M&G Strategic Corporate Bond Class I - Accumulation (GBP)

Richard Woolnough joined M&G in January 2004 and is fund manager of the M&G Optimal Income Fund, the M&G Corporate Bond Fund and the M&G Strategic Corporate Bond Fund, three of the company's flagship fixed interest funds. Richard began his career at Lloyds Merchant Bank in 1985, moving to Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali two years later, followed by SG Warburg. In 1995, he became a fund manager at Old Mutual. Richard graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc in economics.

Ben Lord joined M&G in 2007 and was appointed fund manager of the M&G Global Corporate Bond Fund from launch in September 2013. He is also fund manager of the M&G UK Inflation Linked Corporate Bond Fund and deputy manager of the M&G European Inflation Linked Corporate Bond Fund, the M&G Strategic Corporate Bond Fund, the M&G Corporate Bond Fund and the M&G Short Dated Corporate Bond Fund. Ben previously worked at Gordian Knot as a credit analyst covering global financial institutions. He obtained an MA (Hons) from the University of Edinburgh and is a CFA charterholder.