Roy Maslen
22 Years at AB|30 Years of Experience
Roy Maslen was appointed Chief Investment Officer of Australian Equities in 2012, and has been managing Australian equity portfolios at AB since 2005. Previously, he served as co-CIO and director of Research. Prior to joining the firm in June 2003, Maslen was an associate principal with McKinsey & Company. During his seven years at McKinsey, he worked in Australia, Europe and North America. Before that, Maslen spent four years with Rolls-Royce Aerospace as a manufacturing strategy researcher. He holds an MEng from the University of Cambridge, where he was sponsored by Shell UK as an engineer, as well as a PhD in manufacturing strategy from the University of Cambridge. Location: Sydney
Published Work
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