Putnam Names Frank McNamara General Counsel.Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2004 Putnam Investments Putnam Investments was founded in 1937 by George Putnam. At the same time, he founded its first mutual fund offering, The George Putnam Fund of Boston.[1] Putnam has offices in London and Tokyo, and its headquarters is located in Boston, Massachusetts. today announced that Francis Francis, French prince, duke of Alençon and Anjou Francis, 1554–84, French prince, duke of Alençon and Anjou; youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. J. McNamara Mc·Na·mar·a , Robert Strange Born 1916. American public official who served as U.S. secretary of defense (1961-1968) during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. III, 48, will become General Counsel and Senior Managing Director, effective April 19. Mr. McNamara will succeed William H. Woolverton, who will be retiring from Putnam. Mr. McNamara will report directly to Putnam's Chief Executive Officer Ed Haldeman. Mr. McNamara previously served nine years as General Counsel and a member of the Management Committee at State Street Research & Management Company. Prior to 1995, he was the Senior Vice President and General Counsel for The Boston Company Inc. Mr. McNamara began his career as an associate at Ropes & Gray in Boston. Mr. McNamara is a member of the SEC Rules Committee of the Investment Company Institute and Chairman of the Legal and Regulatory Committee of the Investment Counsel Association of America. Mr. McNamara received a B.A. from Dartmouth College Dartmouth College, at Hanover, N.H.; coeducational; chartered 1769, opened 1770, the ninth colonial college (see Wheelock, Eleazar). Originally a men's college, Dartmouth began admitting women in 1972. and earned his J.D. at the University of Michigan Law School The University of Michigan Law School, located in Ann Arbor, is a unit of the University of Michigan. The Law School, founded in 1859, currently has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students, most of whom are earning the degrees of Juris Doctor (J.D.) or Master of Laws (LLM). , where he graduated magna cum laude cum lau·de adv. & adj. With honor. Used to express academic distinction: graduated cum laude; 25 cum laude graduates. . "Frank is an individual of the highest integrity, and he has extensive experience as a general counsel in the asset management industry," said Ed Haldeman, Putnam's Chief Executive Officer. "His ability to successfully navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. complex legal and regulatory issues will make him a valuable member of our senior leadership team. He is highly respected in the legal and investment professions and I am confident that his unique skills will be a great asset to Putnam. "We thank Bill, who has served with distinction as General Counsel of Putnam for nearly 16 years," said Mr. Haldeman. Founded in 1937, Putnam is one of the United States' oldest and largest money management firms. As of March 31, 2004, Putnam managed $227 billion for approximately 11 million individual shareholders accounts and 500 institutional clients. Putnam has headquarters in Boston and offices in London and Tokyo. For more information, go to www.putnaminvestments.com |
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