In the Margins

Lord Abbett Funds expands board

April 19, 2016

By Lord Abbett

The Lord Abbett Funds board has expanded from nine to 11 members. Mark Schmid officially will join the board as an independent director tomorrow, and Douglas Sieg began serving as interested director in late February. Schmid is vice president and CIO of the University of Chicago; Sieg is the partner in charge of client services for Lord Abbett. Read the release from Lord Abbett.

 

 

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