Northern Trust Asset Management Adds Industry Veteran to Institutional Team

John Abunassar has joined Northern Trust Asset Management as Head of Sales and Distribution in North America for the Institutional Group, which provides investment solutions globally to a range of clients including corporations, sovereign and government entities, foundations, endowments and family offices.

Abunassar has more than 25 years of asset management industry experience, most recently as head of North American institutional business development and consultant relations at William Blair. Based in Chicago, he oversees the institutional sales and consultant relations teams at Northern Trust Asset Management and is responsible for developing new and deeper relationships with clients.

“John Abunassar is a results-driven executive who brings transformational leadership experience, having built successful sales, consultant relations and client service teams in both traditional and alternative strategies,” said Jason Tyler, Executive Vice President and head of the Institutional Group at Northern Trust Asset Management. “John’s background in the alternatives segment and his understanding of the institutional investment community make him a terrific fit for this role as we continue growing our traditional and alternative solutions for investors.”

In addition to his previous sales leadership role, Abunassar also served as a business leader and investment committee member of the William Blair Hedge Fund Strategies team. Previously, he was a principal at Guidance Capital, president and CEO of Allegiant Asset Management, and also held senior roles with Banc One Investment Advisors. He earned an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management and a bachelor’s degree from Lake Forest College.

Northern Trust Asset Management is a global asset management firm serving institutional and individual investors in 29 countries, with $875 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2015. Northern Trust Asset Management offers proprietary and multi-manager solutions across all markets and asset classes, from passive to actively managed strategies, delivered in multiple vehicles. For more information, please visit our website or follow us on Twitter @NTInvest.

Northern Trust Asset Management is composed of Northern Trust Investments, Inc., Northern Trust Global Investments Limited, 50 South Capital Advisors, LLC, Northern Trust Global Investments Japan, K.K., NT Global Advisors, Inc. and investment personnel of The Northern Trust Company of Hong Kong Limited and The Northern Trust Company.

About Northern Trust

Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking to corporations, institutions, affluent families and individuals. Founded in Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust has offices in the United States in 19 states and Washington, D.C., and 20 international locations in Canada, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. As of December 31, 2015, Northern Trust had assets under custody of US$6.1 trillion, and assets under management of US$875 billion. For more than 125 years, Northern Trust has earned distinction as an industry leader for exceptional service, financial expertise, integrity and innovation. Visit northerntrust.com or follow us on Twitter @NorthernTrust.

Northern Trust Corporation, Head Office: 50 South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603 U.S.A., incorporated with limited liability in the U.S. Global legal and regulatory information can be found at http://www.northerntrust.com/disclosures.

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