People Moves
Legg Mason Names New US Marketing And Product Head
Legg Mason has announced the appointment of
Laura Zimmerman as head of marketing and product for its US
operations.
Zimmerman is a veteran in the financial services industry and was
most recently the chief strategy officer for Allstate Financial,
where she served for the last 14 years. Prior to that, she held
senior positions at American Express Financial Corporation.
In her new role, she will oversee the development and execution
of brand and marketing strategy, and investment, and retirement
solutions for the asset manager's Americas division. She will be
based in Stamford, Connecticut.
Legg Mason has $685 billion in assets under management as of 30
April 2010.