Hans W. Kertess is a businessperson who has been the head of 32 different companies and presently is Chairman for PIMCO Strategic Income Fund, Inc., Chairman for PIMCO Municipal Income Fund II, Chairman at PIMCO New York Municipal Income Fund III, Chairman of AllianzGI Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opps Fund, Chairman of PCM Fund, Inc., President of H. Kertess & Co., Chairman of Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC and Chairman of Allianzgi Institutional Multi-Series Trust. Hans W. Kertess is also on the board of 26 other companies.

He previously was Chairman at AllianzGI International & Premium Strategy Fund and Chairman of Nicholas-Applegate International & Premium Strategy Fund (a subsidiary of AllianzGI International & Premium Strategy Fund), Managing Director-Capital Markets at Royal Bank of Canada Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets, Inc. and Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets LLC (both are subsidiaries of Royal Bank of Canada), Chairman of AllianzGI Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund, Chairman of Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund, Chairman at PIMCO Floating Rate Income Fund, Chairman for Nicholas-Applegate Convertible & Income Fund II, Chairman of Pimco Floating Rate Strategy Fund, Chairman at Nicholas-Applegate Global Equity & Convertible Income Fund and Chairman at Nicholas Applegate Equity & Convertible Income Fund.

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