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Mr. John Walding is a Senior Managing Director & Head of Bank Loans at PPM America, Inc. In this role, he oversees the bank loan team and is responsible for investment and allocation decisions for the firm’s floating rate income strategy and collateralized loan obligations which are managed on behalf of investors globally.
Prior to joining PPM in 1999, Mr. Walding was a vice president at First Source Financial, Inc. where he underwrote and analyzed a diverse portfolio of bank loan investments and managed a staff of several underwriting and portfolio analysts.
Previously, he held various positions at Household Commercial Financial Services, Inc. where he managed bank loan, high yield and equity investments.
Mr. Walding earned a master’s degree in finance from DePaul University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Elmhurst College.
Former positions of John Walding
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PPM America, Inc.
 PPM America, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance PPM America, Inc. (PPM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a subsidiary of PPM Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Jackson Financial, Inc. (JFI) (NYSE: JXN). PPM is the primary investment manager for the general account assets of JFI’s insurance subsidiaries and serves as sub-adviser to US mutual funds sponsored by Jackson National Asset Management LLC (JNAM), a subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Co. (Jackson), and adviser to the PPM Funds, a family of institutional share class mutual funds. Additionally, PPM provides advisory services to non-US pooled investment vehicles, structured vehicles such as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), private equity funds, and separately managed accounts for third-party institutional clients. | Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income | 01/04/2023 |
Training of John Walding
| DePaul University | Masters Business Admin |
| Elmhurst College | Undergraduate Degree |
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PPM America, Inc.
PPM America, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance PPM America, Inc. (PPM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a subsidiary of PPM Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Jackson Financial, Inc. (JFI) (NYSE: JXN). PPM is the primary investment manager for the general account assets of JFI’s insurance subsidiaries and serves as sub-adviser to US mutual funds sponsored by Jackson National Asset Management LLC (JNAM), a subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Co. (Jackson), and adviser to the PPM Funds, a family of institutional share class mutual funds. Additionally, PPM provides advisory services to non-US pooled investment vehicles, structured vehicles such as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), private equity funds, and separately managed accounts for third-party institutional clients. | Finance |
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