Leon Rapp

Portfolio Manager – Japan strategies
BA (Asian Studies) (UNSW)

Leon originally joined Platinum in the Japan team in 2011. Prior to Platinum, he worked in Tokyo and New York for over 18 years at PBG Japan Research, UBS Securities, Nikko Citigroup, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and ING Baring Securities in research and sales roles. He left Platinum in 2015 and returned to work in Japan at Rogers Investment Advisors and most recently at Macquarie Group where he was senior research analyst, covering the Japan consumer sector. He re-joined Platinum in January 2022, as an investment analyst in the Japan team and became co-portfolio manager of the Platinum Japan Fund in October 2023 and sole manager in March 2024. Leon is a fluent Japanese speaker.