Graeme Bencke joined Amati in May 2022 as a Fund Manager for the WS Amati Global Innovation Fund. Graeme began his career as an equity analyst at F&C Investments before going on to manage the European Smaller Companies fund for 5 years. He then spent 12 years with AIG (later renamed PineBridge Investments) where he led the European and then Global equity teams, combining this with his role as Equity Strategist for the Group. Graeme has always managed concentrated, high conviction equity portfolios from across the full market cap spectrum, and with a focus on strong businesses with longer term growth potential. His interest in innovation extends beyond the fund through his non-executive role at Torvius where he helps to mentor start-up companies. Graeme holds a first-class BSc in Business Management from Royal Holloway University of London and is an associate member of the Society of Investment Professionals (ASIP).