RidgeWorth Adds Two More Hires to Its Newly Created Retail Channel Distribution Team

ATLANTA, June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- RidgeWorth Investments announced today that it has added two additional sales professionals to the six it has recently hired for its newly created Retail Channel sales team led by Bob Kuberski. Both Michael Reynolds and Mitchell Izumi round out the team of nine experienced salespeople who will focus on the needs of wealth advisors within wirehouses and independent broker/dealers, as well as registered investment advisors (RIAs).

"We are excited that Michael and Mitchell have joined our group of experienced sales consultants," said Bob Kuberski, National Sales Manager for the Retail Channel. "Their level of experience in the asset management industry will further strengthen RidgeWorth's ability to substantially grow in the retail channel."

The Retail Channel Sales Team includes:

Bob Kuberski – National Sales Manager
13 years industry experience, most recently with Invesco

John Baka – Regional Vice President: Great Lakes
14 years industry experience, most recently with RiverSource

Domenic Diele – Regional Vice President: New York/New Jersey Metro
18 years industry experience, most recently with John Hancock Funds

Gabriel Dutra Jr. – Regional Vice President: New England
13 years industry experience, most recently with Allianz

Mitchell Izumi – Regional Vice President: Southwest
23 years industry experience, most recently with Guggenheim Funds

Blake Jones – Regional Vice President: Southeast
6 years industry experience, most recently with Pioneer

Scott Martin – Regional Vice President: Northwest
5 years industry experience, most recently with Pioneer

Wade Monroe – Regional Associate: Mid-Atlantic
7 years industry experience, most recently a RidgeWorth Retirement and Investment Specialist

Michael Reynolds – Regional Vice President: Central States
9 years industry experience, most recently with Pioneer

"Now that we have assembled a first-class Retail Channel Distribution team, we look forward to partnering with wealth advisors and RIA's to bring them a suite of strong investment ideas that will help them create solutions for their clients," explained Jim Stueve, President of RidgeWorth Investments. "I'm confident that Bob and his team will enable RidgeWorth to build a strong reputation among advisors as a partner who can add value to their businesses."

About RidgeWorth Investments

RidgeWorth Investments serves as a holding company that owns interests in six investment boutiques with approximately $48.2 billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2011. RidgeWorth's investment boutiques manage a wide variety of investment disciplines across the fixed income and equity management asset classes. Our boutiques provide investment management services to a growing client base that includes endowments, foundations, corporations, healthcare organizations, municipalities, public funds, associations, insurance companies, labor unions and high net worth individuals. In addition, RidgeWorth serves as the investment adviser to the RidgeWorth Funds mutual fund family. RidgeWorth Investments is a trade name for RidgeWorth Capital Management, Inc., an investment adviser registered with the SEC headquartered in Atlanta. For more information about RidgeWorth, visit www.ridgeworth.com.

An investor should consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses carefully before investing or sending money. This and other important information about the RidgeWorth Funds can be found in the fund's prospectus. To obtain a prospectus, please call 1-888-784-3863 or visit www.ridgeworth.com. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

©2011 RidgeWorth Investments. RidgeWorth Investments is the trade name for RidgeWorth Capital Management, Inc., an investment advisor registered with the SEC and the adviser to the RidgeWorth Funds. RidgeWorth Funds are distributed by RidgeWorth Distributors LLC, which is not affiliated with the adviser.

SOURCE RidgeWorth Investments

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