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Damian is Deputy Portfolio Manager of the Perennial Value Australian Shares Trust and Portfolio Manager of the Perennial Sustainable Future Trust. He also has responsibility for analysing stocks in a number of sectors, including insurance and media. Damian joined Perennial in 2002 and he has accumulated considerable experience during this time as a senior analyst in small, mid and larger capitalisation stocks. He also has experience as a dealer and as portfolio manager of the Perennial Value Microcap Opportunities Fund. Prior to joining Perennial, Damian worked as a lawyer in Sydney and Hong Kong with Freehills, Gilbert+Tobin and Baker & McKenzie. During this time he worked primarily in the corporate law area, often on matters involving governance issues and mergers and acquisitions.