David Allan Altman

Analyst-Equity at

HS Management Partners LLC

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Consumer Services

Profile

Mr. David A. Altman, CFA MBA, is a Senior Advisor at HS Management Partners LLC.
Prior to joining HS Management Partners in October of 2007, Mr. Altman served as Director of Research and Portfolio Manager at W.P.
Stewart & Co., Inc., where he worked for 13 years.
In addition to his research responsibility he managed approximately $1 billion of institutional and high-net-worth client assets.
Before joining W.P.
Stewart in 1993 he was a Research Analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he began his investment career in 1981.
He was Institutional Investor’s top ranked analyst for Electrical Equipment for six consecutive years.
He has a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas.

David Allan Altman active positions

Companies	Position	Start
HS Management Partners LLC HS Management Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance HSMP applies a focused, bottom-up, fundamental approach to Concentrated Quality Growth portfolio equity management. The firm aims to build a concentrated portfolio of 20-25 securities, comprised of what they consider to be quality businesses with strong future earning/cash flow growth potential- while being highly attentive to valuation.	Analyst-Equity	2007-09-30

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WPS Advisors, Inc. WPS Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance WPS Advisors seeks to double the value of their clients' investments every 5 years, for an average return of about 15% a year. The firm conducts in-house research on every company they select, developing their investment research information from a variety of sources, both external and internal. They visit companies regularly, contact managements frequently and talk to competitors, customers and suppliers. WPS Advisors prepares detailed 5-year projections for all investment prospects. These forecasts, and the related appraisals of fair current value for companies under review, are continuously updated. Central to the firm's analytic process is a valuation method that is used to determine the intrinsic value of the shares of each of the companies they follow. This appraisal technique systematically examines all relevant factors such as quality of assets, ability to finance growth, strength of product line, capability of management and inflation adaptability. WPS Advisors seeks to invest in companies with solid and consistent earnings growth, which is associated with significant revenue growth. They also look for companies with above-average profitability with low sensitivity to economic cycles, strong financial positions with below average debt-to-total capital ratios, controllable operational leverage, high free cash flow and exceptional management teams. Though not limited by sector, the firm tends to invest in the stocks of US mid-cap and large-cap companies in the finance, consumer non-durables, electronic technology, technology services and retail sectors. WPS Advisors maintains a low turnover rate.	Director of Research - Equity	2007-09-29
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Analyst-Equity	1992-12-30

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WPS Advisors, Inc. WPS Advisors, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance WPS Advisors seeks to double the value of their clients' investments every 5 years, for an average return of about 15% a year. The firm conducts in-house research on every company they select, developing their investment research information from a variety of sources, both external and internal. They visit companies regularly, contact managements frequently and talk to competitors, customers and suppliers. WPS Advisors prepares detailed 5-year projections for all investment prospects. These forecasts, and the related appraisals of fair current value for companies under review, are continuously updated. Central to the firm's analytic process is a valuation method that is used to determine the intrinsic value of the shares of each of the companies they follow. This appraisal technique systematically examines all relevant factors such as quality of assets, ability to finance growth, strength of product line, capability of management and inflation adaptability. WPS Advisors seeks to invest in companies with solid and consistent earnings growth, which is associated with significant revenue growth. They also look for companies with above-average profitability with low sensitivity to economic cycles, strong financial positions with below average debt-to-total capital ratios, controllable operational leverage, high free cash flow and exceptional management teams. Though not limited by sector, the firm tends to invest in the stocks of US mid-cap and large-cap companies in the finance, consumer non-durables, electronic technology, technology services and retail sectors. WPS Advisors maintains a low turnover rate.	Finance
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
McGill University McGill University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
HS Management Partners LLC HS Management Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance HSMP applies a focused, bottom-up, fundamental approach to Concentrated Quality Growth portfolio equity management. The firm aims to build a concentrated portfolio of 20-25 securities, comprised of what they consider to be quality businesses with strong future earning/cash flow growth potential- while being highly attentive to valuation.	Finance