AIM Announces Additions to Management Teams.Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2002 A I M Capital Management, Inc., the portfolio management subsidiary of A I M Management Group Inc. (AIM), today announced the addition of portfolio managers to three funds. Scot W. Johnson has joined the management team for AIM Income Fund as a co-manager Co-manager A second-tier Participant, ranked by size of participation. . Mr. Johnson joined AIM in 1994 and served as an analyst and assistant portfolio manager before being promoted to his current role of portfolio manager in 1998. He received both his bachelor's degree in economics and an M.B.A. in finance from Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University, at Nashville, Tenn.; coeducational; chartered 1872 as Central Univ. of Methodist Episcopal Church, founded and renamed 1873, opened 1875 through a gift from Cornelius Vanderbilt. Until 1914 it operated under the auspices of the Methodist Church. . Mr. Johnson also holds a Chartered Financial Analyst Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) An experienced financial analyst who has passed examinations in economics, financial accounting, portfolio management, security analysis, and standards of conduct given by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. designation. Mike Kerley is now co-manager for AIM Developing Markets Fund. Mr. Kerley joined INVESCO Asset Management Limited in 1985 and has specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. in global emerging markets since 1995. Mr. Kerley studied investment management at the London School of Business and has earned an Investment Management Certificate. Chris Laing has been named a co-manager for AIM International Core Equity Fund. Mr. Laing joined INVESCO in 1995 and has been associated with the management of AIM International Core Equity Fund since 2001. Mr. Laing earned a B.A. in history from the University of Virginia and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation. On July 1, 2002, the AIM International Value Fund was renamed AIM International Core Equity Fund. Anuja Singha also has been named a co-manager for AIM International Core Equity Fund. Ms. Singha joined INVESCO Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc., in 1998 and has been associated with the management of AIM International Core Equity Fund since then. Ms. Singha earned a B.A. in economics from Mills College Mills College, at Oakland, Calif.; for women; est. 1852 as the Young Ladies' Seminary at Benicia, Calif., moved 1871, chartered as Mills College 1885. The first women's college in the Far West, it has programs in English literature and creative writing, foreign , as well as an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Emory University Emory University (ĕm`ərē), near Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational; United Methodist; chartered as Emory College 1836, opened 1837 at Oxford. It became Emory Univ. in 1915 and in 1919 moved to Atlanta. . About AIM Houston-based AIM is one of the nation's leading investment management companies. It is dedicated to providing its clients with high-quality products and services through multiple investment management styles and a broad product range of retail equity, fixed-income, and money market funds, institutional portfolios, and separately managed accounts for high-income individuals. Founded in 1976, AIM had $117 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. and approximately 9 million shareholders as of September 30, 2002. About AMVESCAP AIM is an indirect subsidiary of AMVESCAP PLC (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVZ), a leading independent global investment manager dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial security through a comprehensive array of retail and institutional products for clients in more than 100 countries. AMVESCAP had $323 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2002. Additional information is available at www.amvescap.com. Note to editors -- We are required to include the following information with our news release: For more complete information about any AIM Fund, including sales charges Sales Charge A commission or fee paid by an investor at the time of purchasing mutual fund shares. The charge is paid to a mutual fund salesperson or financial advisor and is intended to provide compensation for the financial salesperson's efforts in assisting their client select and expenses, please obtain the appropriate prospectus(es) from your financial consultant or by calling 800/347-4246. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. A I M Distributors, Inc., Distributor. |
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