Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Expands Agency Investment Team and Corporate Infrastructure
May 06 2015 - 4:37PM
Business Wire
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) (Annaly) today
announced additions to its Agency investment team and corporate
infrastructure. “We’re fortunate that we have been able to attract
additional talent to help us grow and strengthen our Agency
investment team and provide us additional strategic corporate
finance talent,” commented Wellington Denahan, Annaly’s Chief
Executive Officer.
Kevin Keyes, Annaly’s President, said, “These enhancements to
our team support the Company’s overall initiative of expanding
prospects for future growth. They enable us to continue
diversifying our business and sharpen our ability to deliver
attractive, stable returns to our shareholders.”
Agency Investments Team
David Finkelstein, Annaly’s Head of Agency Portfolio, said, “The
addition of Ilker Ertas significantly strengthens our management
team, as he possesses tremendous experience and invaluable insight
in our core Agency strategy. Michael Fania and Roman Shimonov’s
expertise broadens our knowledge of the overall mortgage
market.”
Ilker Ertas will be joining Annaly as a Managing Director in its
Agency portfolio team. Mr. Ertas will be joining Annaly from
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., where he was most recently Managing
Director, Securitized Products and Head of Mortgage Derivatives
Trading. Mr. Ertas has over 15 years experience as an Agency MBS
trader focusing on MBS structured products, including positions
with Citigroup, Barclays Capital, and Lehman Brothers. Mr. Ertas
has a B.S. from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey and a
M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management.
Michael Fania will be joining Annaly as a Vice President in its
Agency portfolio team. Mr. Fania joins Annaly from MetLife
Investments where he was most recently an Associate Director and
responsible for trading and portfolio strategy for a Non-Agency
RMBS portfolio. Mr. Fania has a B.A. from Rutgers College and is a
CFA charter holder.
Roman Shimonov has joined Annaly as a Vice President in its
Agency portfolio team. Mr. Shimonov joined Annaly from the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York where he was an Officer and led the team
responsible for analysis of the residential mortgage market in
support of the Fed’s MBS purchase program. He previously was
involved with the day-to-day management and disposition of legacy
mortgage securitized products within the multi-billion dollar
Maiden Lane portfolios at the New York Fed. Mr. Shimonov previously
worked at Goldman Sachs in various roles relating to securitized
mortgage credit. Mr. Shimonov holds a B.S. from New York University
and is a CFA charter holder.
Corporate Finance Executive
Steven Campbell has joined Annaly as a Managing Director, Head
of Annaly Credit Strategy. Mr. Campbell joined Annaly from Fortress
Investment Group LLC where he was a Managing Director in the
Strategic Capital Group. Prior to Fortress, Steve held positions at
D.B. Zwirn, GE Capital and Dean Witter Reynolds. Steve has a B.B.A.
from the University of Notre Dame and a M.B.A. from the Graduate
School of Business at the University of Chicago.
Other Information
Annaly’s principal business objective is to generate net income
for distribution to its shareholders from its investments. Annaly
is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be taxed as a real
estate investment trust (REIT). Annaly is managed and advised by
Annaly Management Company LLC. Each of the individuals named in
this release will be employed by Annaly Management Company LLC and
provide services to Annaly pursuant to the management agreement
between Annaly and Annaly Management Company LLC.
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