Piers Watson

Mr. Piers Watson is a Portfolio Manager & Investment Risk Manager at Five Oceans Asset Management Ltd.
Mr. Watson has over 15 years' experience in the investment industry, predominantly in Edinburgh.
He spent eight years as a fund manager with Edinburgh Fund Managers PLC covering UK and US equity markets.
In 2001, he became a founding partner of Ailsa Capital Management LLP, a US equity long/short investment management boutique company.
This business was ultimately acquired by Collins Stewart Limited, Edinburgh where he managed a US equity portfolio until he moved to Australia.
Mr. Watson has a Master of Science in Investment Analysis from the University of Stirling and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Nottingham Trent University.
Mr. Watson is an Associate of the UK Society of Investment Professionals, a member of the UK Society of Technical Analysts and has achieved the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) designations.