Steve Memishian

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DSM Capital Partners LLC

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Mr. Stephen E.
Memishian, CFA, is a Member at DSM Capital Partners LLC.
He is on the Board of Directors at DSM Capital Partners LLC.
He began his career as a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company in 1970.
In 1976, he joined Columbia Pictures Industries, a client, as an executive in the feature film division.
In 1979, he helped to found APM, ultimately one of the largest specialized hospital consulting firms.
Mr. Memishian moved to Paine Webber in 1984 as Senior Vice President of the equity research division and, later, the investment banking division.
He joined W.P.
Stewart & Company in April 1989 as Chief Operating Officer.
He held that position for a number of years, eventually moving fully to equity research and portfolio management.
He left W.P.
Stewart at the end of 2000 to co-found DSM.
Mr. Memishian received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Tufts University, and a Master of Science in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Steve Memishian active positions

Companies	Position	Start
DSM Capital Partners LLC DSM Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance DSM follows a disciplined investment process designed to identify quality companies presenting compelling long-term revenue and earnings growth and selling at prices that offer the potential for attractive returns. The firm employs a bottom-up, growth stock selection investment process. They manage domestic, international, global and emerging market equities offered through a variety of investment strategies and vehicles.	Founder	01/03/2001

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Companies	Position	End
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.	Chief Operating Officer	31/12/1999
PaineWebber, Inc. PaineWebber, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides stock brokerage and asset management services	Analyst-Equity	31/03/1989
McKinsey & Co., Inc. McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a management consulting firm	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/1975
The Greenwich Country Day School, Inc. The Greenwich Country Day School, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Offers educational courses and services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Apm LLC /OH/ Apm LLC /OH/ Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing Provides plactic pipe manufacturing	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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DSM Capital Partners LLC DSM Capital Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance DSM follows a disciplined investment process designed to identify quality companies presenting compelling long-term revenue and earnings growth and selling at prices that offer the potential for attractive returns. The firm employs a bottom-up, growth stock selection investment process. They manage domestic, international, global and emerging market equities offered through a variety of investment strategies and vehicles.	Finance
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Engages in motion picture production	Consumer Services
McKinsey & Co., Inc. McKinsey & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a management consulting firm	Commercial Services
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
PaineWebber, Inc. PaineWebber, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides stock brokerage and asset management services	Finance
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a College/University	Finance
Tufts University Tufts University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The Greenwich Country Day School, Inc. The Greenwich Country Day School, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Offers educational courses and services	Commercial Services
Apm LLC /OH/ Apm LLC /OH/ Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing Provides plactic pipe manufacturing	Producer Manufacturing