Allspring Global Investments announced that Matt Wren has joined the organization as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Wren joins Allspring from BlackRock, where he most recently served as global head of investment technology. Wren will report to Joe Sullivan, Allspring's Chair and Chief Executive Officer.

Sullivan said, "Technology and innovation is central to everything we do at Allspring. Matt's unique combination of technical and financial expertise will be critical as we build an industry-leading, next generation technology platform.  Technology plays a material role in elevating the outcomes for our clients, and we're thrilled to welcome Matt to the executive team."

Wren joins from BlackRock, where he was global head of investment technology, and regional head of technology.  Prior to that, Matt had various leadership positions across BlackRock, Barclays Global Investors, and Barclays Capital, spanning research, alpha generation, trading, investment operations, and risk management. Matt has over 24 years in the industry and has been based at different times in San Francisco, London, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong and Auckland.  Matt earned a bachelor's degree with honors from The University of Auckland and a master's degree in business administration from the Bayes Business School.

Wren said, "I am very excited about joining Allspring as we evolve as an agile, independent global asset manager with scale. State-of-the-art technology, systems, and tools are critical to the success of an asset manager today, and I look forward to working closely with Joe and the team as we build for the future."
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