Mr. Marren is a portfolio manager and managing director with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2007. He has portfolio-management and research responsibilities on the US Small Cap Growth team. Mr. Marren has more than 23 years of investment-industry experience and was previously the director of research and a portfolio manager for Duncan-Hurst Capital Management, and an assistant manager of corporate finance for Hughes Aircraft Company. Mr. Marren has a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, and a M.B.A. from Duke University, Fuqua School of Business.

Mr. Nakatsuka, CFA, is a portfolio manager with Allianz Global Investors. He has 13 years of investment-industry experience. Before joining the firm in 2005, he managed the mid/small cap investment trust for Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

Mr. Axline, CFA, is a portfolio manager and director with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2004. He has portfolio-management and research responsibilities for the US Small Cap Growth team. Mr. Axline has more than 14 years of investment-industry experience. He was previously an associate with Pescadero Ventures, LLC, a business development manager for Icarian, Inc. and a wealth-management advisor with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. Mr. Axline has a B.S. from The Ohio State University and an M.B.A. from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

Mr. Lyford is a portfolio manager and a Director with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2005. He has portfolio-management and research responsibilities for the US Small Cap Growth team. Mr. Lyford has more than 12 years of investment-industry experience. He was previously a co-analyst for small- and micro-cap portfolios with Duncan-Hurst Capital Management; before that, he worked with Trammel Crow. Mr. Lyford has a B.B.A. and a B.S. from Southern Methodist University, and an M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Mr. Mehrmann is a portfolio manager with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2001. He has responsibilities on the European equities mid/small cap team. Mr. Mehrmann has 11 years of investment-industry experience. He has a B.S. in computer science from James Madison University and a master’s in business administration from EBS International University Schloss Reichartshausen.

Mr. Lai is a senior portfolio manager with Allianz Global Investors. He has 18 years of investment-industry experience. Before joining the firm in 2003, he was a research analyst with Cazenove Asia, an investment manager with Special Assets Ltd. and chief financial officer for Bridestowe Estates Pty Ltd. Before that, he worked in accounting and corporate finance for Anglo Chinese Corporate Finance Ltd., Citicorp and Price Waterhouse. He has a master’s degree in finance from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

Mr. McCraw is a portfolio manager and managing director with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 1992. He oversees portfolio management and research for the US Small Cap Growth team. Mr. McCraw has more than 22 years of investment-industry experience. He was previously a branch manager and loan officer with Citizens & Southern National Bank. Mr. McCraw has a B.A. from Flagler College and an M.B.A. from the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine.

Mr. Hansen, CFA, is a portfolio manager with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 1999. He is the head of the European small-cap equities team and has 25 years of investment-industry experience. Mr. Hansen previously worked at UBS Frankfurt in the private banking division; he also worked at UBS Zurich as a portfolio manager for institutional accounts and a financial analyst for German small caps. Before that, he worked at Dresdner Bank in the institutional asset-management division, with special responsibility for European small caps. Mr. Hansen has an M.B.A. from the University of Hamburg.

Mr. Neville is a portfolio manager and director with Allianz Global Investors, which he joined in 2004. He specializes in UK small and mid-cap company portfolios and has responsibility for analyzing the mid-cap universe for the Mid-Cap, Growth, High Alpha and Core investment strategies. Mr. Neville has 15 years of investment-industry experience. He previously worked as a portfolio manager at Baring Asset Management, trained as a portfolio manager at AIB Govett Asset Management and worked as an audit manager for Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Neville has a B.S. in civil engineering from Imperial College London.