Pioneer Investments has found a new leader for its relationship management and strategic alliances group in the U.S. The new hire is Bill Taylor, who started at Pioneer Monday last week and reports to Joseph Kringdon, head of U.S. retail distribution and president of Pioneer Funds Distributor.

Taylor's post had been vacant for a year with the departure of Dwight Jacobsen, said Pioneer spokeswoman Ashley Bruno. Jacobsen joined Dreyfus Corp. this summer as head of intermediary sales (see The MFWire, August 14, 2008).

Taylor was most recently president of managed assets at Evergreen Investments. He was not replaced, said Evergreen spokeswoman Laura Fay.

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Company Press Release

BOSTON - (Business Wire) Pioneer Investments today announced that Bill C. Taylor has been named Senior Vice President and Head of Relationship Management and Strategic Alliances Group in the U.S. Taylor will be involved in key aspects of Pioneer’s sales organization, including relationships with broker-dealers and corporate accounts. He reports to Joseph D. Kringdon, Head of U.S. Retail Distribution and President of Pioneer Funds Distributor, Inc. Taylor has 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, and joins Pioneer Investments from Evergreen Investments, where he was President, Managed Assets and Head of National Broker Dealer.

“Bill is an enthusiastic and highly motivated veteran of the asset management industry and will be a valuable part of our efforts to build stronger relationships with key partners,” said Kringdon. “Bill joins a firm with a long history in the industry and a fund line-up that we believe is well suited to many investors during this difficult market cycle. He has extensive experience in managing large sales organizations and well-established relationships with many of our key business partners. We are delighted that he has joined Pioneer,” Kringdon added.

Prior to Evergreen, Taylor was a Director and Senior Vice President at MFS Investment Management, where he oversaw the firm’s distribution of Separately Managed Accounts. Prior to MFS, he was Senior Vice President, National Sales and Marketing Director at Alliance Capital/Regent Division, focusing on Separately Managed Accounts. He has had previous sales experience at Mutual Benefit Financial Services, Xerox Financial Services, and Van Kampen, Morris Stone (now Van Kampen).

Taylor has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Money Management Institute from 1998 to the present and served on the Board of Directors of the Investment Management Consultants Association from 2001-2008. He graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a Bachelor of Science degree. He is a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) and has a Chartered Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA) designation.

About Pioneer Investments

Pioneer Investments is the trade name for Pioneer Global Asset Management S.p.A. and its subsidiaries, a global investment firm with offices in 29 countries. Founded in 1928, its flagship mutual fund, Pioneer Fund, is the third-oldest mutual fund in the U.S. Pioneer Investment Management USA Inc. is the North American operating subsidiary of Pioneer Global Asset Management S.p.A., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UniCredit Banking Group.

Pioneer Funds Distributor, Inc., is the Underwriter and Distributor for Pioneer mutual funds, 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109, Member SIPC, Member of the UniCredit Banking Group, Register of Banking Groups. ©2008 Pioneer Investment Management, Inc.

 

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