James de Uphaugh is Chairman and Chief Investment Officer. He has 30 years’ investment experience. James is responsible for co-managing both the UK Equity and UK Focus strategies and leads Majedie's efforts in Responsible Capitalism.

Before co-founding Majedie in 2002, James had been a Managing Director at Mercury Asset Management, where he was also Chairman of the UK Investment Group and Alpha Team Leader. While at Mercury, he was responsible for managing institutional portfolios with combined UK equity assets of £1.4bn.

James joined Mercury in 1988. He holds a MA in Economics from Jesus College, Cambridge.

Chris Field is an Executive Director of Majedie Asset Management with 31 years’ investment experience. Chris is responsible for co-managing both the UK Equity and UK Focus strategies.

Before co-founding Majedie in 2002, Chris had been a Director at Mercury Asset Management, where he was also a member of the UK Investment Group. While at Mercury, he was responsible for managing institutional portfolios with combined UK equity assets of £1.7bn.

Chris joined Rowan Investment Managers in 1980. He holds the ASIP qualification and is an Associate Member of the CFA Society of the UK.

Matthew Smith is a fund manager with 24 years’ investment experience in UK and international equity markets. Matthew is responsible for co-managing both the UK Equity and UK Focus strategies and the lead manager of the Tortoise Fund.

Before joining Majedie in 2006, Matthew had been a Director at Deutsche Bank, where he was Pan European Support Services Analyst. Until 2004 he had been a Director and Transport Analyst at Credit Suisse. Prior to that, he was a fund manager and analyst at NPI, where he managed the NPI UK Extra Income Unit Trust.

Matthew joined NPI in 1994. He holds a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Geophysics from the University of Southampton.