Richard W. Scott

Mr. Richard Scott joined Smith New Court in the City of London as a graduate trainee, prior to moving to Hambros Bank, where he was the Investment Strategist, specialising in US equities and global funds.
He moved down to the West Country to join Exeter Investment Group in 1995, and was in charge of the firm’s conventional investment trust holdings.
He was the manager of The New Zealand Investment Trust, and won many awards for his management of two funds, Exeter Pacific Growth and Exeter Global Opportunities.
He continued with the firm through a period of major corporate change involving deals with iimia, Miton and Midas, and managed iimia Growth & Income Fund from its launch in January 2005 through to his resignation in June 2008 to take up the position of Chief Investment Officer at Hawksmoor Investment Management.
He was Citywire rated for his management of the Exeter and iimia funds, and was the Citiwire Fund Manager of the year in 2002 in both the Global and International categories.
He is an Associate of the UK Society of Investment Professionals.
He is a History graduate from Exeter University with a History degree in 1987.