Jim Hall is Chief Investment Officer at Mawer Investment Management Ltd., and lead Portfolio Manager of Manulife International Large Cap Fund. Previously, Mr. Hall managed Manulife Global Equity Class, Manulife Global Equity Private Pool, Manulife Canadian Investment Class, Manulife World Investment Fund and Class, and Manulife International Equity Private Trust. He joined Mawer Investment Management in 1997, playing a key role in shaping the firm’s investment philosophy and process, including serving as Chief Investment Manager at Mawer Investment Management from 2004-2018, serving on the Board of Directors which he first joined in 2000 and chaired from 2008 to 2023, and also served as President and a member of Mawer’s Executive Team.

Before joining Mawer, Mr. Hall was employed by Wood Gundy Inc. in Vancouver from 1994-1997. He received the prestigious Morningstar Equity Fund Manager of the Year in 2010 and the Morningstar Domestic Equity Fund Manager of the Year award in 2015.*

He has a Master of Business Administration (University of British Columbia) and a Bachelor of Economics and Political Science (University of Toronto), and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder. Mr. Hall is a member of the CFA Society Calgary.