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Mark is a fixed-income portfolio manager at Capital Group. As a fixed-income investment analyst, he covers currency research. He has 34 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 19 years. Prior to joining Capital, Mark was an economist and strategist with Barclays de Zoete Wedd (formerly de Zoete and Bevan) in London. In addition, he was a director of BZW Capital Markets Ltd. and a member of the London Stock Exchange. Currently, he is a member of the CFA Institute U.K. and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. Mark is based in London.

David S. Lee is a fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group. David has 19 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 17 yrs. Earlier in his career, as a fixed income investment analyst at Capital, he covered brokerage, media, paper and leisure companies. Before joining Capital, he was at Pacific Investment Management Company. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and both a master’s degree and bachelor’s degree in engineering from Stanford University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. David is based in LA.

Fergus N. MacDonald is a fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group. He also serves on the Fixed Income Management Committee. He has 25 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 14 years. He holds a graduate degree in applied mathematics and theoretical physics from Cambridge University and a bachelor’s degree with first-class honors in mathematics from the Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine. Fergus is based in Los Angeles.

David J. Betanzos, Senior Vice President and fixed income portfolio manager for Capital Research and Management Company. He has been wirth Capital Research and Management Company or affiliate since 2002.

Karen Choi is a fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group. As a fixed income investment analyst, she covers utilities. She has 20 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for 11 years. Prior to joining Capital, she was a fixed income analyst with AllianceBernstein and before that with Prudential Financial. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Wellesley College. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Karen is based in New York.

Vincent J. Gonzales is a fixed income portfolio manager at Capital Group. As a fixed income investment analyst, he covers commercial mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities. He has 12 years of investment experience and has been with Capital Group for seven years. Prior to joining Capital, he was an associate at Newstone Capital Partners. Before that, he was an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs & Co. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in management science & engineering from Stanford University. Vince is based in Los Angeles.

John R. Queen is president at Capital Research and Management Company. Prior to that, Queen is a portfolio manager with Mercury Advisors, his employer since 1997. Prior to joining the firm, he was associated with The Capital Group.