Mr. Plewniak has been Managing Director and Head of Gabelli Fixed Income since 2006, serving as Portfolio Manager of the firm’s investment grade, high yield and leveraged credit products, while participating in a number of other investment teams.  Mr. Plewniak was formerly with Lehman Brothers/Neuberger Berman where he served as Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of the firm’s high yield business, following its acquisition from Lipper & Company in 2002. Mr. Plewniak had run the business at Lipper & Company since its inception in 1991. Mr. Plewniak began his career at General Motors Corporation and has worked with Goldome FSB, Paribas North America and Bell Atlantic Capital prior to Lipper & Company, LLC.

Mr. Plewniak has an MBA in Finance and International Business from Georgetown University and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

40 years industry experience

18 years at Gabelli

wplewniak@gabelli.com

(914) 921-8322