First Eagle Investment Management Senior Leaders

John P. Arnhold, Chairman and CIO of FEIM, President and Trustee of First Eagle Funds

John began his career in 1975 in the credit training program at Chase Manhattan Bank. From there, he joined Chase’s corporate lending group and then its merchant banking group, where he structured project finance transactions globally. In 1981 he joined Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb’s merger arbitrage department as a research analyst. Two years later John joined First Eagle, where he launched its merger arbitrage business as a portfolio manager. In 1988, he was appointed co-director of the firm’s institutional securities business. In 1994, he became co-CEO and leader of the firm’s investment management, brokerage and global securities businesses. After the sale of the firm’s investment banking and global securities businesses in 2002, John took over full responsibility for all aspects of the firm. John received his BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Bridget A. Macaskill, President and CEO of FEIM

Bridget Macaskill joined First Eagle in 2009. She offers a wealth of experience in the asset management industry, having served as chief operating officer, president, chief executive officer and chairman of Oppenheimer Funds, Inc., and as a director of several large financial firms. Bridget currently serves as a non-executive director of Prudential plc and as a trustee and member of the investment committee of the TIAA-CREF funds. She has been active as a board member and advocate for numerous nonprofit organizations. A native of the United Kingdom, Bridget received her BS from the University of Edinburgh and completed postgraduate studies at the Edinburgh College of Commerce.