Senior Management
Rodney B. Herenton
Managing Member
Rodney is a Managing Member of Channing Global Advisors. He, along with Wendell Mackey, CFA, on behalf of Channing Capital Management and Josephine Jimenez, CFA, founded Channing Global Advisors. Rodney also co-founded Channing Capital in 2003 and presently serves as its Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the investment management industry. He holds a Master in Business Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance from Morehouse College.
Joséphine Jiménez, CFA
Managing Member, Chief Investment Officer, and Portfolio Manager
Josephine is a founder and Managing Member of Channing Global Advisors. She is the firm’s Chief Investment Officer and portfolio manager of its Thematic Growth Strategies: Emerging Markets All Cap and EM Small Cap. She managed commingled trusts and mutual funds at her previous positions and has a track record of managing EM assets for institutional and retail investors that spans over two decades. Prior to co-founding Channing Global, she worked at The RockCreek Group and preceding that, founded Victoria 1522 Investments and served as its CEO, Chief Investment Officer, and portfolio manager. Before establishing that firm, she was Managing Director and senior portfolio manager at Montgomery Asset Management for 12 years, where she launched and managed emerging markets strategies. After the sale of that firm to Wells Capital Management, she led the Emerging Markets and International divisions at Wells. Josephine started her emerging markets career in 1988 as an analyst and portfolio manager at Emerging Markets Management. She holds a Master of Science in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from New York University. She served on the MIT Corporation for five years and helped oversee the endowment fund as a member of MIT’s Investment Committee. She is a CFA charterholder.
Wendell E. Mackey, CFA
Managing Member
Wendell is a Managing Member of Channing Global Advisors. He, along with Rodney Herenton on behalf of Channing Capital Management and Josephine Jimenez, CFA, founded Channing Global Advisors. Wendell also co-founded Channing Capital in 2003 and presently serves as its Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and portfolio manager of U.S. small cap and SMID strategies. He has over 25 years of investment management experience. He holds a Master of Management from Northwestern University and a Bachelor in Business Administration from Howard University. He is a CFA charterholder.
Investment Team
Ronald Holt, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Ron is portfolio manager of the following Channing Global’s strategies: International Developed, ACWI ex USA, and Global Equity. He has more than 25 years of experience in the investment industry as an executive, portfolio manager, and investment analyst. Prior to joining Channing Global Advisors, he founded PREMIS Capital Partners, where he served as President, CEO, & Chief Investment Officer. Ron joined Hansberger Global Investors in 1997, initially as an analyst covering several industries and regions and subsequently, as portfolio manager and Director of Research of the firm’s Value strategy. Ron started his career at Merrill Lynch in 1991. He holds a Master of Business Administration from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Columbia University. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Mount Olive Gardens, the low-cost non-profit housing affiliate of the New Mount Olive Baptist Church of Ft. Lauderdale. Ron is a CFA charterholder.
Ying-Wei Chen, CFA
Research Analyst
Ying-Wei is a Channing Global Research Analyst focused on Asia. She has over 20 years of experience in the investment industry. Prior to joining Channing Global, she worked at Ashmore Equity Investment Management for five years, initially as an analyst covering China, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Vietnam, then later as co-portfolio manager of investments in China and Taiwan. Previously, she was a quantitative analyst at Emerging Markets Management for 10 years and, before that, a performance analyst at Calvert Investment. At Calvert, Ying-Wei designed and implemented not only the Calvert Social Index but also automatic reporting systems to process data using VBA. She began her career in 1995 at Edgar Lomax Company, working in portfolio administration, trading, performance measurement, and research. She holds a Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Fu-Jen Catholic University (Taiwan). She is a CFA charterholder.
Jesse Kennedy, CFA
Research Analyst
Jesse is a Channing Global Research Analyst, specializing in emerging markets. In addition to his research responsibilities, he works closely with portfolio manager Joséphine Jiménez in the design and maintenance of the firm’s proprietary database systems, which he helped expand and maintain while working with her at Victoria 1522. He has over 20 years of experience in emerging-markets research. Prior to his work as a management consultant at THRIVE Consulting, Jesse was an equity analyst at BNP Paribas Investment Partners, covering emerging and frontier markets, with a focus on the Financials and Industrials sectors. Previously, he worked at Victoria 1522 as an equity analyst with a focus on Latin America, Emerging Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Jesse began his Emerging Markets career at Ninth Wave Capital Management as an emerging-markets generalist, where he was also responsible for stock screening. At Greenwood Investments, Jesse served as a specialist in U.S. small-cap equities. Prior to his investment experience, Jesse worked at Database Publishing Group for seven years, where he collaborated to develop and deploy new generations of software and web applications. Jesse holds a Master of Business Administration from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Colgate University. He is a CFA charterholder.
Maria, Douli, CFA
Research Consultant
Maria is Channing Global’s research consultant on the developed markets of Europe. She has over 25 years of investment research experience. Since 2011, she has been affiliated with Noema Advisory AG, a research consulting firm based in Switzerland. Noema, which means “thought or perception” in Greek, provides research services to institutional clients. Prior to joining Noema, Maria worked at Sigma Securities in Greece and, in 1998, ranked as top analyst in the country, according to Institutional Investor magazine. She first became acquainted with Josephine Jimenez, Channing Global’s CIO, in 1993 at Montgomery Asset Management when she helped Josephine and her team expand their coverage of Greece, under the sponsorship of her employer at that time. Maria holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Port and Shipping Administration from the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology and a Diploma in Shipping Administration from the London Institute of Science and Technology. She is a CFA charterholder.
Willie Herenton
Research Associate
Willie provides market and company updates to the team, supports Ron Holt in covering U.S. equities, and assists Joséphine Jiménez on special projects related to the emerging markets. Willie received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from the University of Miami. While in college, he was Point Guard for the Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball team.
Legal & Compliance
Sidney Wigfall, Esq.
Sidney began his career as Managing Counsel & Branch Chief at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission’s Office in New York and also worked as a Corporate & Securities Counsel at 2 large law firms in the New York-New Jersey region, including a global-100 large law firm. Sidney serves as Channing Global’s Chief Compliance Officer & Chief Legal-Governance Officer. Sidney is also the Chief Compliance Officer at Channing Global’s affiliate, Channing Capital Management. His responsibilities include overseeing Compliance and all governance-legal related matters of Channing Global. He is a senior-level regulatory, compliance, and legal officer and advisor with over 25 years of experience. Sid has managed the regulatory/compliance, legal and risk-management functions of various investment firms, including MONY Capital Management, 1740 Capital Advisors, MONY Funds Management, and Enterprise Funds. He began his career as Managing Counsel & Branch Chief at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission’s Office in New York. Sid holds a Juris Doctor from Touro University – Fuchsberg Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Rochester.
Marketing & Client Service
Richard Turnley, III
As Director of Institutional Sales & Marketing at Channing Capital Management (an affiliate of Channing Global Advisors), Richard works closely with Rodney Herenton in business development and client outreach. Richard has more than 20 years of marketing experience in the investment management industry. He holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Florida A&M University. He is currently the president of the Atlanta Chapter of the National Association of Securities Professionals.
Trading
Christopher Chase
Trader
Chris is Channing Global’s Trader, covering the early part of the Asian trading hours, the latter part of EMEA markets trading hours, and the morning sessions in the U.S. and Latin America. He brings decades of experience in equity trading to the firm, having held positions in New York, Hong Kong, and Singapore with several firms, including Auerbach Grayson, Oppenheimer, and JPMorgan. Chris attended Columbia University, initially in the Engineering program, then in Economics. While a student, he played varsity football on Columbia’s team for four years. He is proficient in algorithmic trading and holds Series 7 and Series 63 certifications.
Jack Crowley, CFA, CMT
Jack has over 10 years of equity trading experience. He handles trading primarily at Channing Capital Management but renders support to Channing Global in covering the afternoon trading session for ADRs and Latin America. Previously, Jack held trading positions at Driehaus Capital Management and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, where he traded U.S. small-cap stocks and international equities. Jack earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from Saint Louis University. He also holds the Chartered Market Technician designation, awarded by the CMT Association, and is a CFA charterholder.
Operations
David Lemanski, CPA
Dave is responsible for overseeing the investment operations at both Channing Global Advisors and its affiliate, Channing Capital Management. He has more than 25 years of experience in investment operations management. His responsibilities as Operations Manager at Channing Global includes handling trade settlements, managing relationships with global custodians, portfolio accounting, reconciliation, and performance measurement. In addition, Dave leads Channing Global’s GIPS Oversight Committee. Previously, Dave was Director of Operations at Everest Capital. Earlier in his career, he worked at Hansberger Global Investors alongside Ron Holt, Channing Global’s portfolio manager of International Developed, ACWI ex USA, and Global Equity strategies. After first serving as Operations Manager and then Vice President of Operations at Hansberger, Dave was promoted to Chief Administrative Officer, a role in which he was responsible for account administration, portfolio accounting and valuation, trade settlements, proxy voting, and portfolio compliance. Dave holds Bachelor of Science degrees in both Accounting and Finance from Florida State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Ryan Hanley
Ryan has over 20 years of investment operations experience. He works under the direction of Dave Lemanski in handling operations at Channing Capital Management and Channing Global Advisors. Prior to joining Channing Capital, he led operations teams at UBS and Driehaus Capital Management. Ryan holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Michigan.
