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People

Successful investing is a team sport, and since the beginning, our founders instilled in our culture a collaborative approach forgoing the popular “star manager” model. Since our inception in 1993, every mandate has been managed by a team of Portfolio Managers. Our current portfolio management team, Shirley Woo, Arjun Kumar, Christopher Rankin and Jonathan Singer have over 60 years of combined investment management experience, and over two decades of experience working collaboratively at Sprucegrove.

Sprucegrove’s Investment Team has approximately 250 years of collective industry knowledge. One investment team supports our four investment mandates at Sprucegrove.

Our Team

Exclusively focused on long-only International and Global equity mandates for 40 years, Sprucegrove is comprised of experienced investment professionals who have successfully navigated our clients through many diverse market cycles.

The combined expertise of our Investment Management team is impressive, with more than 250 years of collective investment experience. Valuing diversity, over half of our Investment Management team is composed of women, minorities, or both.

 

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Engagement and Culture

At Sprucegrove, we prioritize recruiting and retaining talented individuals who reflect the global perspective of our investments. Our success is grounded in principles that mirror the diverse clients we serve as a global asset manager and the communities in which we operate.

We are committed to creating an environment where every employee can thrive and grow. This commitment is a cornerstone of our continued success. We strive to attract and retain top talent by fostering a culture rooted in learning, collaboration, and dedication—both to our clients and to each other.

Our strength lies in the diversity of our backgrounds and experiences. Integrity, humility, transparency, collaboration, and employee ownership are at the heart of who we are and how we operate.

As employee-owners, we shape our own future. We know that we can best serve our clients when every member of our team feels valued, empowered, and motivated to contribute to our shared success.

The majority of Sprucegrove’s shares are held by women, minorities, or both.

 In accordance with its procedures, CAMSC (Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council) independently verified and certifies that 51% or more of the outstanding common shares of Sprucegrove are held by Aboriginal peoples and/or visible minorities.  For the purpose of CAMSC certification, visible minority status is based on ethnic origin and not gender.

The CCDI  (Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion) is a registered not for profit organization that focuses on diversity and inclusion, and human rights and equity, specifically in Canada’s workplaces and schools.

The NMSDC (National Minority Supplier Development Council) defines a minority business enterprise as at least 51% minority-owned, managed and controlled. Having been certified by CAMSC,  NMSDC recognizes Sprucegrove as a bona fide MBE through the Global Link Affiliation program.

Sprucegrove is the 3rd largest minority & women-owned active equity manager for internally managed U.S. institutional, tax-exempt assets, as of December 31st, 2023.

Succession Planning

Our collaborative approach serves our firm and our clients well on many levels. One of those is mitigating against key person risk. Each mandate is managed by a team of co-leads, ensuring that we have a structured portfolio management system in place.

Sprucegrove also has a well-established succession plan for its investment team and executive management. This has proven effective as the founders have long retied, and we move forward with our fourth generation leadership team.

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