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BOSTON, Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A hallmark of
Manulife Investment Management's organization is the depth and
strength of its global investment teams. This trait is evident in
how talent is developed and nurtured through training and
mentoring, advancement opportunities, and thoughtful succession
planning. Consistent with these objectives, Manulife Investment
Management is pleased to announce promotions and updates to its
fixed-income investment teams, which the firm believes strengthens
the global organization for today and for the years ahead.
"We're excited to make these announcements to the global
fixed-income franchise, a more than 150-person-deep bench of
talented investment professionals who practice a team-based
approach to portfolio management," said Christopher P. Conkey, CFA, head of public
markets, Manulife Investment Management. "We're confident that the
teams' investment philosophies and collaborative processes will
remain unchanged and will continue to help our clients reach their
investment goals."
Updates to the global multi-sector team
- Daniel S. Janis III, head of
global multi-sector fixed income, has announced his plan to retire
on March 15, 2023.
- Christopher M. Chapman, CFA,
portfolio manager, has been promoted and named co-head of the team,
effective immediately, to help ensure a smooth transition for
clients over the next 13 months. Chris will report to John F. Addeo, CFA, CIO of global fixed income,
Manulife Investment Management.
- Dan will continue to oversee all portfolio management efforts
through the transition in support of the team's strategies and
clients' agreed-on investment objectives. Chris will become head of
the team on Dan's retirement.
- Bradley L. Lutz, CFA, portfolio
manager, preferred income, will join the team as a portfolio
manager, effective March 31, 2022,
and report to Chris.
- Sherri Tilley has joined
Manulife Investment Management as a client portfolio manager,
effective February 16, 2022.
Core and core-plus fixed-income team promotion
- Connor Minnaar, CFA, securitized
analyst on the securitized assets research team, has been promoted
to portfolio manager on the core and core-plus fixed-income team,
effective March 31, 2022. Connor will
focus on the Government Income and Money Market Strategies and
report to Howard C. Greene, CFA, and
Jeffrey N. Given, CFA.
Asia fixed-income team
promotions
- Murray Collis, deputy CIO, fixed
income, Asia (ex-Japan) has been promoted to CIO, fixed income,
Asia (ex-Japan), assuming oversight of the Asia ex-Japan
franchise from Endre Pedersen,
deputy CIO, global fixed income, and CIO, global emerging-market
fixed income, while continuing to report to him in this
capacity.
- Alvin Ong, CFA, CESGA, portfolio
manager, Singapore fixed income,
has been promoted to the role of head of fixed income, Singapore. Alvin will continue to report to
Murray Collis.
Newly formed global credit team
- The U.S. high-yield and preferred income teams have been
combined to form the global credit team.
- Caryn E. Rothman, CFA, has been
promoted to senior portfolio manager and head of the global credit
team and will be listed as a portfolio manager across all of the
team's funds effective March 31,
2022.
- Both Joseph H. Bozoyan, CFA,
portfolio manager, preferred income, and Dennis F. McCafferty, CFA, portfolio manager,
will now report to Caryn, who will continue to report to
John Addeo.
- John Addeo will no longer be a
listed portfolio manager on the Global Credit team's strategies
except for the Global Multi-Asset Diversified Income and the
Multi-Asset High Income strategies.
"We celebrate these updates and promotions, which exhibit the
commitment we've made to clients to provide the highest level of
service through the growth and development of our investment
professionals," said John Addeo. "We
congratulate Dan on his achievements over his 38-year career in the
investment industry and thank him for his work on behalf of
Manulife Investment Management and our clients. We have every
expectation that the team will continue to build on his significant
contributions."
"These announcements reflect both the depth and talent of the
investment teams and how the research and trading functions have
enhanced the exchange of information and offered insight and
perspective from all aspects of the fixed-income and currency
markets to contribute to performance outcomes," John added.
About Manulife Investment Management
Manulife
Investment Management is the global brand for the global wealth and
asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw
on more than a century of financial stewardship and the full
resources of our parent company to serve individuals, institutions,
and retirement plan members worldwide. Headquartered in
Toronto, our leading capabilities
in public and private markets are strengthened by an investment
footprint that spans 18 geographies. We complement these
capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated asset
managers from around the world. We're committed to investing
responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global
frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with
companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high
standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we
believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace
retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our
retirement plan administration and investment expertise to help
their employees plan for, save for, and live a better retirement.
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