American Beacon Partners Appoints Patti Barron as Chief Transformation Officer

Financial services veteran brings more than two decades of global leadership experience

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Beacon Partners (“American Beacon”), a diversified asset management platform with more than 30 affiliated and independent manager partnerships, delivering enduring value through traditional and alternative solutions, announced today that Patti Barron has joined the firm as Chief Transformation Officer. In this role, she will lead strategic transformation initiatives and drive operational efficiency across the organization.

Barron brings more than 26 years of global leadership experience spanning risk management, operations and enterprise transformation. She joins American Beacon from Barrow Hanley Global Investors, where she spent the past 26 years in senior leadership roles. Most recently, she served as Chief Operating Officer, leading cross-functional initiatives across product development, technology transformation, strategic sourcing and cost reduction. Previously, she served as Chief Risk Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, working closely with executive leadership to align strategic objectives with risk appetite.

Greg Stumm, President and CEO of American Beacon Partners, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Patti to the American Beacon team. With more than two decades of global leadership experience, she brings a rare combination of strategic vision, hands-on execution and operational expertise needed to guide our next phase of growth. She’s a transformative leader in every sense of the word, and we’re excited to have her play an instrumental role in shaping the future of our organization.”

Patti Barron added, “American Beacon has a strong culture and a clear strategic vision. My focus will be on empowering teams, improving how we work together, and ensuring our efforts create lasting value for both employees and clients. I look forward to working with the leadership team to drive strategic innovation and meaningful transformation.”

Based in Dallas, Texas, Barron holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Western Governors University. She also serves as a board member for Children’s Cancer Fund and Capital for Kids.

Barron joins Chief Financial Officer John Linnehan, Head of Product Development Tim McGeeney and Chief Marketing Officer Bernadette Bridy as the fourth senior leadership team member hired at American Beacon since December 2025, highlighting the organization’s continued expansion and commitment to building a best-in-class team.

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About American Beacon Partners

American Beacon Partners, formerly known as Resolute Investment Managers, is a diversified asset management platform with affiliated and independent partnerships with more than 30 investment managers. Drawing on approximately 40 years of investment expertise, innovation and adaptability, American Beacon Partners delivers enduring value through traditional and alternative solutions designed to meet investors’ evolving needs.

Driven by future value creation, American Beacon Partners’ unique platform delivers strategic benefits through a full suite of distribution, operational and administrative services that may be leveraged by its affiliates. We offer three customizable partnership models tailored for the U.S. wealth and retirement markets. For affiliated partners, we make strategic investments in boutique asset managers to enhance distribution and administrative support functions. For strategic distribution partners, we help investment managers leverage our distribution expertise to achieve greater scale. For sub-advisors to American Beacon Advisors, we assist institutional-caliber asset managers who are seeking to expand their strategies to retail markets through existing funds or new fund launches.

As of December 31, 2025, American Beacon Partners’ affiliated partners had $82.9 billion in assets under management and $100.7 billion in assets under management and distribution. American Beacon Partners’ affiliates include American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; National Investment Services of America, LLC; RSW Investments Holdings LLC; Shapiro Capital Management LLC; SSI Investment Management LLC; and Resolute Investment Distributors, Inc. For more information, please visit www.ambeacon.com.

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