NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Peter Cordrey, Prudential Fixed Income’s Global Head of Product Management and Distribution, will be retiring in the fourth quarter of 2016 after a 20-year career with the firm, the company announced today. With Mr. Cordrey’s upcoming retirement, the firm also announced that Bas NieuweWeme joined Prudential Fixed Income effective May 9, 2016, as a managing director where he will lead the firm’s global client service, consultant relations, distribution, liability-driven investing, and marketing teams. Mr. NieuweWeme will report to Michael Lillard, Head of Prudential Fixed Income. Prudential Fixed Income, among the largest global fixed income managers, is a part of PGIM, the global investment management businesses of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU).
“I would like to take this opportunity to recognize Peter for a distinguished career and thank him for his many key contributions over the years to the success of Prudential Fixed Income,” said Mr. Lillard. “With Peter’s upcoming retirement, I am delighted that Bas has joined our firm, and I am confident that he will provide the right leadership within our organization going forward. Bas brings with him a wealth of global expertise, making him a solid addition to Prudential Fixed Income as we build on our vision to be widely regarded as a premier, active global fixed income manager.”
Mr. NieuweWeme was most recently the Head of Institutional Distribution at Voya Investment Management, where he oversaw global sales, consultant relations, RFPs, relationship management, and client service and was a member of the firm’s management committee. Previous roles during his 16-year tenure at Voya include Head of Institutional Sales and Relationship Management for ING U.S. Investment Management and Vice President of Global Marketing and Distribution for ING Investment Management. NieuweWeme received a law degree from the Amsterdam School of Law with a specialization in tax law and an Executive MBA at the New York University Stern School of Business.
Prudential Fixed Income, with $621 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2016, is a global asset manager offering active solutions across all fixed income markets. The company has offices in Newark, N.J., London, Tokyo and Singapore. For more information, please visit http://www.prudentialfixedincome.com.
PGIM’s businesses offer a range of investment solutions for retail and institutional investors around the world across a broad range of asset classes, including fundamental equity, quantitative equity, public fixed income, private fixed income, real estate and commercial mortgages. Its businesses have offices in 16 countries across five continents and had more than $1 trillion in assets under management as of March 31, 2016. For more information, please visit http://www.pgim.com.
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