Profile
Mr. Stephen W.
Simmons, CFA MBA, is a Principal & Portfolio Manager at Vulcan Value Partners LLC.
He joined the firm in February 2013 and has over 20 years experience valuing businesses across a wide variety of industries.
Mr. Simmons served as Chief Financial Officer for Consolidated Shoe Company.
In addition to his finance and accounting duties, he was responsible for overseeing U.S.
branded sales.
Previously, he served as Director of Equity Research, Portfolio Manager and Principal for Flippin, Bruce & Porter.
Earlier in his career, he served as Director of Equity Research for the Retirement Systems of Alabama.
Mr. Simmons began his career in the Trust Investment Department at AmSouth Bank.
Mr. Simmons earned his MBA from Auburn University Montgomery.
He earned his BS in Finance from the University of Alabama.
Stephen Wilson Simmons active positions
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Vulcan Value Partners LLC
Vulcan Value Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vulcan is a value investor that seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in publicly-traded companies that are believed to be both undervalued and possessing a sustainable competitive advantage. Using fundamental bottom-up analysis, the firm identifies companies believed to have sustainable competitive advantages allowing them to produce free cash flow and earn superior cash returns on capital. The firm seeks to invest in businesses that are run by ethical, capable, shareholder-oriented management teams that also are good operators and understand the importance of capital allocation. Vulcan generally sells stocks when it approaches their estimated intrinsic value. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 01/01/2020 |
Former positions of Stephen Wilson Simmons
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The Retirement Systems of Alabama
The Retirement Systems of Alabama Investment ManagersFinance The RSA invests the System’s funds in several diverse asset classes, including equities, bonds, real estate and other alternative investments. This diversification helps the firm earn the highest possible risk-adjusted rate of return and enables them to pay benefits to members and their beneficiaries at the lowest possible cost to Alabama taxpayers. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
AmSouth Bank of Alabama
AmSouth Bank of Alabama Regional BanksFinance State chartered commercial bank | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Flippin, Bruce & Porter, Inc.
Flippin, Bruce & Porter, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance FBP is a value manager that invests primarily in the stocks of high quality, large-cap companies with historically low valuations, temporarily depressed fundamentals, a lack of investor support, and a catalyst for improvement. The firm looks for income with high quality dividend-paying securities that focuses on dividend growth, coupled with conservative covered call strategies. | Director of Research - Equity | - |
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Flippin, Bruce & Porter, Inc.
Flippin, Bruce & Porter, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance FBP is a value manager that invests primarily in the stocks of high quality, large-cap companies with historically low valuations, temporarily depressed fundamentals, a lack of investor support, and a catalyst for improvement. The firm looks for income with high quality dividend-paying securities that focuses on dividend growth, coupled with conservative covered call strategies. | Finance |
AmSouth Bank of Alabama
AmSouth Bank of Alabama Regional BanksFinance State chartered commercial bank | Finance |
Vulcan Value Partners LLC
Vulcan Value Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Vulcan is a value investor that seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in publicly-traded companies that are believed to be both undervalued and possessing a sustainable competitive advantage. Using fundamental bottom-up analysis, the firm identifies companies believed to have sustainable competitive advantages allowing them to produce free cash flow and earn superior cash returns on capital. The firm seeks to invest in businesses that are run by ethical, capable, shareholder-oriented management teams that also are good operators and understand the importance of capital allocation. Vulcan generally sells stocks when it approaches their estimated intrinsic value. | Finance |
The Retirement Systems of Alabama
The Retirement Systems of Alabama Investment ManagersFinance The RSA invests the System’s funds in several diverse asset classes, including equities, bonds, real estate and other alternative investments. This diversification helps the firm earn the highest possible risk-adjusted rate of return and enables them to pay benefits to members and their beneficiaries at the lowest possible cost to Alabama taxpayers. | Finance |
Auburn University
Auburn University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
The University of Alabama
The University of Alabama Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
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