for all investment decisions that are made on behalf of the funds, and for ensuring the integrity of the investment process is being upheld across the company. Before founding Rockhampton, he was a founding member of Japan Advisory Limited, an advisor to a Japanese long-short fund. Prior to that, Eric was a fund manager investing in Japanese small-cap equities at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell. His career in Japanese equities began in 1994 as a sell-side analyst with SG Warburg, where he covered small-cap stocks, following a year covering consumer stocks in Australia and in Japan.

In his spare time, Eric enjoys following cricket (and reliving his playing days in his mind), hiking, kayaking, running, reading, attending live houses and concerts, listening to music and podcasts, and travelling to non-English speaking countries. Eric firmly upholds the belief that every individual is entitled to rights and freedoms, irrespective of where they are in the world.

portfolio construction, position sizing, and management of portfolio exposures. Prior to joining Rockhampton, he spent ten years at the Tokyo office of Goldman Sachs in various Japanese equity roles including research sales, execution trading, and proprietary trading.

Outside of the office, Tetsu enjoys spending time with his family and indulging in his passion and lifelong hobby of raising horses.

He originally joined as a trader and over time his duties broadened to include speaking with investors, recruiting, and business development. Prior to joining Rockhampton, Ken was an equity sales-trader dealing in Japanese equities with Morgan Stanley in Tokyo.

In his spare time, Ken enjoys playing futsal and tennis, taking long walks around Tokyo with his wife, and sneaking in an occasional gaming session with friends.

was responsible for building out the company’s technological infrastructure. In his current role, he oversees all matters related to information technology, from hardware and infrastructure, to software and system development. Mark’s team also leads the artificial intelligence initiative at Rockhampton, which aims to harness the power of AI to enhance decision-making capabilities across the investment and non-investment teams. Before joining Rockhampton, Mark worked for the London office of Deutsche Bank within the Equity Research Information Technology team. Prior to that, he was with Deutsche Bank’s Tokyo office as a database administrator, and with HSBC Tokyo before that in a similar capacity. Mark started his career in the financial services industry at Warburg, working closely with Eric Forday in building out the information technology side of the Japanese small-cap product.

In his spare time, Mark enjoys learning about the latest computer technology, astronomy, and cycling.