•    Effective October 1, 2024, David Nirtaut, Co-Chief Investment Officer, will be elevated to the sole Chief Investment Officer of Mesirow Strategic Fixed Income
•    Nirtaut joined Mesirow in May 2022, bringing more than 25 years of portfolio management, asset allocation and investment strategy experience
•    He will continue to manage the investment team with the support of Portfolio Managers Dan Personette, CFA, and Todd Kurisu, CFA

CHICAGO, October 1, 2024 – Mesirow, an independent, employee-owned financial services firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of David Nirtaut, as the sole Chief Investment Officer of Mesirow Strategic Fixed Income (MSFI), effective October 1, 2024. David has more than 25 years of fixed income portfolio management and leadership experience prior to leading the MSFI group and, since April 2023, has served as the team’s Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Managing Director.

With this promotion, Peter Hegel, Senior Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer, will retire on March 31, 2025, following a long-established succession plan. Until that time, Hegel will continue to provide portfolio insights and input in a senior advisor role, and Dan Personette, CFA, and Todd Kurisu, CFA, will continue in their roles as Managing Director, Portfolio Manager.

With a proven and time-tested philosophy and process, Mesirow Strategic Fixed Income offers institutional strategies that emphasize strong security selection and disciplined risk management while keeping duration neutral to the benchmark, which the team believes can produce consistent, predictable returns over time. Customization in client portfolios and effective risk management enable the team of specialists to offer a differentiated approach.

“I’m pleased to congratulate David on this promotion as we also thank Peter Hegel for his leadership and service to the Mesirow Strategic Fixed Income team,” said Erik Barefield, Head of Traditional Investment Management. “We look forward to continuing to serve investors through traditional and alternative investments and sustaining our reputation as a differentiated provider of fixed income strategies.”

For more information, visit Mesirow Strategic Fixed Income.

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Mesirow has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Chicago by Crain’s Chicago Business multiple times and is one of Barron’s Top 100 RIA firms. 

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