Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 24, 2003

Robert Bissell – Wells Capital Management

ROBERT W. BISSELL, CFA assumed responsibility for the institutional investment business of Wells Fargo's investment management group in November 1996, prior to the establishment of Wells Capital Management as a separate subsidiary. He has been an investment professional with the firm and its parent organization for more than 30 years. Previously he was Vice President and Investment Counselor with M.H. Edie Investment Counseling, Los Angeles. Mr. Bissell holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder, a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR), and a member and former governor of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts. He currently serves on the investment advisory board for the American Bankers Association and the board of directors for Southern California's Junior Achievement. Mr. Bissell is also a member of the board of trustees for the Southwest Museum, Los Angeles' oldest museum that also focuses on Native American culture. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief overview of Wells Capital

Management?

Mr. Bissell: Wells Capital was formed from existing investment

teams/assets officially in 1996 as a wholly owned