Manning & Napier, Inc. announced that it has appointed Marc Mayer as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. He joins the company with 30 years of asset management experience and will report to Manning & Napier's Board of Directors. Mayer was most recently Head of North American Distribution for Schroders in New York, where he was responsible for leading all institutional and intermediary business initiatives. Prior to Schroders, he was Chief Executive Officer at GMO.