Ceredex Value Advisors

As Ceredex Value Advisors’ chief investment officer, Mills Riddick is responsible for the overall investment policy of the firm’s value equity portfolios.

Mr. Riddick joined Ceredex’s predecessor firm in 1989 as a lead client service role with portfolio management responsibilities. In 1995, he was named portfolio manager and head of the Value Equity Team. Mr. Riddick has been instrumental in crafting the firm’s investment philosophy, assembling the value equity investment team, and leading the transition to Ceredex becoming an independently managed firm in 2008.

Mr. Riddick began his financial career in 1980, joining Peat Marwick as a certified public accountant. He began his investment career as a financial consultant with Bache in 1982.

Mr. Riddick graduated cum laude from Florida State University with a B.S. in accounting, and achieved the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation in 1981. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder since 1992.

Don Wordell is a managing director and senior portfolio manager with Ceredex Value Advisors, an affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners.

Mr. Wordell has been with the firm since 1996, starting with Ceredex’s predecessor firm as a research analyst covering value equity strategies.

Mr. Wordell earned a B.S. in finance and an M.B.A from the University of Central Florida. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder since 2004. He began working in investment management in 1996.

Jennifer Graff, CFA, is a managing director and senior portfolio manager at Ceredex Value Advisors, an investment management affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners.

Ms. Graff joined Ceredex’s predecessor firm in 2001 as research analyst covering the industrial and materials sectors.

Ms. Graff earned a B.A. in psychology from the University of Central Florida. She has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder since 2003.

Charles Carter is a managing director and portfolio manager at Ceredex Value Advisors, an affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners.

Mr. Carter joined Ceredex’s predecessor firm in 2004. Previously, he was manager of investor relations at CNL Income Corp., a real estate holding company. He began his investment career at Credit Suisse First Boston as a sell-side equity research associate covering the media industry.

Mr. Carter earned a B.S. in management from Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder since 2006.

Cody Smith is a managing director, portfolio manager, and senior research analyst at Ceredex Value Advisors, an affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners.

Mr. Smith joined Ceredex’s predecessor firm in 2007. He began his investment career in 2004, working as a research analyst at Piper Jaffrey covering the medical device sector.

Mr. Smith is a graduate of Drake University with a B.S.B.A. in finance and a minor in mathematics. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder since 2009.