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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For a complete copy of the company’s news release,
please contact:
Annaly Capital Management,
Inc.
Investor Relations,
888-8Annaly
