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Advisor Information for AAIEX

Fund Inception08/07/1991
Name of IssuerAmerican Beacon
Fund Advisor(s)American Beacon Advisors Inc
Sub-Advisor(s)Lazard Asset Management LLC
American Century Investment Management Inc
Causeway Capital Management LLC

Fund Managers for AAIEX

Kirk Brown
Portfolio Manager since 02/28/1994
Kirk Brown serves as Senior Portfolio Manager, Asset Management for American Beacon Advisors, Inc. and is responsible for monitoring the investment advisors to several American Beacon Funds as well as investments in alternative products (including private equity). He is also responsible for monitoring the international, high yield bond, emerging markets and currency overlay investment advisors to AMR Corporation’s pension plans. Prior to joining American Beacon in 1994, Mr. Brown served in operational and business planning roles for American Airlines, Inc. Mr. Brown received his BA from the State University of New York at Brockport in 1986 and an MBA from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management in 1988. He is a CFA charterholder.
Harry Hartford
Portfolio Manager since 08/31/2001
Harry Hartford is the President of Causeway Capital Management. Mr. Hartford has served as portfolio manager and President since 2001. He is responsible for investment research in global basic materials and banks. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Hartford was a Managing Director for the Hotchkis and Wiley division of MLIM, and co-head of the International and Global Value Team. Mr. Hartford has been in the investment community since 1984.
Sarah Ketterer
Portfolio Manager since 08/31/2001
Ms. Ketterer is the chief executive officer of Causeway, portfolio manager for the firm's fundamental and absolute returns strategies, and is responsible for investment research across all sectors. Ms. Ketterer is a member of Causeway's operating committee. She co-founded the firm in June 2001.
Michael Bennett
Portfolio Manager since 05/31/2003
Michael Bennett is a Managing Director of Lazard and a portfolio manager for various of Lazard's international and global equity teams. He began working in the investment field in 1987. Prior to joining Lazard in 1992, Mr. Bennett served as an international equity analyst with General Electric Investment Corporation. Previously he was with Keith Lippert Associates and Arthur Andersen & Company. He has an MBA from University of Chicago and a BS in Accounting from New York University.
Michael Powers
Portfolio Manager since 05/31/2003
Michael Powers, a Senior Advisor of Lazard Asset Management, is a portfolio manager/analyst on various of Lazard Asset Management's International Equity teams. He began working in the investment field in 1990 when he joined Lazard Asset Management.
Michael Fry
Portfolio Manager since 11/30/2005
Michael G. Fry, a Managing Director of Lazard Asset Management, is a portfolio manager/analyst on various of the Investment Manager’s International Equity teams. Prior to joining Lazard Asset Management in 2005, Mr. Fry held several positions at UBS Global Asset Management, including Head of Global Equity Portfolio Management, Global Head of Equity Research and Head of Australian Equities. Mr. Fry began working in the investment field in 1981.
Jonathan Eng
Portfolio Manager since 01/31/2006
Mr. Eng is a director and fundamental portfolio manager of Causeway and has been with the firm since July 2001. He is responsible for investment research in the global consumer discretionary, industrials and materials sectors. He has been a portfolio manager since February 2002. PRIOR EXPERIENCE From 1997 to July 2001, Mr. Eng was an equity research associate for the Hotchkis and Wiley division of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. In 1996, Mr. Eng worked as a summer research associate for Hotchkis and Wiley, performing U.K. and European equity research.
Conor Muldoon
Portfolio Manager since 12/31/2010
Mr. Muldoon is a director and fundamental portfolio manager of Causeway and is responsible for investment research in the global financials and materials sectors. He joined the firm in August 2003 and has been a portfolio manager since September 2010. PRIOR EXPERIENCE From 1995 to June 2003, Mr. Muldoon was an investment consultant for Fidelity Investments where he served as a liaison between institutional clients and investment managers within Fidelity.
Alessandro Valentini
Portfolio Manager since 12/31/2013
Alessandro Valentini is a Director and fundamental portfolio manager of Causeway and is responsible for research in the global health care and financial sectors. Mr. Valentini joined the firm in July 2006 as a Research Associate and became a Portfolio Manager in 2013. During the summer of 2005, Mr. Valentini worked as a research analyst at Thornburg Investment Management. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Valentini worked as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs in the European Equities Research-Sales division in New York.
Ellen Lee
Portfolio Manager since 02/27/2015
Ms. Lee is a director and fundamental portfolio manager at Causeway. She joined the firm in August 2007 and has been a portfolio manager since January 2015. During the summer of 2006, Ms. Lee interned at Tiger Asia. From 2001 to 2004, Ms. Lee was an associate in the mergers and acquisitions division of Credit Suisse First Boston in Seoul. From 1999 to 2000, she was an analyst in the mergers and acquisitions division of Credit Suisse First Boston in Hong Kong.
Paul Cavazos
Portfolio Manager since 12/31/2016
Paul B Cavazos is Chief Investment Officer and joined American Beacon Advisors and has served on the portfolio management team since 2016. Prior to joining American Beacon Advisors, Mr. Cavazos was Chief Investment Officer and Assistant Treasurer of DTE Energy from 2007 to 2016.
Steven Nguyen
Portfolio Manager since 01/25/2019
Steven Nguyen is a Director and Fundamental Portfolio Manager of Causeway and is responsible for investment research in the global energy, utilities and health care sectors. He joined the firm in April 2012. From 2006 to 2012, Mr. Nguyen was a Senior Credit Analyst at Bradford & Marzec covering high yield and investment grade companies in the telecommunication services, cable, media, gaming, insurance, and REIT industries. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Nguyen was a Credit Analyst/Portfolio Manager in the corporate bond department of Allegiance Capital.
Jonathan Veiga
Portfolio Manager since 01/15/2020
Mr. Veiga, Portfolio Manager and Senior Investment Analyst, joined American Century Investments in 2017 as a senior investment analyst and became a portfolio manager in 2019. Prior to joining American Century, he was a research analyst at Lombardia Capital Partners. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California. He is a CFA charterholder.
Giles Edwards
Portfolio Manager since 02/28/2020
Giles Edwards is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on various international equity teams. Prior to joining the investment teams, he was a Research Analyst with a background in media, automotive, and services. Prior to joining Lazard in 2008, Giles was a Management Accountant at BSkyB, completing his CIMA qualifications. He has a BA (Hons) in Politics and Economics from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Giles is a CFA® charterholder.
Brian Cho
Portfolio Manager since 01/01/2021
Mr. Cho is a fundamental portfolio manager at Causeway. He joined the firm in September 2013 and has been a portfolio manager since January 2021. His current responsibilities include coverage of companies in the technology and communication services sectors. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Cho was a vice president at BofA-ML Equity Research, covering the IT hardware and supply chain sector. From 2007 to 2011, he worked as an associate at Goldman Sachs Equity Research covering the same sector. From 2006 to 2007, he worked as an analyst at Morgan Stanley Equity Research covering the internet and interactive software sector. Prior to that, he worked as an analyst at PA Consulting Group in the financial services practice. Mr. Cho earned a BSc in management science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Paul Selvey-Clinton
Portfolio Manager since 02/01/2022
Paul Selvey-Clinton is a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on the European Equity team. Prior to joining Lazard in 2014, Mr. Selvey-Clinton worked in a predominantly European focused fund at SAC Global Investors. Before this he was an Equity Analyst and Partner at Occitan Capital. Mr. Selvey-Clinton began working in the investment field in 2006 as an Equity Analyst at Brevan Howard Asset Management. Mr. Selvey-Clinton has a BA (Hons) in Geography from Keble College, Oxford University
Bert Whitson
Portfolio Manager since 07/17/2023
Mr. Whitson, Portfolio Manager and Senior Investment Analyst, has been a member of the team that manages the fund since the fund’s inception in 2018. He joined American Century Investments in 2017 as a senior investment analyst and became a portfolio manager in 2019. Prior to joining American Century, he was a senior research analyst at Lombardia Capital Partners. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from California State University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. He is a CFA charterholder.
Robyn Serrano
Portfolio Manager since 12/31/2023
Robyn Serrano, Associate Portfolio Manager, joined American Beacon Advisors, Inc in 2013. Ms. Serrano has served on the portfolio management team since 2021 and has served on the asset management team since 2018. Prior to that, Ms. Serrano worked at Fidelity Investments in various capacities from June 2010 to December 2013. Ms. Serrano has a BS in International Business from Bryant University. Ms. Serrano is a Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) professional, and she holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 66 licenses.

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