Gary Channon
Chief Investment Officer

Gary Channon co-founded Phoenix Asset Management Partners Ltd in 1998 and has been the Chief Investment Officer since inception. 

Using the same strategy applied to the flagship Phoenix UK Fund, Gary also manages additional segregated accounts for institutional clients. 

Gary brings over 33 years of business and financial services experience. His career began in Fixed Income Trading at Nikko Securities Europe in 1987. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1989, working in Global Equity Derivative Products Trading. In 1992, Gary joined Nomura International PLC as Head of Equity Derivative Trading. He remained at Nomura International as Co-Head of Equity and Equity Derivatives Trading until moving on to co-found Phoenix.

Gary’s investment approach at Phoenix is long-term, value-based and focused. He looks out for businesses run by competent, honest managers, who act in the interest of shareholders. Ideal companies have strong pricing power to generate an enduring high return on capital. Gary identifies great companies with good management, and waits for the opportunity to invest in them at attractive prices.

He lives and works in Barnes, South West London.