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Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Anthony Kirkham | - | 2024 | Now |
Biography | Anthony Kirkham is head of Melbourne Operations and Investment Management/portfolio manager. He has more than 32 years experience in fixed-income and has served as head of the Australian Investment team, head of Australian Operations, and portfolio manager at Western Asset since 2007. From 1999 to 2007, he was deputy head of Investments and senior portfolio manager at both Western Asset and its local predecessor, Citigroup Asset Management. Mr. Kirkham previously worked as Fixed Interest Manager at RACV Investments between 1996 and 1999. He also served as Senior Dealer at Metway Bank and Senior Dealer and Credit Analyst at Commonwealth Bank. Mr. Kirkham holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne, a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University and a Graduate Diploma from the Securities Institute of Australia. He also holds the CFA designation. | ||
Desmond Fu | - | 2024 | Now |
Michael C. Buchanan | Deputy Chief Investment Officer | 2024 | Now |
Biography | Michael C. Buchanan is Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Western Asset. Mr. Buchanan has been in the fixed-income industry since 1990. As Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Buchanan has direct oversight of Western Asset’s Global Credit Team, which covers U.S. and non-US investment-grade, high-yield and bank loan sectors. Mr. Buchanan also leads the Global Credit Committee, which ultimately determines overall firmwide credit themes. Prior to joining Western Asset in 2005, Mr. Buchanan served as Managing Director and Head of US Credit Products at Credit Suisse Asset Management and as Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Janus Capital Management. Mr. Buchanan also worked at BlackRock Financial Management as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager and at Conseco Capital Management as Vice President and Portfolio Manager. Mr. Buchanan graduated with honors from Brown University. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and is a CFA® charterholder. | ||
Desmond Soon | Co-Head | 2014 | Now |
Biography | . Mr. Soon has been employed by Western Asset since 2012. Prior to joining Western Asset, Mr. Soon was VP, Portfolio Management at ST Asset Management from 2011 to 2012. Prior to joining ST Asset Management, Mr. Soon was Asia Fixed Income Analyst and Portfolio Manager at AMP Capital Investors beginning in 2011. Prior to joining AMP Capital Investors, Mr. Soon was Head, Fixed Income & Currency at DBS Asset Management from 2008 to 2010. Prior to joining DBS Asset Management, Mr. Soon was Investment Manager, Pacific Asset Management from 1996 to 2008. | ||
Chia-Liang Lian | Head | 2014 | 2015 |
Biography | Chia-Liang Lian is Head of Emerging Markets Debt at Western Asset. Mr. Lian joined Western Asset in 2011. Prior to joining Western Asset in 2011, Mr. Lian was with Pacific Investment Management Company for six years, where he served as Head of Emerging Asia Portfolio Management. Mr. Lian also spent eight years as a sovereign debt strategist at JPMorgan Chase and Merrill Lynch. Previously, Mr. Lian was at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) as Senior Economist responsible for formulating exchange rate policy. Mr. Lian holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics from the National University of Singapore, where he graduated as part of the MAS’ Finance Scholarship Programme. Mr. Lian is also a CFA® charterholder. | ||
Not Disclosed | - | 2008 | 2014 |
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