Wayne, Penn. – July 23, 2024

Hartford Funds, a leading global asset manager, today announced two key organizational changes and the expansion of its C-suite team. Amy Furlong, Head of Finance for Hartford Funds, will be promoted to Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective January 1, 2025. She will succeed current CFO Greg Frost as he steps into his new role as president of the firm. In February of 2024, Hartford Funds also hired Ernie Overholt as Chief Operations Officer (COO). Effective immediately, both Furlong and Overholt join the firm’s senior executive team, reporting to and serving as strategic advisors to the president.

Since joining Hartford Funds in 2004, Furlong has been promoted through several roles, including Fund Treasurer. Currently Head of Finance, Furlong oversees financial planning and analysis, financial modeling and business support, as well as corporate strategy. Key contributions throughout her 20 years with the firm are centered around driving profitable growth combined with a strong commitment to the interests of Hartford Funds’ products and shareholders. Prior to joining Hartford Funds, Furlong worked at KPMG, LLP in the audit practice.

“Our commitment to delivering outcomes and impeccable service to our clients starts with our people,” said Frost. “Amy’s career at Hartford Funds spans 20 years across several positions of increasing responsibility, and she embodies Hartford Funds’ values in everything she does. I’m proud to welcome Amy to our senior executive team today, and look forward to working closely together as she takes on her new role as CFO next year.”

As Hartford Funds’ first COO, Overholt has responsibility for ensuring operational excellence across the organization and overall leadership for the firm’s technology, fund treasury, transfer agent, dealer/client support and corporate risk functions. Overholt previously held a variety of roles over six years at Vanguard, most recently as Head of Enterprise Risk Strategy. He began his career with Janus Henderson Investors, where he spent 25 years in client service, operational, risk management and compliance senior leadership positions.

“Earlier this year, we saw an opportunity to enhance our high-performing team through the creation of the COO role, which is dedicated to our firm’s overall operational execution, with a specific focus on our technology, fund treasury and corporate risk functions. Ernie’s experience and passion in this space are unmatched. He has been an excellent addition to the firm, and we’re pleased to have him join the senior executive team,” Frost continued.

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Mutual funds are distributed by Hartford Funds Distributors, LLC (HFD), Member FINRA. ETFs are distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc. (ALPS). Advisory services may be provided by Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC (HFMC) or its wholly owned subsidiary, Lattice Strategies LLC (Lattice).

Certain funds are sub-advised by Wellington Management Company LLP and/or Schroder Investment Management North America Inc (SIMNA). Schroder Investment Management North America Ltd. (SIMNA Ltd) serves as a secondary sub-adviser to certain funds. HFMC, Lattice, Wellington Management, SIMNA, and SIMNA Ltd. are all SEC registered investment advisers. Hartford Funds refers to HFD, HFMC, and Lattice, which are not affiliated with any sub-adviser or ALPS.