JPMorgan Funds [see profile] just landed a strategic distribution chief. InvestmentNews' Jessica Toonkel reports that George Gatch and his team hired Lee Beck to oversee the mutual fund firm's relationships with wirehouses and other broker-dealers.

Beck hails from Pimco [see profile], where he served as senior vice president in charge of the global strategic relationship team, handling relationships with broker-dealers. At JPMorgan he succeeds Jed Laskowitz, who climbed to managing director and head of U.S. distribution.

A JPMorgan spokeswoman confirmed the move to INews. 

Edited by: Neil Anderson, Managing Editor


Stay ahead of the news ... Sign up for our email alerts now
CLICK HERE