Clas Olsson is a senior portfolio manager and a lead manager of Aim European Growth Fund, Aim International Growth Fund, Aim V.I. International Growth Fund and Aim International ADR Growth Portfolio. He is also affiliated with the management of Aim Global Growth Fund. Mr. Olsson is head of Aim's International (Europe/Canada) Investment Management Unit.

Mr. Olsson joined Aim in 1994 as an investment officer and international portfolio analyst and was promoted to his current position in 1997. He has been regional manager of Atlas Resor and a communications officer in the Royal Swedish Navy.

A native of Vasteras, Sweden, Mr. Olsson became a commissioned naval officer at the Royal Swedish Naval Academy and received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin.