Northern Trust Asset Management Strengthens Investment Consultant Relations

Rob Joseph has joined Northern Trust Asset Management as Global Head of Consultant Relations, leading U.S.-based relations with institutional consultants and collaborating with partners in Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific to coordinate outreach across regions.

A 26-year veteran of the institutional asset management business, Joseph is returning to Northern Trust, where he had worked in sales and investment product roles earlier in his career. Most recently, Joseph was managing director of investor and consultant relations at Evanston Capital Management for the past seven years. Joseph also held senior sales and product management roles at the former Allegiant Asset Management, and began his career as a researcher and consultant at Ennis Knupp & Associates.

“Rob specializes in consultant relations and sales for both traditional and alternative strategies and has demonstrated leadership in establishing relationships with leading investment consultants,” said John Abunassar, Head of Sales and Distribution in North America for the Institutional Group at Northern Trust Asset Management. “Rob’s addition to our team demonstrates the Institutional Group’s commitment to building productive, long-lasting relationships with the investment consulting community.”

Joseph earned a Bachelor of Science from University of Illinois, Chicago and an M.B.A. from DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.

Northern Trust Asset Management is a global asset management firm serving institutional and individual investors in 29 countries, with $900 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2016. 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 March 31, 2016, Northern Trust had assets under custody of US$6.2 trillion, and assets under management of US$900 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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