Michael Buchanan is Western Asset's deputy chief investment officer and has been in the fixed-income industry since 1990. As Deputy CIO, Michael has direct oversight of Western Asset's Global Credit Team, which covers US and non-US investment-grade, high-yield and bank loan sectors. He also leads the Global Credit Committee, which ultimately determines overall firmwide credit themes. Prior to joining Western Asset in 2005, Michael served as Managing Director and Head of US Credit Products at Credit Suisse Asset Management and as Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Janus Capital Management. He also worked at BlackRock Financial Management as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager and at Conseco Capital Management as Vice President and Portfolio Manager. Michael graduated with honors from Brown University. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and is a CFA charterholder

Annabel Rudebeck is primarily responsible for the portfolio advisory services provided to the Desjardins SocieTerra Global Corporate Bond Fund. Ms. Rudebeck is a member of the Global Investment Strategy Committee (GISC) and the Global Credit Committee (GCC) and leads the global credit team in London. She is responsible for the day-to-day management of global credit portfolios as well as the development and implementation of the global credit investment strategy. Ms. Rudebeck holds a Master’s degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Honors) from Cambridge University.

Mark S. Lindbloom , is a portfolio manager. Mr. Lindbloom is a Portfolio Manager at Western Asset and Western Asset Limited. Prior to joining the Firm in 2005, he worked as a portfolio manager at Citigroup Asset Management and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. He worked in New York Life Ins. as ananlyst from 1978-1980. He hold M.B.A. from Pace University, B.S. from Rider University.

Mr. Zielonka is a Portfolio Manager and has served in various roles, including Portfolio Analyst and Trader, since he joined Western Asset in 2002.