Annaly Capital Management, Inc. announced promotions of senior officers, new hires and a broad expansion of the Operating Committee. David L. Finkelstein has been named Chief Investment Officer, Agency and RMBS. David is also a member of
the Operating Committee. Timothy P. Coffey has been named Annaly's Chief Credit Officer. In this role, Tim will oversee the expanded risk management team for Annaly's three investment groups: Agency and Residential Credit, Commercial Real
Estate, and Middle Market Lending. Tim is also a member of the Operating Committee and has served as Head
of Middle Market Lending since joining Annaly in 2010. Helen W. Crossen has been named Chief Administrative Officer of Annaly and will also become a member of the Operating Committee. Helen joined Annaly in 2014 as the Head of HR. Helen will be responsible for overseeing the daily activities of employees and internal operations of Annaly. Peter Dancy has been named Head of Middle Market Lending. Prior to joining Annaly in 2010, Peter had been Managing Director and Head of U.S. Sponsor Coverage for Bank of Ireland. Johanna Griffin has joined Annaly as Managing Director, Head of Agency and Non-Agency MBS Risk. She joined the firm from Barclays PLC where she was Global Head of Market Risk for Securitized Products. John Montesi has joined Annaly as Managing Director " Syndications on the commercial real estate team. Prior to joining Annaly, John was a Senior Vice President at GE Capital Real Estate where he structured. Audrey K. Susanin has joined Annaly as Director, Associate General Counsel. Prior to joining Annaly, Audrey was a Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at News Corporation advising on matters related to corporate governance, shareholder activism and engagement, securities laws and executive compensation. Howard J. Kim has joined Annaly as a Director, Head of Compensation, Benefits and HR Operations. Prior to joining Annaly, Howard was the head of Global Compensation at NASDAQ, Inc. The company has added the following executives to the Operating Committee: Steven F. Campbell, Head of Credit Strategy. Steve joined Annaly in April 2015 from Fortress Investment Group LLC where he held various roles over six years as a Managing Director in the Credit Funds business. Steve has also worked with D.B. Zwirn & Co, L.P. and General Electric Capital Corporation with a focus on credit and debt restructuring. Anthony C. Green,Deputy General Counsel. Anthony joined Annaly in 2009 from K&L Gates LLP where he was a partner in the Corporate, Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions Group. Michael Quinn, Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate. Mike joined Annaly in January 2014 and along with Jeffrey J. Thompson, Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate, oversees Annaly's commercial real estate business and team. Mike has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate, including serving as a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley with senior investment responsibilities for the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing platform. Effective in January 2016, the members of the Company's Operating Committee are: Kevin G. Keyes, Chief Executive Officer and President; Wellington J. Denahan, Executive Chairman; Glenn A. Votek, Chief Financial Officer; R. Nicholas Singh, Chief Legal Officer; David L. Finkelstein, Chief Investment Officer, Agency and RMBS; Timothy P. Coffey, Chief Credit Officer; Helen W. Crossen, Chief Administrative Officer; Steven F. Campbell, Head of Credit Strategy; Anthony C. Green, Deputy General Counsel; Michael Quinn, Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate.