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Advisor Information for CHIAX

Fund Inception03/08/1999
Name of IssuerCredit Suisse (New York, NY)
Fund Advisor(s)UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc
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Fund Managers for CHIAX

Wing Chan
Portfolio Manager since 10/27/2005
Wing Chan is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the Asset Management business, based in New York. Ms. Chan is a Portfolio Manager of the Credit Investments Group. Ms. Chan is also a member of the CIG Credit Committee. Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 2005, Ms. Chan served as an Associate Portfolio Manager in Invesco's High Yield group. Previously, Ms. Chan worked at JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management where she shared responsibility for the management of Structured and Long Duration products. Ms. Chan earned a double B.S. in Economics and Finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ms. Chan is a CFA Charterholder, and holds Series 3, 7 and 63 licenses.
Louis Farano
Portfolio Manager since 12/31/2006
Mr. Farano is a Portfolio Manager for The Credit Suisse Credit Investments Group ("CIG") with responsibility for senior loans. Prior to joining CIG in 2006, Mr. Farano served as a Vice President in the High Yield department at SG America Securities Inc. Mr. Farano holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from James Madison University and an M.B.A. in Finance from UCLA's Anderson School.
John Popp
Portfolio Manager since 06/03/2011
John G. Popp is a Managing Director of Credit Suisse and Group Head and Chief Investment Officer of the Credit Investments Group ("CIG"), with primary responsibility for making investment decisions and monitoring processes for CIG's global investment strategies. Mr. Popp is also a member of the CIG Credit Committee. Mr. Popp also serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Credit Suisse Funds, as well as serving as Director, Chief Executive Officer and President for the Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund, Inc. and Trustee, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund. Previous to Credit Suisse, Mr. Popp was a Founding Partner and Head of Asset Management for First Dominion Capital, LLC. From 1992 through 1997, Mr. Popp was a Managing Director of Indosuez Capital and also served as President of Indosuez Capital Asset Advisors, Inc., and President of 1211 Investors, Inc. In 1989, Mr. Popp joined the Corporate Finance Department of Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc. as Senior Vice President, previously serving as Vice President in the Mergers and Acquisitions department of Drexel Burnham Lambert. Mr. Popp is a member of the Brookings Institute's Foreign Policy Leadership Committee and a member of the Juilliard School Council. Mr. Popp graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Pomona College and an M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing from the Wharton Graduate Division of the University of Pennsylvania.
David Mechlin
Portfolio Manager since 02/28/2019
David Mechlin joined CIG as a credit analyst in 2006 and is currently a Portfolio Manager for CIG with responsibility for senior loans and high yield and is a member of the Corporate Credit Committee. Mr. Mechlin earned his B.S. in Finance and Accounting from the Stern School of Business at New York University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Joshua Shedroff
Portfolio Manager since 10/28/2021
Joshua Shedroff joined CIG in 2008 as a credit analyst and is currently a Portfolio Manager for CIG with responsibility for senior loans and high yield. Previously he served as an Associate at The GlenRock Group, a private equity firm, where he evaluated and executed growth equity and leveraged buyout transactions. Prior to that, he worked in the Corporate Development Group at AboveNet, where he focused on their Chapter 11 restructuring. Mr. Shedroff began his career in the Investment Banking Division at Salomon Smith Barney. Mr. Shedroff received an M.B.A. with honors from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. with honors in Economics from Brandeis University.