Legal and General Leadership Team

Leonard is an accomplished professional with decades of experience in global asset management. Most recently, he was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Russell Investments. At Russell, he developed a new strategy to better position the company to accelerate growth through a combination of revenue growth and cost reduction. He was fully responsible for investment products, marketing, re-engineering of the investment strategy and the underlying operational infrastructure. He also chaired the company`s Executive Committee. Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Rainier Investment Management. During his tenure, he led the regional equity boutique to expand nationally and significantly increase assets under management. He began his career at Russell Investments in Toronto, where he progressively worked as Managing Director of Canada, Managing Director International (based in London) and finally Managing Director, Global Private Wealth (based in the United States). Julie joined LGIM America in 2021. Prior to LGIM America, Julie was Vice President, Manager of Enterprise Tools and Metrics, PMO and Change Management at The Northern Trust Company, where she led the Project Standards Group (PSG), Enterprise Tools & Metrics (ETM) and Agile Process Office (APO) teams.

Previously, Julie was Vice President and Head of Quality Assurance at JPMorgan Chase for the Public Sector Receivables/Lockbox of the Corporate Investment Bank (CIB). Jason joined LGIM America in 2015 as Senior Portfolio Manager and Fixed Income Strategist. Prior to joining LGIM America`s fixed income portfolio management team, Jason spent 10 years at Citigroup, where he most recently served as Director, responsible for high-quality U.S. credit strategy, advising institutional clients and publishing credit research reports. Karan Martin, Chief Operating Officer, Legal & General Reinsurance: „I am delighted to join a strong team that is enthusiastic and excited about expansion opportunities. I look forward to leveraging my operational experience to build on a strong foundation for growth while supporting the business through further innovations. I`ve seen the power of technology in action and how it can bring about phenomenal change. I am pleased that technology is an important part of L&G Re`s strategy. Brian Beargie is co-head of global investment grade credit research at LGIM America. In this role, he leads the U.S.

Investment Grade research team, focusing on the energy and taxable municipal sectors. Ciaran Carr is Head of Solutions Strategy at LGIM America. Ciaran and its team of solutions strategists support the development of customized investment solutions for LGIM America`s clients. Donald Andrews is responsible for distribution and customer solutions at LGIM America. He is responsible for overseeing and managing prospect, client and advisor engagement, developing and structuring tailored investment solutions, and developing products. The Sales and Customer Solutions group includes the Solutions Strategy, Customer Strategy, Insurance Strategy, Distribution, Marketing, Product and Business Management teams. Don is also a member of the Board of Directors of LGIM America. Our experienced professionals and teams cultivate a culture of commitment to customer service and risk management Our management team has articulated a clear vision for LGIM: to create a better future through responsible investment. David joined LGIM America in 2015 as a Senior Portfolio Manager on the Indices team. David then joined LGIM as Head of Index Equities and Smart Beta, where he led the equity indices team with a focus on traditional and smart beta index strategies.

David returned to Chicago in late 2021 to assume his current role. Prior to joining LGIM America, David was a Portfolio Manager, Quantitative Management at Northern Trust and previously worked in overlay and transition management at BNY Mellon. Legal & General Group plc, commonly known as Legal & General, is a British multinational financial services and wealth management company headquartered in London, England. Products and services include investment management, life mortgages (a form of share release), annuities, annuities and life insurance. From January 2020, following the sale of Legal & General Insurance to Allianz, Allianz will no longer offer non-life insurance. [3] The firm operates in the UK and US, with investment management firms in the Gulf, Europe and Asia. [1] Prior to joining LGIM America in 2020, Kristina was a Vice President at Sterling Partners, where she managed the legal and compliance aspects of a variety of strategies, including private equity, quantitative and venture capital, and supported portfolio companies as needed. Prior to joining Sterling Partners, she was a Director, Senior Counsel at Pine River Capital Management, L.P. and a partner in the Investment Products and Derivatives Group at Sidley Austin, LLP. Kristina is often quoted in legal and industry publications and articles. John Bender is Chief Investment Officer of LGIM America. John leads the firm`s investment team, which includes trading and solutions, active fixed income, defined liabilities, indices, high yield equities, active equities and multi-assets.

His responsibilities span all aspects of investments, from research analysis to portfolio construction, working closely with other global teams to ensure consistency and best practices. John was appointed to this position in December 2021. Emma has over 15 years of experience in the industry. Prior to joining LGIM America in 2020, she was a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP. She also served as General Counsel and Senior Managing Director at Mesirow Advanced Strategies, where she oversaw the firm`s legal, regulatory, governance and compliance matters. Emma is a Trustee of WTTW/WFMT (Chicago PBS) and serves on the boards of the Chicago Metropolitan Planning Council, First Bank of Highland Park/First Bank Chicago and the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Latino Professionals for America and Angeles Investors, a national angel investment group focused on LatinX. She is a member of the Latino Corporate Directors Association and the Private Directors Association. Emma has been a jury member of the Social New Venture Challenge for two years. SNVC has helped launch over 100 startups that have raised over $35 million. Todd Bowker is responsible for managing the investment technology business at LGIM America.

In this role, Todd will be responsible for delivering the company`s transformative Strategic Operating Model (STOM) to the U.S. investment teams. As Chief of Staff, Rhodri is responsible for LGIM`s global strategy, product and marketing teams and, as a senior executive, is responsible for LGIM`s relationship with its key client, Legal & General Retirement. Rhodri joined LGIM in March 2016 after holding a number of senior product strategy and development roles at leading asset managers including M&G, BlackRock and Federated Hermes. Rhodri graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Social and Political Sciences. Rhodri serves on the board of RedSTART, a charity committed to training one million young people in personal finance by 2025. Prior to joining LGIM America in 2017, Greg was an Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase, where he used data and analytics to improve the operational efficiency of the commercial banking credit risk organization. Prior to JPMorgan Chase, Greg led several teams at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in Chicago, where he led and optimized international sales, funds and client service activities. He also held various positions at Man Investments, including Global Head of Distribution Services Development and Chief Technology Officer for North America. (Hamilton, Bermuda – August 18, 2022) – Legal & General Reinsurance (L&G Re) today announced that Karan Martin has assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer. She is the second woman to join the leadership team this year, following Melody Greenslade who became head of human resources in June. Christine Smith is Chief Operating Officer at LGIM America.

In this role, she strategically oversees and directs all of the company`s operations and technology functions. She is responsible for partnering with key global stakeholders, maintaining a consistent operating model and developing a strong operational infrastructure to support our investment teams and internal stakeholders. She is a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of LGIM America. Prior to this appointment, Aaron was Head of Investments for LGIMA`s UK subsidiary, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), where he led all investment teams in the areas of solutions, indices, active fixed income, active equities and multiple assets.