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James D. Hamel, CFA, is a managing director of Artisan Partners and a portfolio manager on the Growth team. In this role, he is the lead portfolio manager for the Artisan Global Opportunities Strategy, including Artisan Global Opportunities Fund, and a portfolio manager for the Artisan U.S. Mid-Cap Growth and U.S. Small-Cap Growth Strategies, including Artisan Mid Cap and Small Cap Funds. Prior to joining Artisan Partners in May 1997, Hamel was a financial associate, cost analyst and operations manager of Kimberly-Clark Corporation from March 1990 through May 1997. He began his career at Carlson, Posten & Associates. Hamel holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis where he was a three-time Academic All-American.

Daniel J. O’Keefe is a managing director of Artisan Partners and founding partner of the Global Value team. He is lead portfolio manager of the Artisan Global Value strategy, which he has managed since the portfolio’s inception in July 2007. In addition, he is portfolio co-manager of the Artisan Non-U.S. Value strategy, which he has co-managed since October 2006. Prior to becoming portfolio manager in 2006, O’Keefe was a research analyst for the Artisan Global Value team since its inception in 2002. Before joining Artisan Partners in May 2002, O'Keefe was an international equities analyst at Harris Associates LP, from July 1997 until May 2002. Preceding his days at Harris Associates, he was an associate in mergers and acquisitions at BancAmerica Securities from February 1995 until July 1997, and was an analyst with Morningstar, Inc. from June 1993. Mr. O’Keefe holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Northwestern University.

N. David Samra is lead portfolio manager of the Artisan Non-U.S. Value strategy, which he has managed since the portfolio’s inception on 1st July 2002. In addition, he is the portfolio co-manager of the Artisan Global Value strategy, which he has co-managed since its inception on 1 July 2007. Prior to joining Artisan Partners in May 2002, Samra was a portfolio manager and a senior analyst in international equities at Harris Associates LP, from August 1997 through May 2002. Earlier in his career, he was a portfolio manager with Montgomery Asset Management from June 1993 until August 1997. Mr. Samra holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Bentley College and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.