14 februari 2012
We are very pleased to announce that Simon Turner will join Kempen Capital Management UK Ltd (KCM) as Investment Manager as of 5 March 2012.

Simon Turner CFA will join KCM in Edinburgh as Investment Manger in March 2012. He previously worked for Balyasny Europe Asset Management and Bluecrest Capital Management. Prior to that he worked at Morley and Singer and Friedlander, starting his career at Ord Minnett. Most recently, Simon has just completed a Masters from the University of Edinburgh in Carbon Management.

We are convinced that the addition of Simon to the team will help us to fulfill our world-class ambitions within the European Small Cap asset class.

Rory Hammerson, Managing Director of Kempen Capital Management UK Ltd: "Simon brings a wealth of experience to KCM UK with a career focussed on European Small Caps. His expertise within the asset class in addition to application of his SRI credentials to our investment principles, are strong ingredients for the passion and drive we apply to investing in Smaller Companies. We very much look forward to welcoming him to the team."

Simon Turner: "I look forward to joining the Kempen Capital Management Edinburgh team. Their focus upon European smaller companies and SRI combined with a disciplined investment approach is very consistent with my background. I believe this is the ideal platform and the right team to identify the significant opportunities in this asset class."