Marc is Chief Administrative Officer of State Street Global Advisors, a member of the Executive Management Group, SSgA's most senior executive strategy team, and an Executive Vice President of State Street Corporation. Marc is responsible for the firm's global infrastructure including all operations, technology, finance and data management functions. He served as Deputy Director of SSgA's International Offices from 1999 to 2004, during which time SSgA's global business became an important component of its broad investment solutions capability. In 2005, Marc led the firms' global strategy and product development efforts and in 2006, he also assumed responsibility for the firm's client facing teams in the U.S, Canada and Latin America, before moving to his current CAO position.

Marc joined SSgA in 1999 from State Street Corporation, where he worked for 18 years. In 1989, he established the Investment Manager Services Division, which provided transaction processing and relationship support to the investment managers contracted by State Street's institutional clients. In this role, Marc partnered with many large investment managers to formulate their strategic infrastructure and straight-through processing plans. Prior to this, Marc managed State Street's global subcustodian network. He assumed this position after serving a variety of roles in the Global Custody Department and U.S. Master Trust Division.

Marc holds a Bachelors degree in Economic and Governmental Legal Studies from Bowdoin College.

Jamie Kase is the Head of Global Sales and Marketing for State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). He is also a member of the Executive Management Group, SSgA's most senior strategy team, and Executive Vice President of State Street Corporation. Jamie is responsible for all aspects of North American sales, global marketing and relationship management functions in the institutional and intermediary markets. He will lead the Defined Contribution initiative in the U.S. for SSgA. Working in partnership with our EMEA and Asia Pacific Heads, Jamie will further build out SSgA's integrated branding and distribution strategy, along with the supporting processes, to effectively market nearly 300 investment strategies and solutions.

Prior to joining State Street in March of 2009, Jamie was an executive vice president at ING Investment Management in New York, where he led the company's US distribution effort across defined benefit and investment only defined contribution channels. While at ING, Jamie chaired ING's Global Marketing and Distribution Committee, which is responsible for coordinating efforts across the globe with the regional heads in Europe and Asia.

Jamie has a long career in sales and marketing that has focused on delivering investment solutions to sophisticated institutional investors. Jamie was chief operating officer and head of the institutional business in the Americas at Merrill Lynch Investment Management. His experience includes covering derivatives with some of the largest desks in the world, including Bankers Trust, Swiss Bank (now UBS) and Lehman Brothers.

Jamie holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Brown University.

Peter is President and Head of Investments for State Street Global Advisors Ltd. (Canada). As President, he is responsible for overall business strategy in Canada. As Head of Investments, he oversees research, portfolio management and product development for fixed income, cash, equity, currency and asset allocation strategies for SSgA in Canada.

Prior to joining SSgA, Peter was a Senior Vice President, Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Markets for Deutsche Bank Canada in Toronto. Prior to that, he was a Vice President for CIBC in Toronto. Before moving to Canada, Peter worked in the UK for the Industrial Bank of Japan and Security Pacific. He has been working in the financial services industry since 1986.

Peter has a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Leicester, UK and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto.

Peter est président et directeur du placement pour Conseillers en gestion globale State Street, Ltée (Canada). En tant que président, il est responsable de la stratégie globale d'entreprise au Canada. En tant que directeur du placement, il supervise la recherche, la gestion de portefeuille et le développement des produits pour la gestion des fonds à revenu fixe, du marché monétaire, d'actions, des devises et des stratégies d'allocation d'actifs pour SSgA Canada.

Avant de se joindre à SSgA, Peter était vice-président principal, directeur général et coresponsable des marchés mondiaux à la «Deutsche Bank Canada» à Toronto. Auparavant, il était vice-président pour la Banque CIBC à Toronto. Avant son arrivée au Canada, il travaillait au Royaume-Uni pour la « Industrial Bank of Japan and Security Pacific ». Il travaille dans le secteur des services financiers depuis 1986.

Peter est titulaire d'un baccalauréat en génie de l'Université de Leicester, au Royaume-Uni et d'un baccalauréat en éducation de l'Université de Toronto.