Mr. Nickodemus is a senior vice president and external advisor consultant for the southeastern Michigan area. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2006, he was an advisor consultant at Columbia Management Group. He holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) designation, which he received in 2004, administered by the Investment Management Consultants Association® through The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has 23 years of investment and financial services experience and holds an undergraduate degree from The University of Notre Dame.