Putnam Adds Eight External Wholesalers

Putnam Investments has recently named new additions to its external wholesaling team via hires and promotions to further broaden its relationships with major wirehouses, regional broker/dealers, insurance companies, banks and independent brokerage houses.

The new additions Putnam’s sales team include: Daniel Greene — covering Tennessee and Kentucky (joins from Sun Life Financial Distributors); Pat Haley — Oregon (internal Putnam promotion); Paul Hallisey — Virginia (internal Putnam promotion); Chad Kastner — Minnesota, Iowa and parts of Wisconsin, and North and South Dakota (Sun Life Financial Distributors); Kyle Lopriore — Northern California (internal Putnam promotion); Joseph McMenamin — Northern and Central New Jersey (Hatteras Funds); Rachel Moran — Los Angeles (Dreyfus Investments); and David Taylor — Northern Texas and Louisiana (Edward Jones Investments).

“In seeking to serve the increasingly complex needs of the investment marketplace with thoughtful and innovative product solutions and practice management resources, Putnam has assembled an extraordinary group of savvy, highly committed professionals to work closely with advisors and their home offices to make available the full breadth of what Putnam has to offer,” stated William T. Connolly, Head of Global Distribution, Putnam Investments.

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