With over 15 years of experience in the Financial Services Industry, Ane is a forward-thinking senior manager with diverse leadership experience in operations, marketing, finance, and accounting. Recognized as a change agent and team player, she has created innovative, results-oriented methods to accomplish goals.
As an executive at Strong Financial (now Wells Fargo), the 10th largest direct distributor of mutual funds in the nation, Ane held a variety of responsibilities. In her latest assignment, Ane led the Mutual Funds Operations Division (including the transfer agency function) with seven departments and 120 employees. She established the strategic direction for the division, reflecting industry benchmarks and the firm’s goals. She was able to work with her team to reduce processing costs by over $1 million through automation and HR and staffing best practices and her department received top quality awards from nationally recognized rating agencies.
Other positions of leadership included Vice President of Strong Investor Services, Inc. and Strong Capital Management International, Inc. and Assistant Executive Vice President of Strong Financial Corporation, Inc. and Strong Capital Management, Inc. A frequent key contributor to initiatives affecting the enterprise, Ane was involved with improving firm-wide communication efforts, creating a firm-wide leadership-development program, and coordinating strategic planning efforts. |