Polen Capital Management (PCM), a leading large cap growth manager, today announced that Dan Davidowitz has been promoted to the position of portfolio manager in addition to his position as research analyst. The appointment highlights PCM's mission to drive the firm's growth into the future while adding new energy that builds upon the success of the past.

"We have a great opportunity to expand and strengthen PCM's team by creating this new position for Dan, who will add a fresh perspective to our portfolio management strategy with his expert research and analytical skills," said David Polen, founder and CEO of PCM. "This appointment is an essential building block to help the firm increase capacity and carry out our commitment to investors by identifying the highest quality large cap growth stocks. It is that commitment which has enabled us to deliver the type of performance that has kept us at the very top of our asset class since we launched the product in 1989."

Mr. Davidowitz joined PCM in 2005 as a research analyst. His consistent accomplishment and demonstrated stock selection ability have made him an integral part of the firm's success. Prior to PCM, he spent five years as vice president and research analyst at Osprey Partners Investment Management, a value equity and fixed income investment manager, and was a research analyst at Value Line, Inc for one year. Mr. Davidowitz began his career in the health care sector holding various analytical positions at Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center. He earned a B.S. with high honors in Public Health from Rutgers University, and an MBA from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.

ABOUT POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Polen Capital Management (PCM) is a large cap growth manager, ranked in the top decile of the large cap growth universe in rate of return, alpha, beta, and Sharpe ratio since its 1989 inception (PSN Enterprise). David Polen, president, CEO and portfolio manager, has over 40 years of experience as an investment manager, and is the creator of PCM's proprietary Systematic Valuation Discipline. Based in Boca Raton, Florida, the firm applies a disciplined, bottom-up approach to long-term investing. PCM is a registered investment advisor with the S.E.C.

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