K. Eugene Shutler Named President of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

K. Eugene Shutler has been named President of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), one of the nation's leading orchestras renowned for its wide-ranging repertoire and adventurous commissioning initiatives. The Santa Monica resident, who joined LACO's Board in 2002, assumed the post in July 2011. Michael Rosen, LACO's immediate past president, who served as president for four years, has been appointed Chairman. Rosen (a Los Angeles resident) is principal and chief investment officer at Angeles Investment Advisors.

In addition, three new members have joined LACO's Board of Directors - Roberto Apelfeld (Santa Monica), head of International Risk Management and Portfolio Risk Analysis at Western Asset Management Company, Dana Newman (Altadena), a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, and Jamie Ohl (Los Angeles), president of Wilshire Funds Management.

"Gene and Michael are visionary leaders," says LACO Executive Director Rachel Fine. "Their keen business acumen and deep commitment to LACO provide a solid foundation critical to the Orchestra's continued growth and success."

Fine adds, "We are very pleased to welcome Roberto, Dana and Jamie to the Board of Directors. They are highly successful and forward-thinking professionals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership throughout their professional careers."

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), proclaimed "America's finest chamber orchestra" by Public Radio International, has established itself among the world's top musical ensembles. Since 1997, LACO has performed under the baton of acclaimed conductor and pianist Jeffrey Kahane, hailed by critics as "visionary" and "a conductor of uncommon intellect, insight and musical integrity" with "undeniable charisma." Under Kahane's leadership, the Orchestra maintains its status as a preeminent interpreter of historical masterworks and a champion of contemporary composers. During its 43-year history, the Orchestra has made 30 recordings, toured Europe, South America and Japan, performed across North America, earning adulation from audiences and critics alike, and garnered five ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming. Headquartered in downtown Los Angeles, LACO presents seven Orchestral Series concerts at both Glendale's Alex Theatre and UCLA's Royce Hall, five Baroque Conversations concerts at downtown Los Angeles' Zipper Concert Hall, three Westside Connections chamber music concerts at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, three Family Concerts at the Alex Theatre and an annual Discover concert at Pasadena's Ambassador Auditorium. In addition, LACO presents a Concert Gala, an annual Silent Film screening at Royce Hall and several fundraising salons each year. LACO was founded in 1968.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Yale Law School, LACO President K. EUGENE SHUTLER served as general counsel for Continental Airlines and MGM Grand, where he also served on the board of directors. From 1983 to 1991, he was a partner in the law firm of Troy and Gould. In 1997, Shutler joined Global Crossing, and became president of Atlantic Crossing, charged with the responsibility of completing the company's first undersea fiber optic cable. He moved to the company's offices in Bermuda, and later, posted to Ireland, he assumed responsibilities for the European portion of the Global Crossing business. Shutler has been a director of the Constitutional Rights Foundation for nearly two decades.

Principal & Chief Investment Officer at Angeles Investment Advisors, LACO Chair MICHAEL ROSEN has 25 years experience as an institutional portfolio manager, investment strategist and investment consultant. From 1997 to 2001, he was a partner at Asset Strategy Consulting and its successor, Investor Force. From 1993 to 1997, Rosen was the director of investments for Blue Cross of California/WellPoint Health Networks with investment assets of over $3 billion. He managed a substantial portfolio of fixed income and equity assets internally and oversaw all outside investment managers. Previously, he spent eight years as a bond and currency trader, and then as chief market strategist with First Interstate Bank, Ltd. He began his career as a derivatives trader with Barclays Bank in New York and in London. Rosen, a trustee of Kehillat Israel and Village School, was an adjunct professor of finance at Pepperdine University and at Loyola Marymount University. He earned his Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Tufts University, and Master of Arts in law and diplomacy from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts/Harvard).

New Board member ROBERTO APELFELD is head of International Risk Management and Portfolio Risk Analysis at Western Asset Management Company, one of world's leading asset management companies, in Pasadena, CA. Before assuming his current role in May 2009, Apelfeld was the head of Sao Paulo operations for Western Asset in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Previously, Apelfeld was a managing director, country business manager and head of investments for Citigroup Asset Management in Sao Paulo. Between 2003 and 2004, Apelfeld was also responsible at Citigroup Assert Management for investment management for the emerging Asian and Latin American offices. During his tenure at Citigroup, Apelfeld served on the boards of Afore Banamex and Banamex Seguros, both affiliated with Banamex, a Citigroup company. Apelfeld became a Western Asset employee in December 2005, when his former employer's asset management operations were acquired by Western Asset's parent company, Legg Mason. Apelfeld holds a Bachelor of Science in systems engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University and a master's degree in mathematical economics from the Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics, both in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago.

New Board member DANA NEWMAN is a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, based in the legal firm's downtown Los Angeles office. A native Angeleno, Newman earned her undergraduate degree at Yale and studied law at UC Berkeley. She practices tax, corporate and real estate law, with an emphasis on advising clients on corporate and real property transactions. She represents clients in a broad array of industries and activities, including aviation, restaurants, real estate investment and development, and investment funds. In addition, Newman has worked with a number of nonprofit clients, among them the San Francisco Ballet and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, collaborating closely with members of each group's board. She is currently working with the Los Angeles Unified School District on the establishment of a new foundation. Honored by Public Counsel and the California State Bar for her significant pro bono work, Newman's many efforts on behalf of affordable housing programs have included the development of the Euclid Villa Project in Pasadena. She has also provided assistance to the Korean Senior Center, Five Acres, Teen Mania, Ward Economic Development Corporation, Union Station, El Pueblo Community Development, Normont Terrace Coordinating Council, Comunidad Cambria and Pacific Housing Alliance, where she also served on the board of directors.

New Board member JAMIE OHL is the president of Wilshire Funds Management. Prior to joining Wilshire in September 2010, Ohl served as head of the retirement division for The Hartford Financial Services Group. She has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and previously served in various management and consulting roles at VALIC and Hewitt Associates. Ohl was named as one of the Top 100 most influential players in the 401(k) market by The 401kWire in 2008 and 2009. She also received the 2009 Women in Insurance Leadership Award from Insurance Networking News and was named one of Business Insurance's Women to Watch in 2009. Ohl earned a Bachelor in Science of business management at LeTourneau University in Texas.

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