People Moves
New CIO Named At Santa Barbara Asset Management
Jim Boothe has taken over from Michael Mayfield as chief investment officer at Santa Barbara Asset Management, an affiliate of Nuveen Investments.
The firm confirmed to Family Wealth Report that Mayfield, who joined Santa Barbara Asset Management in the mid 1990s, is retiring from the industry.
Boothe joined the firm in the 2002 from USAA Investment Management and will continue to manage his dividend-focused growth strategies, the firm said.
Nuveen Asset Management has $117 billion in assets under management, as at end-September 2012. Santa Barbara Asset Management was founded in 1987; Nuveen acquired the firm in 2005.
