Philip Dicken joined the company in 2004 and has managed the pan European smaller companies strategy since it was launched in 2005, and jointly manages the pan European small cap opportunities strategy.  He became head of European equities in 2012 and head of international equities in 2022.

He started his career with Merrill Lynch as an analyst in the Corporate Finance division and holds a first class degree in Mechanical Engineering with study in Continental Europe from Bristol University.

He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Society of the UK.