Mercer Investment Management Executive Officers

Ken Crotty – Global Chief Operating Officer and Head of Mercer Investment Management - U.S.

Ken Crotty is a worldwide partner and the Global Chief Operating Officer for Mercer Global Investments (MGI), having overall responsibility for MGI operations, technology and strategy on a global basis.

With more than 20 years of experience in the investment management business, Ken most recently worked at Putnam Investments, where he held the position of Chief Operating Officer for their institutional asset management business. Prior to Putnam, he spent 10 years at Fidelity Investments, where he held a variety of senior management positions in the United States and Europe.

Ken is a graduate of Harvard University with a degree in economics and has also studied at Columbia University.

Rich Joseph - Chief Operating Officer

Rich Joseph is Chief Operating Officer of Mercer's investment management business in the U.S. and Canada.

Rich has been with Mercer since January of 2005. Before assuming his current role, he was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of AdvisorCentral LLC, a joint technology partnership of Fidelity, Putnam, Franklin Templeton, and PNC Bank since 2001.

Rich holds an MBA from Bryant College where he also earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration - Accounting.

Denis Larose – Chief Investment Officer

Denis Larose is Chief Investment Officer – Americas for Mercer's investment management business. In this role, he is responsible for designing, implementing, monitoring, and maintaining the investment structure of the Mercer's investment vehicles.  He is also a member of Mercer Investment Committee.

Denis joined Mercer Investment Management in 2006. Prior to 2006, he served as the Chief Investment Officer of the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) Pension Plan, a $5 billion Ontario public service pension plan.  Prior to joining CAAT in 2004, Denis spent seven years at Mercer Investment Consulting in Toronto, where he acted as a senior consultant to many of the firm’s largest clients.

Denis has a bachelor in actuarial science from Laval University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and of the Society of Actuaries.

Douglas J. Vander Linde - National Sales Leader

Doug is the Head of Business Development – U.S. for Mercer’s investment management business. In his current role, Doug is responsible for Mercer’s investment management  sales force, market strategy and extending client-focused strategic growth.  Doug is a member of the U.S. Leadership Team.

In his 22-year career, Doug has been affiliated with the investment management teams at some of the world's largest money management organizations: State Street Research/Met Life, Putnam Investments, and Northern Trust. Before joining Mercer, Doug was an equity Partner at Putnam Investments, where he was the head of the Chicago defined contribution outsourcing business.

Doug earned a BA in Business/Economics from Calvin College and an MBA in Finance from the Keller Graduate School of Management.

Martin Wolin – Chief Compliance Officer

Martin Wolin is the North America Chief Compliance Officer for Mercer's investment management business.

Prior to his current role, Martin spent nearly six years with Pioneer Investments, where he most recently served as Chief Compliance Officer for the firm’s U.S. investment management and mutual funds businesses.

Martin obtained his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law and his undergraduate degree from Tufts University.

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