Robert Frenkel - Western Asset Secretary, Chief Legal Officer

HIO Fund  USD 3.75  0.01  0.27%   
Robert Frenkel is Fund Manager at Western Asset High
Mr. Robert I. Frenkel is a Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of the Company. He is Managing Director and General Counsel of Global Mutual Funds for Legg Mason and its predecessor Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of mutual funds associated with Legg Mason formerly, Secretary of CFM .
Age 65
Tenure 21 years
Phone800-822-5544
Webhttps://institutional.myleggmason.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1377&cached=true&mode=2&userID=225408&mktcd=HIO

Western Asset Management Performance (%)

The company has Return on Asset of 3.81 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $3.81 of profit. This is considered to be average in the sector. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of (2.44) %, meaning that it generated no profit with money invested by stockholders. Western Asset's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Western Asset manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.

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Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on November 16, 1993 and is domiciled in the United States. Western Asset operates under Asset Management classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The fund is not classified under any group at the present time.

Management Performance

Western Asset High Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Western Asset's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Western Asset inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Western. The board's role is to monitor Western Asset's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Western Asset's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Western Asset's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Daniel Cronin, Independent Director
Christopher Berarducci, Principal Financial Officer, Treasurer
Todd Kuehl, Chief Compliance Officer
Jane Trust, Chairman of the Board and Presidentident, CEO, Trustee/ Director
Jeanne Kelly, Senior Vice President
Robert Frenkel, Secretary, Chief Legal Officer
Eileen Kamerick, Independent Director
Nisha Kumar, Independent Director
Paolo Cucchi, Independent Director
Robert Agdern, Independent Director
Carol Colman, Independent Director
William Hutchinson, Lead Independent Director
Thomas Mandia, Assistant Secretary
George Hoyt, Company Secretary, Chief Legal Officer
Jenna Bailey, Identity Theft Prevention Officer
Fred Jensen, Chief Compliance Officer

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