Leadership Transition at Division of Investment Announced May 12, 2021, 2:15 pm | in
Leadership Transition at Division of Investment Announced
(TRENTON) – New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s Division of Investments Director Corey Amon announced Tuesday that he is resigning his position, effective June 4, to pursue a new opportunity. Shoaib Khan, Deputy Director of the Division, will serve as Acting Director following Amon’s departure to ensure a seamless transition in order to protect the retirement of hundreds of thousands of public employees.
“Corey’s hard work and commitment have placed the Division in a strong position as we begin to emerge from the COVID pandemic. His dedication to pension fund members and the way he honored his fiduciary duty has been commendable. We are thankful for his service and wish him all the best as he embarks on the next chapter of his career,” said
Man claiming to have bomb, rifle fatally shot by police
WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) A man claiming to have a rifle and bomb was shot and killed by police in Worcester Tuesday night, officials said.
Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early said police received a 911 call at 10:40 p.m. from Phet Gouvonvong, 31, who was claiming to have an explosive device and a rifle. Officials said the man was threatening to detonate the device.
Worcester police, a SWAT team and police negotiators responded to Grafton Street, near the Cumberland Farms and Dunkin’, where they encountered Gouvonvong, who appeared to have a rifle, Early said.
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New Jersey seeks to boost diverse manager pool with new hire
Eddie Ramos
Edward Ramos has joined the New Jersey Division of Investment, which manages investments for the New Jersey Pension Fund, Trenton, as its first diversity portfolio manager, a role designed to expand the hiring of minority- and women-owned businesses as external managers and other financial professionals.
Mr. Ramos, with more than two decades of investment management experience, started work Oct. 13, reporting directly to
Corey Amon, director of the division of investment. He was chosen following a national search initiated in early 2020, said Jennifer Sciortino, a spokeswoman for the state Department of the Treasury.
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