Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Instl
Kansas City, MO 64121-9579
P.O. Box 219579
Loomis Sayles Funds II (Natixis)
800-225-5478
Management information
John J. Slavik,Lead manager since 31 March 2005
John Slavik is a co-portfolio manager at Loomis, Sayles & Company, where he
co-manages the Loomis Sayles Specialty Growth Strategies. He has 32 years of
investment industry experience. John joined Loomis Sayles in 2005, where he
co-founded the new small cap growth strategy. Before joining Loomis Sayles,
he was a portfolio manager for Westfield Capital Management, LLC where he
helped manage small and small/mid cap growth assets. Previously, John was
vice president of equity research at Harbor Capital Management, where he held
research responsibilities and was a member of the growth product portfolio
management team. Prior to that, he was an associate portfolio manager and
research analyst at Phoenix Investment Counsel. John is a member of the CFA
Society of Boston and earned a BA, cum laude, from the University of Connecticut.
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