Mr. Martel is a vice president and product manager in the Newport Beach office. He focuses on liability-driven investments, including long duration and pension plan products. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2006, he was responsible for conducting asset-liability modeling and recommending risk management strategies for pension plan sponsors at Mercer Investment Consulting. He also advised institutional clients on asset allocation, investment policy and investment manager selection. Previously, Mr. Martel was in the actuarial practice of Mercer Human Resource Consulting, advising pension plan sponsors on funding, accounting and plan design matters. He has nine years of investment experience and holds an undergraduate degree in actuarial science from Laval University. Mr. Martel also holds the Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) designation and is a CFA charterholder.