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Tuesday, May 2, 2017 Follow the Fundsters - May 2, 2017 Company: AB Appointments: Robert B. Zoellick, Seth Bernstein, Barbara Fallon-Walsh, Daniel G. Kaye, Ramon de Oliveira, Anders Malmstrom There were some major changes made in the wake of Peter Kraus' resignation as chairman and CEO at AB. Firstly, its Board of Directors has appointed Bernstein as president and CEO, and Zoellick as chairman of the Board of Directors. Fallon-Walsh, Kaye, and de Oliveira, will also join the board. In addition, current board directors, Denis Duverne, and Mark Pearson will remain on the board, but will also be joined by Malmstrom, the CFO of AXA Financial, Inc. ***
Company: Ultimus Fund Solutions Appointment: Bill Tomko Tomko was appointed as an executive vice president, director of fund servicing at Ultimus. Previously, Tomko was employed at SS&C where he served as a service center executive in the firm’s hedge and private equity administration business. ***
Company: Broadridge Financial Solutions Appointment: Deborah A. Bussière Bussière was appointed as global chief marketing officer at Broadridge, effective May 8. Previously, she served as interim CMO at firms like Grayscale Investments, among others. ***
Company: Clough Capital Partners Appointee: James E. Canty Canty is stepping down from his position as PM, and interested trustee of each of the Clough Global Closed-End Funds due to an existing medical condition. Charles Clough and Robert Zdunczyk will remain PMs for each of the Clough Global Closed-End Funds. Relatedly, Kevin McNally was elected an interested trustee of each of the Clough Global Closed-End Funds effective as of April 24, 2017. ***
Company: Athena Capital Advisors Appointment: Douglas Cohen Cohen joined Athena as a managing director, leading Athena’s New York City office. Previously, Cohen was employed at Eachwin Capital where he served as a founding partner and PM. ***
Company: Fiera Capital Appointment: Jean-Guy Desjardins Desjardins was appointed to act as interim Chief Operating Officer at Finra in the wake of the resignation of Sylvain Brosseau, past COO and Global President of Finra. Both will work together until June 30, 2017 to "ensure a seamless transition." However, Brosseau will remain a member of Fiera Capital's Board of Directors. ***
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