American Century Shuffles International Staff

July 23, 2001, 1:00 a.m. EDT 1 Min Read

Taps Singapore Office For New Portfolio Manager

Raymond Kong will join the equity investment team at American Century Investments, as co-manager of the Emerging Markets Fund, the company announced today. Kong will co-manage the fund with Michael Donnelly, who has managed the fund since joining the company in 1997.

Kong, 36, recently completed a three-year assignment at the company's Singapore office where he served as a managing director. He will continue to provide analysis for other American Century international funds.

The company also announced today the addition of Stephen Chan, 39, to its international equity team. The Singapore resident will serve as an international investment analyst and managing director in Singapore.

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