Profile
Mr. Wayne C.
Plewniak is a Managing Director & Portfolio Manager at GAMCO Asset Management, Inc.
Mr. Plewniak was formerly with Lehman Brothers/Neuberger Berman where he served as Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the firm’s high yield business, following its acquisition from Lipper & Company in 2002.
Mr. Plewniak had run the business at Lipper & Company since its inception in 1991.
Mr. Plewniak began his career at General Motors Corporation and has worked with Goldome FSB, Paribas North America and Bell Atlantic Capital prior to Lipper & Company, LLC.
He has an MBA in Finance and International Business from Georgetown University and a B.S.
in Industrial Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Wayne Plewniak active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
GAMCO Asset Management, Inc.
GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance GAMCO employs a research-driven value approach to equity investing (known as Private Market Value with a Catalyst™). The firm’s value team believes mispriced companies with strong businesses and the presence of a catalyst to surface value led to investment opportunities through fundamental research and bottom-up stock selection. GAMCO is an activist firm and is included in the SharkWatch50 as one of the 50 most prominent and impactful activist investors. | Head-Fixed Income Invts | 31/10/2006 |
Gabelli Funds LLC
Gabelli Funds LLC Investment ManagersFinance Gabelli Funds' approach to security analysis includes among other things fundamental research, industry research, personal visits with management and company published data. They also use data published in the financial media. Their portfolio managers may also make use of third party sell-side brokerage research. | Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income | 31/12/2005 |
Former positions of Wayne Plewniak
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Neuberger Berman BD LLC
Neuberger Berman BD LLC Investment ManagersFinance NBBD-IM offers clients investment solutions across asset classes, styles, capitalizations and geographies in both public and private markets, as well as multi-asset class solutions that bring them all together. For equity investments, the firm tends to focus on stocks with solid balance sheets, relatively low price-to-earnings ratios, low price-to-cash flow ratios, strong cash flows, above-average yields, sustainable earnings growth, reasonable valuation multiples relative to growth prospects, sound franchise values and significant insider ownership. They use both top-down and bottom-up analysis to select investments. In addition, the firm uses options and futures and occasionally invests in ADRs and private equity opportunities. | Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income | 04/10/2005 |
Lipper & Co., Inc.
Lipper & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides mutual fund information and analysis | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/08/2002 |
Teton Advisors, Inc. (Investment Management)
Teton Advisors, Inc. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Teton-IM is a multi-strategy asset manager uncovering opportunities within inefficient markets, and are pioneers in micro, small and mid-cap value investing. The firm manages client assets according to their founding principles of bottom-up, fundamental, active, value investing. | Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income | - |
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GAMCO Asset Management, Inc.
GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance GAMCO employs a research-driven value approach to equity investing (known as Private Market Value with a Catalyst™). The firm’s value team believes mispriced companies with strong businesses and the presence of a catalyst to surface value led to investment opportunities through fundamental research and bottom-up stock selection. GAMCO is an activist firm and is included in the SharkWatch50 as one of the 50 most prominent and impactful activist investors. | Finance |
Lipper & Co., Inc.
Lipper & Co., Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides mutual fund information and analysis | Finance |
Gabelli Funds LLC
Gabelli Funds LLC Investment ManagersFinance Gabelli Funds' approach to security analysis includes among other things fundamental research, industry research, personal visits with management and company published data. They also use data published in the financial media. Their portfolio managers may also make use of third party sell-side brokerage research. | Finance |
Neuberger Berman BD LLC
Neuberger Berman BD LLC Investment ManagersFinance NBBD-IM offers clients investment solutions across asset classes, styles, capitalizations and geographies in both public and private markets, as well as multi-asset class solutions that bring them all together. For equity investments, the firm tends to focus on stocks with solid balance sheets, relatively low price-to-earnings ratios, low price-to-cash flow ratios, strong cash flows, above-average yields, sustainable earnings growth, reasonable valuation multiples relative to growth prospects, sound franchise values and significant insider ownership. They use both top-down and bottom-up analysis to select investments. In addition, the firm uses options and futures and occasionally invests in ADRs and private equity opportunities. | Finance |
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Georgetown University
Georgetown University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Teton Advisors, Inc. (Investment Management)
Teton Advisors, Inc. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Teton-IM is a multi-strategy asset manager uncovering opportunities within inefficient markets, and are pioneers in micro, small and mid-cap value investing. The firm manages client assets according to their founding principles of bottom-up, fundamental, active, value investing. | Finance |
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