Stephen Zimmerman

Bio

Over 30 years' experience in the investment management industry. Prior to founding NewSmith, was Joint Chief Operating Officer of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, the asset management arm of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc. Was also a Senior Vice President of Merrill Lynch & Co Inc, and a member of the firm's Executive Management Committee from 1998 to 2001. Joined SG Warburg in 1971, where he specialised in fund management for over 20 years, building and then leading one of the foremost investment management businesses in the UK. Joined Merrill Lynch upon the firm's £3.1 billion acquisition of MAM in 1997, a deal that Mr Zimmerman was instrumental in bringing about and which was over twice as large as any other acquisition in the money management business at the time. In May 2006, appointed Chairman of Jewish Care. From June 2001 to December 2003, Chairman of the Royal Marsden Hospital Cancer Campaign. Was Deputy Chairman of Mercury Asset Management Group plc, the UK's largest fund manager with £100 billion under management, and a FTSE-100 company. Educated at Clifton College, Bristol and graduated from City of London College with a BA Hons in Business Studies.