Conning announces new head of North America and key promotions

Written by Adam Cadle

31/05/2023

Conning has announced that Matt Daly, currently head of the corporate and municipal bond teams at the firm, will become head of Conning North America effective 30 September 2023.

Daly, with over 25 years of industry experience and more than 20 of those years at Conning, will succeed Mike Haylon, who will retire at the end of 2023. Steve Searl, with 35 years of corporate bond research experience, and Mike Griffin, with 18 years of industry experience in portfolio management and trading, will serve as the new co-heads of the corporate and municipal teams, reporting to Daly.

In addition, Conning has announced that Cindy Beaulieu, chair of Conning’s investment policy committee, will assume the additional title of chief investment officer of Conning North America, also on 30 September 2023. Beaulieu, with over 29 years of industry experience, has been responsible for managing insurance and institutional pension since joining Conning in 2011 and has overseen the firm’s investment strategy process since 2019. She will maintain both roles going forward.

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