Tarey M. Gettys Joins Amundi Smith Breeden as Senior Vice President

DURHAM, NC--(Marketwired - May 29, 2014) - Amundi Smith Breeden today announced that Tarey M. Gettys has joined the firm as a Senior Vice President responsible for institutional relationships in the western United States, effective May 1. Amundi Smith Breeden is the North American investment headquarters for Amundi, the leading European asset management firm with more than $1 trillion in assets under management.

As SVP, Institutional Relationship Manager-Western U.S., Mr. Gettys is a senior member of the Amundi Smith Breeden business development and client service team. He is responsible for engaging and cultivating relationships with corporate, public, and endowment and foundation pension plan sponsors in the western region. As such, he will present Amundi's full range of U.S. and global fixed income, developed and emerging markets equity, and alternative investment strategies to the market place. Mr. Gettys reports to Stephen A. Eason, CFA, Senior Executive Vice President, and works from the firm's office in Durham, North Carolina.

"Amundi is actively expanding its U.S. institutional business, and we are pleased to have Tarey on our team. Tarey's experience working with senior officers at institutional funds, and his leadership and communication skills developed as a Naval Officer have prepared him to be an outstanding representative of our firm. I look forward to working with Tarey," said Mr. Eason.

Before joining Amundi Smith Breeden, Mr. Gettys was Vice President, Client Facing Investment Professional, Institutional Corporate Clients at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO). In this role, Mr. Gettys worked closely with both defined benefit and defined contribution plan sponsors, providing them with portfolio updates, including performance, positioning and strategy shifts based on dynamic macro-economic factors in the global economy. In addition, using risk factor-based asset allocation studies, he worked closely with clients to identify or create investment solutions matched to client-specific needs and challenges. Previously, Mr. Gettys was a Generalist in the Portfolio Management Group at Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO).

Before entering the financial services industry, Mr. Gettys was a United States Navy SEAL Officer, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander prior to leaving active service. Mr. Gettys was deployed on multiple combat missions and conducted numerous operations in support of national level objectives.

Mr. Gettys holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. While there, he was President of Stanford GSB Veterans Club and founded the GSB Veterans Award Dinner. He earned a BS in Mathematics from the United States Naval Academy.

About Amundi Smith Breeden
 Amundi Smith Breeden is the North American investment headquarters for Amundi, a top-10 global asset manager. Amundi Smith Breeden manages a range of U.S. fixed income strategies and contributes to global fixed income portfolios managed by Amundi investment professionals in Europe and Asia. Smith Breeden, now Amundi Smith Breeden, was founded as a research-driven institutional asset management firm specializing in the major U.S. fixed income sectors. The firm has a 30+ year history of pioneering work in developing and applying quantitative financial analysis to valuing and trading fixed income securities, including Agency and non-Agency mortgage-backed securities and corporate credit.

About Amundi
Amundi ranks first in Europe¹ and ninth worldwide¹ in the asset management industry with AUM of close to EUR 800 billion worldwide².

Located at the heart of the main investment regions in more than 30 countries, Amundi offers a comprehensive range of products covering all asset classes and major currencies.

Amundi has developed savings solutions to meet the needs of more than 100 million retail clients worldwide and designs innovative, high-performing products for institutional clients which are tailored specifically to their requirements and risk profile.
The group contributes to funding the economy by orienting savings towards company development.

Amundi has become a leading European player in asset management, recognised for:

• Product performance and transparency;
• Quality of client relationships based on a long-term advisory approach;
• Efficiency in its organisation and teams' promise to serving its clients;
• Commitment to sustainable development and socially responsible investment policies.

1. Source IPE « Top 400 asset managers active in the European marketplace » published in June 2013, based on figures as at December 2012. Interviews with asset management companies on their assets as at end-December 2012 (open-end funds, dedicated funds, mandates).
2. Amundi Group figures as of 31 March 2014.

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