Deals & People April 20, 2010

Putnam Taps Two for Manager Positions

Putnam Investments has announced two portfolio manager appointments.
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Effective immediately, Robert Brookby, currently the manager for Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund, will take on the additional responsibility of the Putnam New Opportunities Fund and Putnam Vista Fund. The firm also announced the appointment of Pam Gao to manage Putnam Small Cap Growth Fund.

Brookby, an industry veteran with more than 10 years of experience, joined Putnam in 2008 from American Century Investments and has been portfolio manager of the Putnam Growth Opportunities Fund (POGAX). 

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Gao, who joined Putnam in 2000, has been a portfolio manager in the Small-Cap Equity group.  She has over 11 years experience in the investment industry.

Deals & People April 20, 2010

Transamerica Turns to Anderson for TPA Post

Transamerica Retirement Services has hired Matthew Anderson as third-party administrator (TPA) development manager for the Central Region.
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The company said that Anderson will work with Transamerica’s Central Region sales team to build stronger relationships with TPAs. He will report to Deborah Rubin, Transamerica’s head of TPA Channel Distribution, and will be based in Chicago.

Anderson most recently served two years as TPA regional manager for ING Retirement Services, where he provided TPA training and support across six states.

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Luke Szafranski, who previosuly served as TPA development manager for the Central Region, was promoted to regional vice president in the company’s Central Region (see “Transamerica Promotes Szafranski to Central Sales Job“).

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