PPM Promotes Within Investment Team
- Promotions of key personnel strengthen the firm internally and deepen client relationships.
- Ogechi Nwachukwu's promotion ensures continuity of investment practices that have driven PPM's performance results.
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Deputy CIO, Head of Fixed Income Research and Head of Insurance Solutions
PPM America recently promoted Ogechi Nwachukwu, Sundeep Mullangi and Brian Manczak to the roles of Deputy CIO, Head of Fixed Income Research and Head of Insurance Solutions, respectively. (Photo: Business Wire)
“I am honored to be promoted to Deputy CIO and help lead this team of experienced investment professionals,” said Ogechi. “From day one, my focus has been to maintain the consistent execution of PPM’s investment process on behalf of our clients throughout all our strategies.”
“Ogechi’s demonstrated leadership, temperament, analytical and communication skills are ideally suited for this role. His promotion both strengthens the firm internally and will ultimately deepen our relationships with clients,” said Craig Smith, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer.
Sundeep Mullangi has been promoted to replace Ogechi as Head of Fixed Income Research, a 32‑person team covering corporate credit, structured finance and debt restructuring. Sundeep has been a member of PPM’s research team for 21 years and was primarily responsible for analyzing the credit of US banks and brokers, life insurance and P&C insurance companies. Sundeep’s extensive knowledge of the firm’s research processes and portfolio companies that he covered, plus his mentoring of junior analysts, made him the natural choice to lead the team.
Additionally, Brian Manczak has been named Head of Insurance Solutions and is responsible for ensuring that general account portfolios are optimized using all of PPM's investment capabilities. Brian started at PPM 15 years ago as a member of the private placements team before joining the general account portfolio management team in 2019 to oversee the investment grade corporate portfolio. He will also be part of the effort to grow PPM’s third-party business with insurance clients. PPM managed
“The intent of these collective changes is to prioritize the evolving needs and interests of our clients,” Craig Smith added. “With strong leaders working together across our various teams, we feel we are best positioned to serve our investors going forward.”
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