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PIMCO Hires David N. Fisher as Global Product Manager
| Source: PIMCO
NEWPORT BEACH, CA--(Marketwire - February 13, 2008) - PIMCO, one of the world's leading
investment management companies, has hired David N. Fisher as an Executive
Vice President and Global Product Manager.
Fisher will lead product management efforts for PIMCO's global investment
strategies, which represent a dedicated asset base of $80 billion in
developed market fixed income and related investments. He will be
responsible for leading all aspects of PIMCO's global product area,
including marketing, sales, business strategy, and new product development.
"Recruiting top notch talent has always been a central component of PIMCO's
commitment to being one of the best investment management firms in the
world," said Tammie Arnold, Managing Director and co-head of PIMCO's
Product Management Group. "Having someone of David's caliber lead our
global product management efforts underscores our dedication to this goal."
Fisher, a CFA Charterholder, comes to PIMCO from Halbis Capital Management,
where he was a Managing Director and Head of Global Fixed Income. He
previously worked in portfolio management with Credit Suisse Asset
Management, and before that he was with Fisher Francis Trees and Watts. He
holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Princeton University and has over
16 years of investment experience.
About PIMCO
With more than $747 billion in assets under management, PIMCO is one of the
world's leading fund-management companies. Founded in 1971 and based in
Newport Beach, California, the company is owned by Allianz Global
Investors, a subsidiary of the Munich-based Allianz Group, a leading global
insurance company with nearly $1.5 trillion in assets and represented in 70
countries around the globe.