Lord Abbett Credit Opportunities Fund
For the period ended Jun 28, 2024. Filed May 28, 2024.
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Jun 28, 2024 · Filed May 28, 2024
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Appendix A: Biographical Information
Board Nominees’ Biographical Information
If elected, each Board nominee would oversee three funds in the Lord Abbett Family of Funds.
**Table 1.**Certain biographical and other information relating to each Board nominee who is an “interested person” of each Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, is set forth below. Steven Rocco is an interested person of the Funds because he is a Partner and Co-Head of Fixed Income of Lord Abbett, each Fund’s investment adviser.
| Name, Address, andYear of Birth | Position to beHeld with Funds | Principal Occupation DuringPast Five Years | Other DirectorshipsHeld by NomineeDuring PastFive Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steven RoccoLord, Abbett & Co. LLC90 Hudson StreetJersey City, NJ 07302(1979) | Trustee; President;Chief ExecutiveOfficer | Co-Head of Taxable FixedIncome and Partner (since 2011),and was formerly AssociatePortfolio Manager, joined LordAbbett in 2004. | None. |
**Table 2.**Certain biographical and other information relating to the Board nominees who are not “interested persons” of each Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, is set forth below.
| Name, Address andYear of Birth | Position to beHeld with the Funds | Principal Occupation and OtherDirectorships Held by NomineeDuring the Past Five Years |
|---|---|---|
| Lorraine HendricksonLord, Abbett & Co. LLCc/o Legal Dept.90 Hudson StreetJersey City, NJ 07302(1965) | Trustee | Principal Occupation: Director at Deloitte (2014-2015); Chief Administrative Officer at BNY Mellon Investment Management International (2012-2014); Head of Performance Analytics and Performance Oversight Committee Chair at Merrill Lynch Investment Management (1988-2006).Other Directorships: Trustee and Audit Chair of Creatd, Inc. (2022). |
| John ShafferLord, Abbett & Co. LLCc/o Legal Dept.90 Hudson StreetJersey City, NJ 07302(1964) | Trustee | Principal Occupation: Co-Head of the Americas’ Credit Sales at Goldman Sachs (2007-2014); Head of America’s Credit Sales at Merrill Lynch (2001-2006).Other Directorships: Advisory Council Member of Strategic Partners (2021-2023). |
| Name, Address andYear of Birth | Position to beHeld with the Funds | Principal Occupation and OtherDirectorships Held by NomineeDuring the Past Five Years |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa ShalettLord, Abbett & Co. LLCc/o Legal Dept.90 Hudson StreetJersey City, NJ 07302(1966) | Trustee | Principal Occupation: Managing Partner, Head of Strategic Innovation at Brookfield Asset Management (2018-2019); Partner at Goldman Sachs (2002-2015) and formerly other roles (1995-2002); and Co-Founder of Extraordinary Women on Boards (since 2021). Other Directorships: Currently Board member of PennyMac Financial Services (since 2020), MPower Partners (since 2021), and FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. (since 2021); Board member of AccuWeather (2019-2023); Board member of Bully Pulpit Interactive (2017-2022); and Board member of PerformLine (2015-2019). |
Current Board Member’s Biographical Information
Table 1. Certain biographical and other information relating to each current Board member who is an “interested person” of each Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, is set forth below. Douglas B. Sieg is an interested person of the Funds because he is the Managing Partner of Lord Abbett, each Fund’s investment adviser.
| Name, Address, andYear of Birth | PositionHeld withthe Funds | YearElectedas BoardMember | Principal OccupationDuring the PastFive Years | Other DirectorshipsHeld by NomineeDuring the PastFive Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas B. SiegLord, Abbett & Co. LLC90 Hudson StreetJersey City, NJ 07302(1969) | Board Member | 2016 | Managing Partner of Lord Abbett (since 2018). Formerly Head of Client Services, joined Lord Abbett in 1994. | None. |
**Table 2.**Certain biographical and other information relating to the current Board members who are not “interested persons” of each Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, is set forth below.
| Name, Address, andYear of Birth | PositionHeld withthe Funds | YearElectedas BoardMember | PrincipalOccupation(s) DuringPast 5 Years | Other DirectorshipsHeld During Past 5Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Board Members | ||||
| Evelyn E. GuernseyLord, Abbett & Co. LLCc/o Legal Dept.90 Hudson StreetJersey City, NJ 07302(1955) | Board Member Chair (since January 1, 2024)Vice Chair (2023) | 2011 | None. | None. |
| Name, Address, andYear of Birth | PositionHeld withthe Funds | YearElectedas BoardMember | PrincipalOccupation(s) DuringPast 5 Years | Other DirectorshipsHeld During Past 5Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen M. LutitoLord, Abbett & Co. LLCc/o Legal Dept.90 Hudson StreetJersey City, NJ 07302(1963) | Board Member | 2017 | President and Chief Investment Officer of CenturyLink Investment Management Company (2006-2024). | None. |
| James M. McTaggartLord, Abbett & Co. LLCc/o Legal Dept.90 Hudson StreetJersey City, NJ 07302(1947) | Board Member | 2012 | Owner of McTaggart LLC (since 2011). | None. |
| Charles O. PrinceLord, Abbett & Co. LLCc/o Legal Dept.90 Hudson StreetJersey City, NJ 07302(1950) | Board Member | 2019 | None. Formerly Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup, Inc. (Retired 2007). | Previously served as Director of Johnson & Johnson (2005-2022); Director of Xerox Corporation (2007-2018). |
| Karla M. RabuschLord, Abbett & Co. LLCc/o Legal Dept.90 Hudson StreetJersey City, NJ 07302(1959) | Board Member | 2017 | President and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (2003-2017); President of Wells Fargo Funds (2003-2016). | None. |
| Lorin Patrick Taylor RadtkeLord, Abbett & Co. LLCc/o Legal Dept.90 Hudson StreetJersey City, NJ 07302(1968) | Board Member | 2021 | Partner and Co-Founder of M Seven 8 Partners LLC, a venture capital firm (since 2016). Formerly Partner, Goldman Sachs (1992-2016). | Currently serves as Director of Assured Guaranty (since 2021), Virtual Combine (since 2018).Previously served as Director of SummerMoon Coffee (2022); Mariposa Family Learning (2021-2022). |
| Leah Song RichardsonLord, Abbett & Co. LLCc/o Legal Dept.90 Hudson StreetJersey City, NJ 07302(1966) | Board Member | 2021 | President of Colorado College (since 2021). Formerly Dean at University of California, Irvine-School of Law (2017-2021); Professor of Law at University of California, Irvine (2014-2017). | None. |
| Mark A. Schmid(1959) | Board Member | 2016 | Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the University of Chicago (2009-2021). | Currently serves as Director of Underwriters Laboratories Research Institute (since 2022). |
| Name, Address, andYear of Birth | PositionHeld withthe Funds | YearElectedas BoardMember | PrincipalOccupation(s) DuringPast 5 Years | Other DirectorshipsHeld During Past 5Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James L.L. TullisLord, Abbett & Co. LLCc/o Legal Dept.90 Hudson StreetJersey City, NJ 07302(1947) | Board Member | 2006 | Chair of Tullis Health Investors—FL LLC (since 2019, CEO from 2012-2018). Formerly CEO of Tullis-Dickerson and Co. Inc., a venture capital management firm (1990-2016). | Currently serves as Chair of Crane Co. (since 2020, Director since 1998), Director of Crane NXT, Co. (since 2023), Director of Alphatec Spine (since 2018). Previously served as Director of Exagen Inc. (2019-2023); Director of electroCore, Inc. (2018-2020). |
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