Diane Garnick Joins INVESCO as Investment Strategist

ATLANTA, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- INVESCO today announced thatDiane Garnick has joined its Worldwide Institutional team as InvestmentStrategist. Ms. Garnick will work with INVESCO's professionals in each ofthe INVESCO teams to develop and deliver customized solutions to clients. "I'm pleased that an industry professional of Diane's standing isjoining INVESCO to assist in providing the types of sophisticatedinvestment strategies that our clients want and have come to expect fromus," said Mark Armour, senior managing director and head of WorldwideInstitutional. "Diane's arrival is further evidence of our commitment toproactively help our clients achieve their investment objectives." "I'm delighted to be joining INVESCO, an organization that has beengrowing both in terms of assets under management and the breadth ofinvestment capabilities offered," said Garnick. "I see great potential inworking with the accomplished investment centers within INVESCO andproviding expertise to help develop strategic solutions for our clients." Garnick brings with her more than 10 years of diverse investment,management and quantitative research experience from both the buy and sellside. Garnick has been consistently named to the Institutional InvestorAll- Star team for equity derivatives and quantitative strategies coveringtopics such as quantitative portfolio management, exchange-traded funds,portfolio trading, corporate actions and accounting & tax issues. Before joining INVESCO, Garnick was the Chief U.S. Portfolio Strategistfor Dresdner Kleinwort, a division of Allianz. Prior to that she was theGlobal Investment Strategist for State Street Global Advisors. Previouslyshe was the Global Equity Derivatives Strategist at Merrill Lynch afterbeginning her career at Deloitte & Touche LLP. She earned a B.B.A. inBusiness Administration, focusing on accounting from Hofstra University andis a Certified Public Accountant. INVESCO PLC is a leading independent global investment manager,dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial security.Operating under the AIM, AIM Trimark, Atlantic Trust, INVESCO, InvescoPerpetual, PowerShares and WL Ross brands, INVESCO PLC strives to deliveroutstanding products and services through a comprehensive array of enduringinvestment solutions for our retail, institutional and private wealthmanagement clients around the world. The company is listed on the London,New York and Toronto stock exchanges with the symbol "IVZ." For moreinformation go to http://www.invesco.com.