CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 19, 2003–Gartmore Global Investments (GGI) today announced that J. Chris Meyer has joined the firm as senior vice president, marketing, reporting to Wilson”Bill” Santos, executive vice president, distribution.<\/p>\n
Meyer, a seventeen-year veteran in the financial services industry, had most recently been a consultant for Gartmore on product development initiatives, with a primary emphasis on retail alternative products. In his new post, he will focus on building a strong strategic marketing organization designed to support the company’s aggressive distribution plans for mutual funds, separate accounts and alternative products.<\/p>\n
Prior to joining Gartmore, Meyer had been senior vice president, marketing and product management for Delaware Investments, where he helped lead the firm’s expansion of their retail marketing and distribution capabilities, including development of a successful value-added marketing campaign. Prior to joining Delaware, Meyer held various marketing and product management positions for Putnam Investments and Kemper Financial Services.<\/p>\n
“Chris Meyer’s combination of depth and breadth of background in a wide range of investment products and marketing activities will play a key role in our overall goal of building out our distribution organization,” stated Santos.<\/p>\n
“As evidenced by our recent Groupama Asset Management acquisition, growth in mutual funds assets, and targeted industry leadership in alternative products,” Santos concluded, “we are firmly committed to aggressively growing our business and part of this growth involves attracting talented people, like Chris, to make it happen.”<\/p>\n
Editor’s notes:<\/p>\n
Gartmore Global Investments (GGI) leads the U.S. component of Gartmore Group, the global asset management arm of Nationwide(R). Gartmore Group encompasses a unified investment platform with more than 185 portfolio managers, analysts and traders supported by a professional staff of more than 800.<\/p>\n
The affiliated advisers that comprise Gartmore Group collectively manage more than $67 billion (1) in nontaxable and taxable assets. Gartmore Group’s clients include individuals as well as institutions such as corporate and public pension plans, foundations, endowments, mutual fund companies and insurance companies.<\/p>\n
Formed in 1999 and based outside Philadelphia, GGI works in concert with the other affiliated Gartmore Group investment advisers situated in the United States (2). Together they have more than $31 billion (1) in assets under management. These affiliates maintain investment management and marketing operations in Conshohocken, Pa.; Columbus, Ohio; Detroit, Mich.; and Portland, Ore.<\/p>\n
Based in London, Gartmore Investment Management plc (GIM) is Gartmore Group’s flagship international component. GIM, formed in 1969 and acquired by Nationwide in 2000, has investment management and marketing operations in Scotland, Jersey (Channel Islands), Spain, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Japan.<\/p>\n
The following asset management affiliates conduct business under the trade name “Gartmore Group”:<\/p>\n
Gartmore Capital Management Ltd (3)<\/p>\n
Gartmore Fund Managers Ltd (3)<\/p>\n
Gartmore Global Partners (2, 3)<\/p>\n
Gartmore Investment Ltd (3)<\/p>\n
Gartmore Japan Ltd (3)<\/p>\n
Gartmore Morley Capital Management, Inc. (2)<\/p>\n
Gartmore Mutual Fund Capital Trust (2, 4)<\/p>\n
NorthPointe Capital LLC (2)<\/p>\n
Gartmore SA Capital Trust (2, 4)<\/p>\n
Additional information can be found online: www.gartmore.us.<\/p>\n
1. As of March 31, 2003.<\/p>\n
2. These are SEC-registered investment advisers based in the United States.<\/p>\n
3. These advisers are subsidiaries of Gartmore Investment Management plc, which ultimately reports to Nationwide.<\/p>\n
4. Together, these advisers do business as Gartmore Global Investments.<\/p>\n
Nationwide(R) is a registered service mark of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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