised $90M for two African funds in a volatile and challenging market.
• Significantly outperformed peer funds and index benchmarks and ranked 3rd by Morningstar among over
30 funds in the asset class.
• Awarded "Best Performing Small Africa Fund" by the Africa Asset Management Magazine.
• Generated and implemented a robust financial management process in the asset class.
• Credited for preparing +150 company, portfolio liquidity, and risk management models.
consummate professional. Assessed investment attractiveness and effectiveness around international markets through valuation analysis and financial modelling. Made commercially astute investment decisions after
conducting detailed macro research. Improved portfolios' credibility by coordinating with the senior management of geographically disbursed companies for performance valuation, monitoring, and evaluation. Resolved
operational and compliance issues by efficaciously liaising with counterparties, back-office, and middle office.
Key Contributions:
• Set-up a Cayman and a UCITS fund, managed, and grew the Africa asset class within the firm
• Constructed and managed investment portfolios with daily oversight.
• Raised $90M for two African funds in a volatile and challenging market.
• Significantly outperformed peer funds and index benchmarks and ranked 3rd by Morningstar among over
30 funds in the asset class.
• Awarded "Best Performing Small Africa Fund" by the Africa Asset Management Magazine.
• Generated and implemented a robust financial management process in the asset class.
• Credited for preparing +150 company, portfolio liquidity, and risk management models.
Research, Risk Management, Management, Asset Management, Compliance, Monitoring, Office, International, Performing, UP, Manager
2008 - 2009
job
Portfolio Manager, Vice-President
UBA Capital Europe.
Researched financial information to make the best investment decisions for clients. Built and augmented
capacity for asset management as well as trained, coached, mentored, and motivated analysts and fund
managers within the UBA group, and achieved significant improvement in individual performance.
Key Contributions:
• Selected to set-up and lead an asset management unit, focusing on the African region.
• Recruited operational staff, rolled out required software infrastructure, established counter-party
relationships with brokers, researched companies, created financial models and model portfolios.
• Successfully raised $10M seeding for fund.
capacity for asset management as well as trained, coached, mentored, and motivated analysts and fund
managers within the UBA group, and achieved significant improvement in individual performance.
Key Contributions:
• Selected to set-up and lead an asset management unit, focusing on the African region.
• Recruited operational staff, rolled out required software infrastructure, established counter-party
relationships with brokers, researched companies, created financial models and model portfolios.
• Successfully raised $10M seeding for fund.
Management, Asset Management, Infrastructure, Software, UP, Manager, President
2003 - 2008
job
West Africa Regional Manager
Databank Financial Holdings.
Established and supervised subsidiaries for Databank Group in Liberia, The Gambia and Sierra Leone
Key Contributions:
• Led a group of international investors to acquire majority stake in International Bank of Liberia.
Managed negotiation, due diligence, regulatory engagement and valuation processes. Contributed to the formation of a new board, hiring new management and implementing a new IT system
• Led Databank to be licensed as the only non-bank primary dealer in government securities in The
Gambia and played a key role in establishing a secondary market in govt. securities in the country
• Served as advisor to the Gambia Divestiture Agency on the country's privatisation programme
• Advised regulators on plans to establish stock exchanges in The Gambia and Sierra Leone
• Contributed in marketing Liberia to attract foreign investment by preparing documentation for the presidency and being part of its first post-war Presidential-led investment delegation to the United
States. Engaged with investors in the resources and telecoms sectors
• Brokered cross-border securities trading in West Africa for institutional and retail clients
Career Notes
Key Contributions:
• Led a group of international investors to acquire majority stake in International Bank of Liberia.
Managed negotiation, due diligence, regulatory engagement and valuation processes. Contributed to the formation of a new board, hiring new management and implementing a new IT system
• Led Databank to be licensed as the only non-bank primary dealer in government securities in The
Gambia and played a key role in establishing a secondary market in govt. securities in the country
• Served as advisor to the Gambia Divestiture Agency on the country's privatisation programme
• Advised regulators on plans to establish stock exchanges in The Gambia and Sierra Leone
• Contributed in marketing Liberia to attract foreign investment by preparing documentation for the presidency and being part of its first post-war Presidential-led investment delegation to the United
States. Engaged with investors in the resources and telecoms sectors
• Brokered cross-border securities trading in West Africa for institutional and retail clients
Career Notes
Marketing, Retail, Management, Due Diligence, It, Regulatory, International, LED, Manager, Processes
1998 - 2008
job
Head of Africa Research
Databank Asset Management.
Directed, trained, and controlled a cross-functional team of five analysts, performing macro and fundamental
company research on stock markets in Africa. Deftly performed in a two-person team, making research inputs into investment decisions for the first Africa-domiciled Pan-African Equity Fund. Utilised finance acumen for
financial modelling, valuation, and calculation of investment opportunities. Designed compelling marketing
presentations for target markets to attract investments. Elevated organisation's image by writing newspaper
articles, running a newspaper column, attending television interviews, and reporting financial news on the radio
channel.
Key Contributions:
• Bested peer groups, achieving 27% USD annual return on flagship fund under management over 10 years.
• Facilitated the establishment of the first Africa-domiciled pan-African mutual fund in Ghana, interfaced with
authorities to build a regulatory framework for investment companies, educated people to invest in the
fund, and helped increased assets under management from $250 to $100M and client base from 5 to
90K within 10 years.
• Appraised by the Africa Investor Magazine in 2007 and awarded "Best Africa Research Team" prize.
• Progressed through series of positions with increasing responsibilities and swiftly rendered a lead role and a key interface for the overseeing of a technically sophisticated team and a financial portfolio.
company research on stock markets in Africa. Deftly performed in a two-person team, making research inputs into investment decisions for the first Africa-domiciled Pan-African Equity Fund. Utilised finance acumen for
financial modelling, valuation, and calculation of investment opportunities. Designed compelling marketing
presentations for target markets to attract investments. Elevated organisation's image by writing newspaper
articles, running a newspaper column, attending television interviews, and reporting financial news on the radio
channel.
Key Contributions:
• Bested peer groups, achieving 27% USD annual return on flagship fund under management over 10 years.
• Facilitated the establishment of the first Africa-domiciled pan-African mutual fund in Ghana, interfaced with
authorities to build a regulatory framework for investment companies, educated people to invest in the
fund, and helped increased assets under management from $250 to $100M and client base from 5 to
90K within 10 years.
• Appraised by the Africa Investor Magazine in 2007 and awarded "Best Africa Research Team" prize.
• Progressed through series of positions with increasing responsibilities and swiftly rendered a lead role and a key interface for the overseeing of a technically sophisticated team and a financial portfolio.
Marketing, Writing, Research, Management, Finance, Radio, Regulatory, Organization, Performing, Framework
1997 - 1998
internship
Management Trainee
Guinness Ghana Ltd.
Management
1993 - 1994
job
Statistician, National Service Person
Ministry of Health.
Service
My education
University of Glasgow
Masters, International Finance
Masters, International Finance
University of Ghana
BSc, Administration and Accounting
BSc, Administration and Accounting
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