Putnam Investments - Individual Investors

Vivek Gandhi, CFA Portfolio Manager, Analyst

Funds managed	Fact sheet	Annual	Semi-annual
Europe Equity Fund
Global Telecommunications Fund
International Equity Fund

Responsibilities

Mr. Gandhi is a Portfolio Manager and an Analyst in the Equity Research group, focusing on international and European equities. He is the Portfolio Manager of Putnam Global Telecommunications Fund, and an Assistant Portfolio Manager of Putnam Europe Equity Fund and Putnam International Equity Fund. Based in London, Mr. Gandhi is responsible for conducting fundamental analysis and valuation of European utilities and telecommunication companies in Europe, China, and Japan, and for making buy/sell recommendations. He joined Putnam in 1999 and has been in the investment industry since 1994.

Experience

Years in the industry: 24

Years at Putnam Investments: 19

Alliance Capital Management
Vice President, Equity Analyst, 1998-1999

Aberdeen Asset Management
Investment Manager, 1994-1998

Education

Regional Engineering College, Bhopal, India, B.Eng, Computer Science

XLRI, Jamshedpur, India, M.B.A.

Vivek Gandhi, CFA Portfolio Manager, Analyst

Funds managed