PEGGY SCHOOLEY NAMED PRESIDENT, CEO OF PIONEER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, INC.
BOSTON, Massachusetts -Pioneer Investment Management USA Inc. announces that
Peggy Schooley has joined the company as president and CEO of Pioneer
Investment Management Shareholder Services, Inc. Ms. Schooley is responsible
for all aspects of transfer agent operations in Medford and Omaha and will
report to Osbert Hood, chief operating officer. She replaces Roger
Rainville, who will retire in early July.
"With an extensive customer service background and proven track record in
the mutual fund industry, Ms. Schooley was an ideal candidate for the role
of president of Pioneer's service organization," said Mr. Hood. "As she has
been in the industry, we expect Ms. Schooley will be an outspoken advocate
for shareholders of Pioneer funds, leading the company to new heights of
service."
Ms. Schooley comes to Pioneer from PFPC where she was senior client services
officer, responsible for relationship management with 20 fund groups. Prior
to that, she was a senior vice president of the Financial Institutions
Division and a senior vice president of Client Relations and Communications
at Putnam Investments. Previously, Ms. Schooley was a manager of retirement
plans marketing at American Funds Distributor. She began her career in
mutual fund operations at USAA Transfer Agent Company. She also served for
many years on the ICI Transfer Agent Advisory Committee. Ms. Schooley
attended the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Pioneer Investment Management, Inc., a Boston-based subsidiary of Pioneer
Investment Management USA Inc., together with Pioneer Investment Management
Ltd., its Dublin, Ireland based affiliate, managed over $96 billion,
including approximately $19 billion for US investors, under the name Pioneer
InvestmentsĘ, as of May 31, 2001. Pioneer's flagship fund, Pioneer Fund, was
founded in 1928 and is the fourth oldest mutual fund in the United States.
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