Biography:
Teera Chanpongsang is Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Funds – Emerging Asia Fund and Fidelity Funds – India Focus Fund. He is responsible for developing the overall investment strategies for the fund, as well as stock selection, asset allocation and performance evaluation of the portfolio. With 14 years of investment experience, Teera has extensive experience investing in and researching companies across the Asian emerging markets. Since he joined Fidelity in 1994 as a research analyst, he has built in-depth knowledge of the region, with a special focus on Thailand, the regional banking and telecommunication sectors. He was appointed Portfolio Manager in 1998 and was able to deliver consistently strong returns for Fidelity Funds – Global Telecommunications Fund and Fidelity Funds – Thailand Fund. Under his management, these two funds out-performed the benchmark by 29% and 36% respectively at times of heightened volatility and market uncertainties. Teera holds an MBA degree from University of California at Berkeley, USA, and a Bachelor degree from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, majoring in Business Administration (Accounting).