Newport Beach-based Pacific Investment Management Co., one of the world’s largest investment firms, with $1.47 trillion in assets under management, appointed nine new managing directors, who join 63 managing directors already listed on its web page. The firm has a 10-member executive committee of managing directors who determine its strategic direction and oversee the broad scope of its operations.
The new managing directors are:
• Michael Cudzil, a senior member of the liability-driven investment portfolio management team with expertise in mortgage-backed securities.
• Sachin Gupta, head of the Global Desk, member of the European Portfolio Committee, and a rotating member of the Asia-Pacific Portfolio Committee.
• Alec Kersman, head of PIMCO Latin America and the Caribbean.
• John Kirkowski, a member of PIMCO’s executive office with responsibility for financial and strategic initiatives.
• Laurent Luccioni, head of the European commercial real estate team.
• Rene Martel, an executive in the Americas unit with a focus on liability-driven investments, asset allocation and asset-liability management strategies for pension funds and insurance companies.
• Roger Nieves, head of the enterprise coverage team of PIMCO’s U.S. Global Wealth Management group, overseeing strategic relationships with U.S. broker-dealers, banks and trust banks.
• Cathleen Stahl, head of global marketing overseeing brand, creative, advertising and content strategy.
• Eve Tournier, head of pan-European credit portfolio management and lead portfolio manager for global multisector credit strategies and dedicated European credit and European income-oriented portfolios.
—Peter J. Brennan
