James Gledhill is Head of Fixed Income and has 16 years' investment experience. Prior to joining New Star in 2002, James worked at M&G. James holds a BA in Metallurgy and Science of Material from the University of Oxford.
Phil Roantree has 22 years' investment experience. He joined New Star in 2003. Previously he headed the investment grade credit team at Aberdeen Asset Management and was manager of the Aberdeen Sterling Bond Unit Trust, where he won the Bloomberg Investment Week Corporate Bond Fund of the Year Award in both 2000 and 2001.
Nick Hayes joined New Star in 2002 and has developed his fund management skills alongside his highly-rated fixed income colleagues, James Gledhill and Philip Roantree. Prior to joining New Star, Nick worked at WPP Group. Nick holds a BA in French and Spanish from Trinity College, Dublin.
Mark Sanders transferred from Aberdeen to New Star in 2003 following the acquisition of Aberdeen's fixed interest funds. He has 28 years' investment experience, having worked for Friends Provident, Argosy Asset Management and Clerical Medical Investment Company. He currently works in the high yield sector with James Gledhill.