Saturday, January 9, 2016

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Expands Leadership Team


NEW YORK, NY --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) (“Annaly” or the “Company”) announced promotions of senior officers, recent new hires and a broad expansion of the Operating Committee, the Company’s firm-wide management team.


Kevin Keyes, Annaly’s Chief Executive Officer and President commented: “We have made significant progress in establishing a team with broad and complementary expertise to manage and lead the firm now and in the future. With several key roles filled, Annaly is poised to continue to grow and effectively manage our diversified investment strategies.”


Annaly is proud to announce the following promotions:

David L. Finkelstein has been named Chief Investment Officer, Agency and RMBS. David is also a member of the Operating Committee. He joined Annaly in 2013 from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where he served as an Officer in the Markets Group and was the primary strategist and policy advisor for the MBS purchase program.

Helen W. Crossen has been named Chief Administrative Officer of Annaly and will also become a member of the Operating Committee. Helen joined Annaly in 2014 as the Head of HR. Helen will be responsible for overseeing the daily activities of employees and internal operations of Annaly.


Peter Dancy has been named Head of Middle Market Lending. Prior to joining Annaly in 2010, Peter had been Managing Director and Head of U.S. Sponsor Coverage for Bank of Ireland.

Jessica LaScala has been named Head of Investor Relations. Jessica joined the Company in 2014 and was most recently a Director of Portfolio Management in Annaly’s Agency Group.

In addition to the foregoing promotions, Annaly is announcing the addition of senior hires across its investment businesses and within its corporate infrastructure. The additions to the management team are profiled below:

Agency and RMBS

Johanna Griffin has joined Annaly as Managing Director, Head of Agency and Non-Agency MBS Risk. She joined the firm from Barclays PLC where she was Global Head of Market Risk for Securitized Products. Johanna has also held senior risk roles at UBS AG, as a Managing Director in its Fixed Income and proprietary hedge fund divisions. Johanna has extensive experience with MBS, analyzing trading strategies and establishing risk frameworks to identify, measure and mitigate risks. Johanna graduated from Villanova with a B.A. and is a member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals.
  


Annaly Commercial Real Estate

John Montesi has joined Annaly as Managing Director – Syndications on the commercial real estate team. Prior to joining Annaly, John was a Senior Vice President at GE Capital Real Estate where he structured, priced and led the real estate loans syndications and mezzanine debt placements for portfolio and single asset loans.

Paul C. Mundinger has joined Annaly’s commercial real estate legal team as a Managing Director, Associate General Counsel. Paul has over 30 years of experience as a commercial real estate attorney, including the last 23 years with the in-house legal department of GE Capital Real Estate.

Annaly Corporate

Audrey K. Susanin has joined Annaly as Director, Associate General Counsel. Prior to joining Annaly, Audrey was a Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at News Corporation advising on matters related to corporate governance, shareholder activism and engagement, securities laws and executive compensation


Howard J. Kim has joined Annaly as a Director, Head of Compensation, Benefits and HR Operations. Prior to joining Annaly, Howard was the head of Global Compensation at NASDAQ, Inc.

Given Annaly’s continued growth and expansion into diversified investment businesses and the evolving market environment, the Company has expanded its firm-wide Operating Committee with complementary and broad experience. In addition to the previously mentioned new members, the Company has added the following executives to the Operating Committee:

Steven F. Campbell, Head of Credit Strategy. Steve joined Annaly in April 2015 from Fortress Investment Group LLC where he held various roles over six years as a Managing Director in the Credit Funds business.

Anthony C. Green, Deputy General Counsel. Anthony joined Annaly in 2009 from K&L Gates LLP where he was a partner in the Corporate, Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions Group. Anthony earned his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and J.D. and LL.M. from Cornell Law School.

Michael Quinn, Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate. Mike joined Annaly in January 2014 and along with Jeffrey J. Thompson, Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate, oversees Annaly’s commercial real estate business and team.


Effective in January 2016, the members of the Company’s Operating Committee are:

·     Kevin G. Keyes, Chief Executive Officer and President
·     Wellington J. Denahan, Executive Chairman
·     Glenn A. Votek, Chief Financial Officer
·     R. Nicholas Singh, Chief Legal Officer
·     David L. Finkelstein, Chief Investment Officer, Agency and RMBS
·     Timothy P. Coffey, Chief Credit Officer
·     Helen W. Crossen, Chief Administrative Officer
·     Steven F. Campbell, Head of Credit Strategy
·     Anthony C. Green, Deputy General Counsel
·     Michael Quinn, Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate
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View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160107006273/en/

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

Investor Relations, 888-8Annaly

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