The TCW Group, a global asset management firm, today announced that Andrea Mack has joined the firm as a Senior Vice President and Senior Consultant Relations Executive. In this role, she will be focused on managing relationships with institutional consultants in the Midwest and Western regions of the United States. Mack is based in Los Angeles and reports to Joe Carieri, Managing Director and Head of Institutional Distribution and Marketing.

Mack joins TCW after 15 years at Western Asset Management Company (WAMCO) working in both its Pasadena and New York offices. She was most recently a Senior Portfolio Manager with responsibility for separate account fixed income portfolios with assets in aggregate of over $3.5 billion. Prior to joining the investment team, Mack served as a Senior Client Service Executive. Before joining WAMCO, Mack served as a Relationship Manager with Payden & Rygel in Los Angeles.

"I have known and worked with Andrea for 15 years and she possesses a strong understanding of the specific needs of institutional investors and the consultant community from her background in both portfolio management and client services," said Carieri. "I am thrilled to have someone of her talent, experience and intellect join our team."

Mack holds a B.A. from Harvard University, an MBA from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California Los Angeles, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. An active member of her community, she holds board memberships with Goodwill Industries of Southern California, the Westmark School, as well as the Robert A. Toigo Alumni Endowment Fund and the Riordan Programs at UCLA Anderson.

Mack commented, "TCW's reputation is unparalleled within the institutional investor community both from a client service and an investment performance perspective, and I look forward to building upon this long tradition."

About The TCW Group

Founded in 1971, The TCW Group, Inc. develops and manages a broad range of innovative, value-added investment products that strive to enhance and protect clients' wealth, with over $130 billion in assets under management. TCW clients include many of the largest corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions, endowments and foundations in the U.S., as well as a substantial number of foreign investors and high net worth individuals. For more information, please refer to www.tcw.com.

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Head of Corporate Marketing and Communications
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