Malcolm Smith, managing director, is Head of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management International Equity Group. Previously, Malcolm was Head of the European Equity group. Within JPMAM, Malcolm also sits on the EMEA Leadership Committee and is Co–Chair of the Investment Strategy Review Group. An employee since 2014, Malcolm was previously with BlackRock where he was a managing director within the Fundamental Equities Group. Malcolm obtained a MA (with Honours) in Accountancy from The University of Aberdeen and also serves as Deputy Chair for the Investment Committee of the IA (Investment Association), the UK Asset Management Trade body