Seager resurfaces after Jupiter exit

Former Jupiter manager Justin Seager has signed up as non-executive director of environmental firm V...

Former Jupiter manager Justin Seager has signed up as non-executive director of environmental firm Virotec International after quitting Jupiter in the spring. Seager spent seven years at Jupiter and had stints running its UK Growth fund and Primadona Growth Trust. However, his tenure as manager on the funds, which began in January 2001, was short-lived after both struggled to perform during the bear market. Primadona was handed to Paul Sheehan after 18 months and UK Growth to Ian McVeigh six months later. The group also shut down Seager’s Carme incubator hedge fund in 2002 just over a...