Sharkey is a vice president, joined Pioneer in August 2006. From March 2004 to August 2006, he was employed by Putnam Investments as a corporate bond and leveraged loan analyst. Prior to that, Sharkey was a principal and leveraged loan analyst at Cypress Tree Investments.

ANDREW D. FELTUS, CFA MANAGING DIRECTOR CO-DIRECTOR OF HIGH YIELD, PORTFOLIO MANAGER Joined Amundi Pioneer: 1994 Investment Experience Since: 1991 Andrew Feltus is a Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, and Co-Director of the Amundi Pioneer High Yield team based in Boston. In addition to his role as a Portfolio Manager on U.S. high yield, global high yield, and multisector portfolios, Andrew co-leads a team of portfolio managers who specialize in identifying and capitalizing on high yield and bank loan opportunities globally. The team also provides insight and recommendations for a number of multisector fixed income strategies managed by the U.S. fixed income team. Andrew has been actively managing fixed income portfolios since 1994. He has extensive experience managing a wide range of debt securities globally, including emerging markets and foreign exchange. His experience includes analyzing and managing derivatives since 1992. Andrew joined Amundi Pioneer as a Fixed Income Analyst and became a Portfolio Manager in 2001. Prior to joining Amundi Pioneer, he worked on the bond desk at Massachusetts Financial Services. He holds a B.A. in quantitative economics and philosophy from Tufts University. He is a CFA® charterholder.

Chin Liu is a Managing Director and Director of Insurance-Linked Securities and Quantitative Research of Amundi Pioneer. He joined Amundi Pioneer in 2007 and has been an investment professional since 2005. Prior to joining Amundi Pioneer, Mr. Liu was a quantitative equity analyst for Numeric Investors and a customer investment researcher for E Trade Financial.

Mr. Zeno, Vice President of Amundi Pioneer, joined Amundi Pioneer in 2001 as a specialist in mortgage-backed securities.