Alec Robert Harrell has joined Northern Trust as vice president and portfolio manager for Northern Trust Value Investors (NTVI), a division of Northern Trust Investments (NTI). Harrell is responsible for conducting research on domestic and international equities and also serves on the Large Cap Value Investment Committee. Before joining Northern Trust, Harrell co-founded Convergent Fund Management, LLC, a registered investment management firm specializing in quantitative equity strategies.
Northern Trust, the
world's 7th largest asset manager and a leading provider of personal
financial services for affluent individuals and families, announced today
that Alec Robert Harrell has joined the company as Vice President and
Portfolio Manager for Northern Trust Value Investors (NTVI), a division of
Northern Trust Investments (NTI). Harrell is responsible for conducting
fundamental research on domestic and international equities. Additionally,
he serves on the Large Cap Value Investment Committee which provides
guidance on large cap value investing.
"Alec's broad base of skills in research and portfolio management are
tremendous assets to our clients and our business", commented Mr. Robin
Kollannur, chief investment officer of NTVI and co-manager of the Northern
Large Cap Value Fund. "His appointment continues our strategy to grow the
Large Cap Value team while offering Northern Trust's institutional and high
net worth clients with the best solutions for value investing."
Prior to joining Northern Trust, Harrell co-founded Convergent Fund
Management, LLC, a registered investment management firm specializing in
quantitative equity strategies located in Southern California. There he
co-managed a 4-star rated Morningstar fundamental quantitative portfolio
marketed to high net worth and institutional clients. Before Convergent,
Harrell held investment management and analyst positions at Needelman Asset
Management and the Provident Growth Fund, also in Southern California.
Harrell is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the South
Florida Financial Analysts Society. He received his bachelor's degree in
politics, philosophy and economics from Claremont McKenna College. He also
earned a Masters of Business Administration and Juris Doctor degree from
the University of Southern California.
Northern Trust Value Investors (NTVI), founded in 1987, is a division
of Northern Trust Investments (NTI). NTVI is dedicated to the management of
active value products for institutions, endowments, corporations and high
net worth investors. NTI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northern Trust
Corporation.
Northern Trust Corporation is a leading provider of investment
management, asset and fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions
for corporations, institutions and affluent individuals worldwide. Northern
Trust, a multibank holding company based in Chicago, has a growing network
of 85 offices in 18 U.S. states and has international offices in 13
locations in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. As of June
30, 2007, Northern Trust had assets under custody of $4.0 trillion, and
assets under investment management of $766.5 billion. Northern Trust,
founded in 1889, has earned distinction as an industry leader in combining
high-touch service and expertise with innovative products and technology.
For more information, visit http://www.northerntrust.com.
 
Edited by:
Erin Kello
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