ABOUT AAM

Bart Daniel is the Chief Technology Officer for Advisors Asset Management (AAM) and is responsible for all aspects of AAM online, including product design, online trading and social media. Mr. Daniel has over 17 years of experience working with online financial tools, technology, and trading platforms with a specialized focus on Fixed Income.

Previously, Mr. Daniel was a Vice President of Product Management for Valubond, Inc. (now Knight BondPoint). Prior to that he was a Senior Product Manager for Barra, Inc., and before that the Director of Operations for Bond Express, one of the first dealer-to-dealer Fixed Income trading systems in the industry. Mr. Daniel attended Humboldt State University and served in the United States Marine Corps.

Marilee Ferone is Executive Vice President, Head of Asset Management Solutions at Advisors Asset Management, Inc (AAM). In this role, Marilee oversees the product development efforts across Separate Accounts, Mutual Funds, UITs, ETFs and the Strategic Partnership Group and the relationships with AAM’s asset management partners. Prior to this role, Marilee was Head of Strategic Partnerships at AAM covering advisory program and brokerage solutions.

Marilee joined AAM in 2018 from UBS Global Wealth Management where she was the Head of Advisory Solutions & Consulting and also held senior management positions at JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch.

Marilee serves as the Chair of the Board of Governors for the Money Management Institute, the industry association representing financial services firms that provide financial advice and investment advisory solutions to investors.

Marilee holds the Series 7, 66 and 24 FINRA licenses, and a BS in Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Chris is Managing Director at AAM. Chris joined the company in February 2001 as the Manager of the firm’s New York Office and one of our Advisor Service Teams. He currently oversees AAM’s in-house asset management sales efforts. Prior to joining AAM, Chris spent eight years as a municipal bond salesman and three years as a research analyst at Moody’s Investors Service.

In 1987, Chris completed his undergraduate studies at The Pennsylvania State University, where he received a BS in Finance and Economics. Later he earned an MBA degree, from the Lubin School of Business Administration at Pace University. He also holds the Series 7, 24, 53, 63, 65 and 79 FINRA licenses.

Matt Lloyd serves as Chief Investment Strategist and Executive Vice President, Head of Distribution & Capital Markets at Advisors Asset Management Inc. (AAM).

With over 30 years of industry experience, Matt utilizes key economic indicators, consumer behavior, and cognitive dissonance to uncover trends and strategic opportunities. His passion and insight for examining and deciphering macro events and their impact on investors has been featured in numerous financial and media outlets, with guest appearances on programs such as CNBC and Fox Business. Matt’s commentary regularly appears in prominent publications such as The Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, Forbes, and Investment News.

In addition to his thought leadership, Matt is Executive Vice President, Head of Distribution & Capital Markets, where he leads AAM’s capital markets sales and business effort. Matt works closely with the Capital Markets Sales Team to create a collaborative work environment that seeks to deliver appropriate and timely portfolio solutions while growing AAM’s distribution platform.

Matt holds a degree in Economics with an emphasis in Business, Math, and Psychology from the University of Kansas. He currently holds SIE, Series 7, 9, 10, 63, 65, and 79 FINRA licenses.

Jeff Opie is Chief Financial Officer at Advisors Asset Management, Inc. (AAM). He joined the firm in 2016. Jeff has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining AAM, Jeff worked at Incapital LLC (now InspereX) for over six years, where he most recently held the title of Controller. He also spent six years at Grant Thornton LLP in the assurance practice concentrating on the financial services industry.

Jeff holds a BBA in Accounting and Masters of Professional Accountancy from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Series 27 licensed.

Charles Sickles is Executive Vice President, Head of Distribution at Advisors Asset Management (AAM).

In this role, Charles is responsible for creating and executing the sales strategy for AAM’s full suite of asset management investment solutions, as well as directing the field activities of AAM’s national external and internal wholesaling teams. Charles joined AAM from BlackRock, where he served as Northeast Divisional Director for the Merrill Lynch channel. Prior to BlackRock, Charles served in a variety of senior leadership roles over the course of a 25-year career at Merrill Lynch, including his final role as National Sales Manager for the Managed Solutions Group. Charles began his career in the financial services industry in 1989, and has obtained the Series 7, 66 and 24 licenses in addition to being a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) since 2008.

Rich Stewart is an Executive Vice President at Advisors Asset Management, Inc. (AAM). He is responsible for all aspects of the UIT business, including product development, sponsor services, trading, and product training for the sales team.

Prior to joining AAM, Rich was the UIT Product Manager for UBS Financial Services, Inc., where he was responsible for over $4 billion in UIT assets. Mr. Stewart also represented UBS as a member of the Investment Company Institute’s Unit Investment Trust Committee.

Rich is currently a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society New York. He also represents AAM on the UIT Committee at NICSA. He earned his BS and MBA from Fordham University and received the CFA designation in 1997.

Tim is an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at AAM. He is responsible for AAM's Finance, Human Resources and Compliance functions, as well as the firm's corporate development initiatives.

Tim has over 25 years business experience in senior executive and financial roles at a variety of public and private companies, primarily in the financial services and telecommunications industry. Prior to joining AAM, Tim was CFO and Co-Founder of Clearbrook Financial, and prior to that was CFO of RCN Corporation.

Tim holds a BS in Engineering and an MBA from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

John Webber is the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of the Board. He joined Advisors Asset Management in 2006 as the firm’s Assistant Vice President for Compliance. In 2011, Mr. Webber was promoted to the role of Chief Compliance Officer. Since that time, he has been responsible for the firm’s compliance efforts across all of the firm’s business lines.

Prior to joining AAM, John served as a compliance examiner for FINRA in their Los Angeles and New York offices. During John’s five years at FINRA, he conducted more than 100 examinations and played a key role in several high profile Enforcement actions. Previously, John served in various capacities at an anti-trust and securities class action law firm in New York. John earned his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 2001 and a B.B.A. in Finance from Loyola University, New Orleans in 1997.