Mr. Lettich is an executive vice president in the Newport Beach office and a portfolio manager in the global portfolio management group. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2008, he was with Merrill Lynch for more than 13 years, most recently as a managing director in Tokyo and head of Japan liquid rates and currencies, trading and sales. Mr. Lettich previously held various positions at the firm in derivatives trading in Tokyo, London and Sydney. He has 16 years of investment experience and holds a bachelor of economics degree from Macquarie University in Sydney, as well as a postgraduate qualification in finance and investment from the Institute of Actuaries of Australia.