Mr. Mercer is a Partner, Managing Director for Dalton Investments (Australia) Pty Ltd. and Chief Research Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer. Mr. Mercer has worked in the investment industry for over 24 years. Most recently, he served as a portfolio manager for Optimal Fund Management (“Optimal”) and was the CIO and lead portfolio manager for Remerga, a specialist emerging markets investment firm focused on sustainable investing which he co-founded with Optimal. Other key roles in the past include serving as the head of risk management and head of the London office for Dalton and head of emerging markets research at Watson Wyatt (now Willis Towers Watson). Mr. Mercer holds a BSc (Hons) First Class from the University of Dundee in Financial Economics and Statistics and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.