Resume of Experience

STEPHEN K. KENT, JR., CFA, CIC
P.O. Box 6456 • Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Home: 480.247.6776 Cell: 480.365.8483 • SKK2@cox.net

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER / SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Highly accomplished equity and fixed income Senior Portfolio Manager with more than 25 years of experience driving investment performance and business development activities through strategic decision-making, market analysis, and management of assets. Proven track record of delivering highly effective new business presentations that retain key clients and enable significant growth in AUM. Expertise in mentoring portfolio managers, overseeing value/growth equity and fixed income accounts, and managing client relationships. Skilled at utilizing vast knowledge of economic and investment market to develop investment strategies that realize optimum results.

Portfolio Management • New Business Presentations • Investment Strategies
Client Services Team Building • Relationship Management • Market Analyses
Operational Streamlining • Revenue Growth Strategies • Risk Management
Financial Reporting • Performance Measurement • Strategic Planning • Research
Asset Management • Business Development • Staff Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NORTHERN TRUST VALUE INVESTORS (NTVI)                                  2000 to 2006
West Palm Beach, FL
Large capitalization value equity management firm with $5 billion in assets under management in 2006. Division of Northern Trust Company.

Chairman, Investment Strategy Committee/Senior Portfolio Manager
Spearheaded Investment Strategy Committee (ISC), developing company’s position on strength and direction of US economy and interest rates by monitoring economic data releases and news. Led weekly meetings of ISC to discuss conclusions/insights. Managed team of nine portfolio managers, assigning each an area of responsibility including equity and fixed income research, client servicing obligations, and new business activities. Mentored portfolio managers, sharing knowledge of investment business and decision-making process. Maintained strong relationships with key clients, visiting larger clients on regular basis and writing quarterly newsletter. Conducted new business presentations and spoke at prestigious investment forums and seminars for brokers, financial advisors, and clients.

Key Achievements

  • Grew assets under management from approximately $2.2 billion in 2000 to $5 billion in 2006.
  • Closed more than 90% of all new business presentations.
  • Significantly improved stock selection and performance of Investment Strategy Committee by reorganizing weekly meetings to focus on one economic sector/week.
  • Enhanced quantity and quality of internally generated research reports on companies within client portfolios and companies under consideration for purchase. Grew reports to require 40 to 60 hours of analytical work, resulting in improved investment performance.
  • Solved portfolio dispersion problem by initiating plan to gradually reduce number of stock holdings in institutional portfolios while increasing number of holdings in high net worth client portfolios over three years so that every portfolio held identical securities totaling 46 positions.
  • Reduced number of quarterly consultant calls by solving dispersion problem, allowing senior portfolio managers to make more efficient use of time.

CARL DOMINO ASSOCIATES (CDA)                                           1992 to 2000
West Palm Beach, FL
Large capitalization value equity management firm with $325 million in assets under management.

Partner/Senior Portfolio Manager
Managed broad cross section of client investment portfolios, significantly contributing to company’s growth. Identified new business opportunities, conducted business presentations, and retained key clients. Researched up to 10 individual common stocks used in client portfolios. Prepared research reports and presented to investment committee comprised of portfolio managers.

Key Achievements

  • Contributed to company’s growth from approximately $325 million in assets under management in 1992 to $2.2 billion in 2000.
  • Assumed role as firm’s in-house economist, keeping portfolio managers informed on state of economy, level and trend of interest rates, and other critical data.
  • Selected as Chairman of Investment Strategy Committee shortly after Northern Trust Company acquired company in 2000.

GEORGE D. BJURMAN & ASSOCIATES (GDBA)                      1980 to 1989
Los Angeles, CA
Investment management firm utilizing large capitalization growth stock philosophy with approximately $1.2 billion in assets under management.

Senior Executive Vice President/Senior Portfolio Manager
Directed activities for group of portfolios including institutional and high net worth clients. Performed purchase and sale decisions and placed orders with trading desks at brokerage firms. Established and retained strong relationships with clients, speaking with some clients daily and with others during quarterly meetings. As Director of Research, supervised activities of portfolio management team and assigned stock research duties. Scheduled presentation of reports at weekly Investment Policy Committee (IPC) meetings.

Key Achievements

  • Achieved significant success in raising new assets by leading new business presentations and marketing activities.
  • Prepared and presented report on economy for every client meeting and portfolio review. Monitored economic data releases as well as actions and statements of Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) to create effective reports.
  • Prepared technical outlook for market utilizing Lowry’s Reports.

ASHBRIDGE CORPORATION                                                       1969 to 1980

President/Senior Portfolio Manager
Managed the assets of two prominent Philadelphia families, including the personal holding company of one of the families. Worked with three generations of one family and two generations of the other. Was the sole investment professional on the staff during the eleven years of my association with the firm. Reported to each family on a quarterly basis and served as a family advisor and consultant on myriad issues.

Early Career (Details on Request)

FORMAL EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Washington & Lee University – Lexington, Virginia

ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Chartered Investment Counselor (CIC)
Financial Analysts Seminar
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