Mark Kiesel, managing director and CIO for global credit at Pimco, has announced his retirement from the firm. His departure from Pimco concludes an accomplished 29-year tenure. Kiesel plans to remain active as an investment manager, strategist and adviser, and to continue sharing insights on global bond markets and credit investing.
Since joining Pimco as a junior account manager in 1996, Kiesel has risen through a series of portfolio management and leadership roles to become one of the investment industry’s most influential voices in global credit. Known for his disciplined, research-driven approach, Kiesel has generated consistent, benchmark-beating results across the strategies he managed and has played a central role in shaping Pimco’s investment framework and culture of stewardship.
Throughout his career, Kiesel has helped guide Pimco’s evolution into one of the world’s largest and most successful investment management firms. As CIO for global credit and
