Matthew Kence is an Investment Director at abrdn. He is also responsible for covering US high yield Energy companies. Matt joined the company in 2010 from Gannet Welsh & Kotler where he was a Vice President, Credit. Previously, Matt also worked for MFS Investment Management as a high yield analyst. Matt graduated with a BS Mechanical Engineering from Ohio University and received his MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

George Westervelt is Head of U.S. High Yield Research and is one of the Portfolio Managers on the team that manages the Global High Yield strategies. He joined abrdn in 2009 as a Credit Analyst and joined the portfolio management group in 2011. Additionally, George has research coverage responsibilities for the High Yield Electric sector. Prior to joining ASI, George worked at MFS Investment Management in Boston and Citigroup in New York. He earned a BA in English from the University of Vermont and is a CFA Charterholder.

Steve Logan is a Principal and Portfolio Manager on the European Leveraged Finance Team at PGIM Fixed Income, based in London. Mr. Logan is primarily responsible for managing bank loans and high yield bonds across multiple mandates. Mr. Logan has over 35 years of experience in asset management and corporate banking. Prior to joining the Firm in 2020, Mr. Logan was Head of European High Yield and Global Loans at Aberdeen Standard Investments leading a team covering European high yield funds, global loans, Euro convertibles and direct lending. Prior to that, he was Global Head of High Yield at Aberdeen Asset Management and a high yield portfolio manager at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership. Mr. Logan received a BA with honours in Banking and Finance from the University of Central England.