Bryant VanCronkhite is a senior portfolio manager and co-team leader for the Special Global Equity team at Wells Capital Management (WFAM). Bryant has oversight and portfolio management responsibility for the Special U.S. Small Cap Value, Special U.S. Mid Cap Value, Special Global Small Cap, Special International Small Cap, and Special Dividend Focused Equity portfolios. Prior to this, Bryant was a senior research analyst on the team, which he joined in 2004 before the acquisition of Strong Capital Management. Earlier, Bryant was a mutual fund accountant for Strong. He earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in professional accountancy from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He is a member of the Milwaukee Society of Financial Analysts and the AICPA. Bryant has earned the right to use the CFA designation.

Oleg Makhorine is a Co- portfolio manager with the Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) Special Global Equity and Precious Metals teams. He serves as a co-portfolio manager on the Global Special Small Cap, International Special Small Cap, and Precious Metals strategies. Prior to his current role, he served as a senior research analyst with the Berkeley Street International Equity team, having joined WFAM from the Evergreen merger. Prior to joining Evergreen in 2005, he served as partner and portfolio manager with Sphynx Funds and as an international equities analyst with Mackenzie Investment Management. Oleg began his investment industry career in 1995 as a financial analyst and emerging markets analyst with L.E. Holdings, an asset management company based in Central Europe. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the International Business Academy and a master’s degree in finance from Florida International University. He is a member of the Miami Society of Financial Analysts.

Jim Tringas is a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager for the Special Global Equity team at Wells Capital Management. He joined WellsCap from Evergreen Investments, where he began his investment industry career in 1994, which includes serving as a portfolio manager with Wachovia Asset Management Group. Prior to this, he served in Personal Financial Group of Ernst & Young. Jim earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Florida. He is a CPA and a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society and earned the right to use the CFA designation.

Stephen Giggie is a Co-Portfolio Manager with the Special Global Equity team at Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM). Stephen joined Evergreen Investments in 2007 as product manager. He began his investment career in 2005 as a portfolio verification analyst for MFS Investment Management. He graduated magna cum laude from Suffolk University with a degree in business administration with a finance concentration. Stephen has earned the right to use the CFA designation and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society.