Bank Loan Team - Western Asset

Bank Loan Team
Brendan Bowman
9 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Client Service Analyst, 2005–
Robert Half International—Staff Accountant, 2004–2005
University of California, Riverside, B.S.
Chartered Financial Analyst
Michael C. Buchanan
23 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Head of Global Credit, 2005–
Credit Suisse Asset Management—Managing Director, Head of U.S. Credit Products, 2003–2005
Janus Capital Management—Executive Vice President, Portfolio Manager, 2003
BlackRock Financial Management—Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, 1998–2003
Conseco Capital Management—Vice President, Portfolio Manager, 1990–1998
Brown University, B.A.
Chartered Financial Analyst
Sophala S. Chhoeng
7 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Portfolio Analyst, 2010–
Western Asset Management Company—Investment Consultant, 2009–2010
Countrywide Financial Corporation—AVP, Structured Finance & Banking, 2006–2008
Pepperdine University, M.B.A.
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A.
Oon Jin Chng
14 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd.—Research Analyst, 2012–
Standard Chartered Bank—Senior Desk Analyst, 2011–2012
Clearwater Capital Partners, HK—Senior Analyst, 2009–2010
Morgan Stanley Asia Limited, HK—Trading Desk Analyst, 2007–2009
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Limited, HK—Credit Strategist, 2004–2007
CFC Securities Limited, HK—Credit Research/Sales, 2002–2004
Columbia Management, Chicago—Research Associate, 2000–2002
Arrow Financial Services, Illinois—Financial Analyst, 1999–2000
University of Kentucky, Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

Arvinder S. Chowdhary
18 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company Limited.—Research Analyst, 2005–
Citigroup Asset Management—Director, 2001–2005
Crisil Ltd—Head Corporate Ratings, 1994–1999
University of Michigan, MS
LRI, M.B.A.
University of Delhi, B.Sc.
Chartered Financial Analyst
J. Gibson Cooper
26 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Research Analyst, 1998–
Franklin Templeton Advisors—Assistant Portfolio Manager, 1994–1998
Aetna Capital Management—Senior Account Manager, 1987–1992
Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA, M.B.A.
University of California, Berkeley, B.A.
Chartered Financial Analyst
Douglas J. Dieter
14 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Research Analyst, 2013–
Imperial Capital, LLC—Managing Director, Capital Structure Analyst-Healthcare, 2009–2012
Broadpoint Gleacher Securities Group, Inc.-Broadpoint Capital—
Vice President, Trading Desk Healthcare Analyst, 2006–2009
FTN Midwest Securities Corp.—Healthcare Equity Research Associate, 2005–2006
Healthcare Consultant, 1999–2005
Tulane University, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Dr.P.H, M.P.H.
Georgetown University, M.S.
Villanova University, B.S.
Ian R. Edmonds
23 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company Limited—Portfolio Manager/Research Analyst, 1994–
Bacon & Woodrow—Part Qualified Actuary, 1990–1994
University College, London, B.Sc.

Ruchi Gupta
15 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company Limited—Research Analyst, 2010–
Gartmore Investment Management—Credit Research Analyst, 2010
Aberdeen Asset Management—Vice President, Credit Research, 2008–2009
Elgin Capital—Credit Research Analyst, 2007–2008
Moody’s Investor Services, Ltd.—Credit Research Analyst, 2005–2006
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein—Equity Research Analyst, 2001–2004
Ross Financial Services Group—Associate, 1999
Industrial Development Bank of India—Associate, Distressed Debt, 1997–1998
Holtec Consulting Ltd.—Consultant, 1994–1995
London Business School, Masters, Finance
Delhi University, Faculty of Management Studies, M.B.A.
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering
Mark A. Hughes
15 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Research Analyst, 2009–
Pacific Investment Management Company—Senior Vice President, Credit Research, 2006–2009
W.R. Huff Asset Management—Financial Analyst, 2003–2006
Seattle-Northwest Securities—Investment Banking Associate, 1998–2001
MIT Sloan School of Management, M.B.A.
Williamette University, B.A.
Chartered Financial Analyst
Christopher N. Jacobs
25 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Research Analyst, 2006–
BreakWater Fund Management LLC—Portfolio Manager, 2004–2006
Ares Management LLC—Senior Analyst/Trader, 1999–2004
Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia, M.B.A.
Davidson College, N.Carolina, B.A.
Chartered Financial Analyst

Brandon C. Jacoby
10 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Portfolio Analyst, 2004–
Alliance Bernstein—Private Client Associate, 2000–2002
California State University, M.A.
Yale University, B.A.
Certified Financial Risk Manager
Chartered Financial Analyst
Walter E. Kilcullen
16 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Senior Trader, 2002–
Seix Investment Advisors—Head High Yield Trader, 1998–2002
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, B.A. Economics
Christopher K. Kilpatrick
16 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Research Analyst/Trader, 2003–
Pacific Investment Management Company—
Bank Loan Trader/Senior Structure Analyst, 1998–2003
GMAC Mortgage–DiTech Funding Corporation—1997–1998
University of California, Irvine, M.B.A.
California State University, Long Beach, B.S.
John M. King
16 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Research Analyst, 2009–
AIG Investments—Vice President, High Yield, 2006–2009
Morgan Stanley—Associate, High Yield Trading and Research, 2004–2006
Enron Corporation—Associate, Generation (Prinicpal) Investments, 1999–2002
Jefferies & Company, Inc.—Corporate Financial Analyst, Energy Group, 1997–1999
University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, M.B.A.
Rice University, B.A.
Chartered Financial Analyst

Thomas V. McMahon
34 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Product Manager, 2001–
Credit Suisse First Boston—Vice President, Corporate Bond Specialist, 1996–2001
J.P. Morgan Securities—Vice President, Fixed Income Sales, 1992–1996
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette—Vice President, Fixed Income Sales, 1983–1992
E.F. Hutton—Fixed Income Sales Executive, 1979–1983
University of Richmond, B.A.
Timothy J. Settel
20 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Portfolio Manager/Research Analyst, 2001–
Lazard Freres & Co.—Portfolio Manager, 1995–2001
Bear Stearns—Mortgage Analyst, 1993–1995
New York University, M.B.A.
Lehigh University, B.S.
Damon Shinnick
14 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company Pty Ltd—Portfolio Manager/Research Analyst, 2011–
Pension Corporation LLP—Partner, Asset Management Division, 2009–2010
Lehman Brothers Australia—
Portfolio Manager, Senior Vice President, Investment Management, 2005–2008
Challenger Financial Services Group—Portfolio Manager, Analyst, 2001–2005
HSBC Asset Management, Australia—Quantitative Analyst, 1999–2001
Monash University, Bachelor of Commerce (Honors)
Chartered Financial Analyst
Araceli M. Sibley
21 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Research Analyst, 1992–
Cal Poly Pomona, B.Sc.

Suzanne M. Trepp
23 Years Experience
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Western Asset Management Company—Research Analyst, 1997–
Bank of America Capital Management, Inc.—Portfolio Manager, 1994–1997
Bankers Trust Company—Portfolio Manager, 1990–1994
Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA, M.B.A.
George Washington University, B.A.
Chartered Financial Analyst