BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment
Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC" or the "Company") announced today that
its Board of Directors elected Donna
Blank to the Board effective immediately. Ms. Blank
will serve as an independent director on the Company's Audit and
Compensation and Corporate Governance Committees. AGNC's
Board of Directors now consists of six members, including five
independent directors.
Ms. Blank has over 30 years of financial, operational and
executive experience. From 2015 to 2016, Ms. Blank served as
Chief Financial Officer at ZAIS Group, LLC, an alternative asset
manager. While at ZAIS, she also served as the Chief
Financial Officer of its externally managed publicly traded
residential mortgage REIT and its public holding company.
Prior to joining ZAIS, Ms. Blank served as Chief Financial Officer
and Executive Vice President at NFP Corp., a publicly traded
insurance brokerage, from 2008 until 2013. From 2003 to 2008,
Ms. Blank was Chief Financial Officer at Financial Guaranty
Insurance Company, both before and subsequent to its sale by GE
Capital to an investor group in late 2003. Ms. Blank
currently serves as an Independent Director and member of the Audit
Committee at American Enterprise Mutual Holding Company. Ms.
Blank holds an MBA in Finance and a Master of International
Affairs, both from Columbia
University.
"Donna's leadership experience in financial services and her
deep financial expertise will complement the strong and diverse
skill set of our board. We are delighted to welcome Donna and
look forward to the valuable insight and perspective she will
bring," said Gary Kain, AGNC's Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer.
For further information or questions, please contact Investor
Relations at (301) 968-9300 or IR@AGNC.com.
ABOUT AGNC INVESTMENT CORP.
AGNC Investment Corp. is
an internally-managed real estate investment trust that invests
primarily in residential mortgage-backed securities for which the
principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S.
Government-sponsored enterprise or a U.S. Government agency.
For further information, please refer to www.AGNC.com.
CONTACT:
Investor Relations - (301) 968-9300
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