Appointment of Tami Jackson as Director, US Institutional Business Development, West Coast


NEW YORK, Dec. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announces the appointment of Tamara (Tami) Jackson as Director of US Institutional Business Development for the western region of the United States. Tami will have responsibility for developing relationships and building business with all major institutional asset owners across various distribution channels. She will report to Neil Johnson, Head of US Institutional Business Development, and will be based in Los Angeles.

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Commenting on Tami’s hiring, Johnson said: “We are delighted to have Tami rejoin BNP Paribas Asset Management. She brings a wealth of industry knowledge and experience as well as familiarity with BNPP AM and its capabilities.”

Tami was previously a member of BNPP AM’s US Institutional Sales team based in New York where she lead the firm’s national public pension fund sales effort. She left the organization in 2015 to return to the West Coast. Since that time she has worked for Amundi Smith Breeden. Prior to originally joining the organization in 2012, Tami worked for Northern Trust Asset Management, Brown Capital Management and Dresdner RCM Global Investors.

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Jamie Somohano
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About BNP Paribas Asset Management
BNP Paribas Asset Management is the investment management arm of BNP Paribas, one of the world’s major financial institutions. Managing and advising EUR 571 billion in assets as at 30 September 2017, BNP Paribas Asset Management offers a comprehensive range of active, passive and quantitative investment solutions covering a broad spectrum of asset classes and regions. With close to 700 investment professionals and 600 client servicing specialists, BNP Paribas Asset Management serves individual, corporate and institutional investors in 73 countries around the world. Since 2002, BNP Paribas Asset Management has been a major player in sustainable and responsible investing. For more information, please visit bnpparibas-am.com.

About BNP Paribas in the USA
BNP Paribas has built a strong and diversified presence in the United States to support its client base. The bank employs over 16,000 people and has had a presence in the USA since the late 1800s. Bank of the West and First Hawaiian Bank (together BancWest, part of Retail Banking & Services) serve nearly 2.5 million individuals and businesses through a network of more than 650 branches and business centers. Large corporate and institutional clients are serviced by BNP Paribas’ Corporate & Institutional Banking franchise that has a presence in the main US cities, in addition to a global reach through a network of offices in EMEA and APAC. The bank also offers asset management services through BNP Paribas Asset Management (part of Retail Banking & Services) as well as Real Estate and Fleet Services through partnerships. www.usa.bnpparibas

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