The pandemic has focused attention on the food we eat and the impact it has on both our physical well-being and the planet which produces it.Â
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We are in the early stages of a profound transformation in our global food systems, providing enduring opportunities for investors looking for long-term secular growth.
Agriculture is the largest user of natural resources and therefore the logical starting point in tackling the climate emergency. There is an emergency in global health too, with 2.2bn overweight or obese people1 and a similar number without access to sufficient, safe or nutritious food2. Food therefore provides potentially the strongest lever to improve both health and our impact on the environment. Â
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Pictet Nutrition invests in the future of food - in companies that improve the sustainability, access to, and quality of food and its production.
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After all, as our global population increases and our eating habits evolve, improving the way we grow, transform and distribute food is rapidly becoming a necessity, not an option.
We believe this theme represents a compelling long-term investment case. Join us to find out why.
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Please note that this webcast is for professional investors only.
1 Source: Global Burden of Disease study, 2017.
2 Source: UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, 2019.
Senior Investment Manager
Mayssa Al Midani joined Pictet Asset Management in September 2018 as an Investment Manager in the Thematic Equities team. She was previously a Portfolio Manager within the Pictet Investment Office focused on special situations across the capital structure and private equity co-investments in the consumer sector. Before joining PIO, she was an Equity Buy-Side Analyst at Pictet Wealth Management specialising in global consumer equities.
She began her career in 2010 as an Analyst at Credit Suisse Investment Bank. Mayssa holds a MSc in Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA) diploma from the Swiss Financial Analysts Association.
Investment Manager
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Alex Howson joined Pictet Asset Management in April 2020 as an Investment Manager in the Thematic Equities team. He was previously Investor Relations Director at Nestlé, where he spent five years gaining valuable insight into the Nutrition industry. Prior to Nestlé, Alex spent six years as a Sell-Side Equity Analyst at Jefferies in London, specializing in Consumer Staples, with a focus on Food and Ingredients companies.
He began his career in 2006 at Ernst & Young in London as an audit executive. Alex is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) and holds a BA and MA in English Literature from the University of Cambridge, and an MA in commercial property investment from the University of Sheffield.
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