Speakers
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Kelly Tran Managing Director, Institutional Sales – MFS Investment Management
Kelly, CFA, is Managing Director of UK & Ireland at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, she is responsible for new business development for the institutional business across defined benefit clients, defined contribution clients and consultant relations. She is based in London.
Kelly joined MFS in 2021 in her current role. Previously, she held various roles over a seven year period with Newton Investment Management/Bank of New York Mellon including client director, commercial sustainability leader and head of UK sales. She also spent eight years at J.P. Morgan Private Bank managing multi-asset portfolios for ultra-high-net-worth clients, covering Russia, Greece and Israel.
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Paul Fairbrother Institutional Equity Portfolio Manager - MFS Investment Management
Paul Fairbrother, ASIP, is an investment officer and institutional equity portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he participates in the research process and strategy discussions, assesses portfolio risk, customizes portfolios to client objectives and guidelines, and manages daily cash flows. He is also responsible for communicating investment policy, strategy and positioning. He is based in London.
Paul joined MFS in 2019 in his current role after five years at Sarasin & Partners as a business partner and client account director. Prior to that, he served as a European equity portfolio manager, European equity analyst and UK equity portfolio manager for UBS Asset Management over the course of his 21-year tenure there. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1993.
Paul earned a bachelor's degree in business economics from the University of Reading. He is a member of the CFA Institute and an Associate of the CFA Society of the UK (ASIP).
