Jennison Associates has appointed Jeffrey T Becker as chairman and chief executive officer of the company, effective 3 October 2016.
Jennison is an investment manager of PGIM, the global investment management businesses of Prudential Financial.
Becker (pictured) was most recently CEO of Voya Investment Management (formerly ING US Investment Management), the asset management subsidiary of Voya Financial, and a member of Voya Financial’s Executive Committee. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing all aspects of Voya’s asset management business, including institutional, retail, retirement, and affiliate channels.
“We are delighted to welcome Jeff to the firm,” says Jennison president Spiros “Sig” Segalas, one of the company’s founders. “Jeff has a distinct combination of professional attributes that complement our strong existing team and reinforce our focus on investment performance, long-standing client relationships, professional excellence and stability. He embraces our entrepreneurial investment culture and fundamental research-based investment management.”
David Hunt, PGIM’s president and CEO, says: “Jeff’s indisputable success as a CEO in the asset management industry is demonstrated by his solid record of building and growing businesses, and delivering on investment performance for clients. We look forward to continuing to partner with Jennison to deliver the value of active management to our investors, across our multi-manager platform.”
Becker is a member of the Financial Services Roundtable, Institutional Investor’s US Institute and the Economic Club of Washington, DC. He also sits on the AmeriCares board of directors.
