Loomis Sayles Appoints Pramila Agrawal to Board of Directors

BOSTON–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Loomis, Sayles & Company, a global investment manager with $335 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023, today announced the election of Pramila Agrawal to its board of Directors, effective March 5, 2024. Pramila heads the firm’s Custom Income Strategies (CIS) group and is a portfolio manager for specialized fixed income mandates.

“ We are delighted to welcome Pramila to the leadership team,” said Kevin Charleston, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. “ His experience, insight and passion for developing innovative solutions for customers will serve us well in positioning Loomis Sayles for future growth.” »

Pramila has 16 years of experience in the investment industry and joined Loomis Sayles in 2007 as a Quantitative Research Risk Analyst. Later, she joined the relative return team as a strategist and was promoted to portfolio manager on the team’s buy and hold strategies in 2018. Since 2019, Pramila has led CIS, which manages portfolios customized complex solutions for fixed income managed account clients. In this role, she co-manages assets with the firm’s investment teams and collaborates with clients to design customized solutions. Pramila is co-chair of the company’s Women@Work employee resource group.

Prior to joining Loomis Sayles, Pramila held a research and development position at Metis Design. She holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, and a master’s and doctorate in robotics from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

ABOUT LOOMIS SAYLES

Since 1926, Loomis, Sayles & Company has helped meet the investment needs of institutional and mutual fund clients around the world. The company’s performance-oriented investors integrate in-depth research and risk analysis to make informed and sound decisions. Teams of portfolio managers, strategists, research analysts and traders collaborate to assess market sectors and identify investment opportunities wherever they exist, within traditional asset classes or across a range of investments alternatives. Loomis Sayles has the resources, foresight and flexibility to find value in broad or narrow markets, as part of its commitment to providing its clients with attractive, risk-adjusted returns. This rich tradition has earned Loomis Sayles the trust and respect of its clients around the world, for whom it manages $335.2 billion* in assets (as of December 31, 2023).