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Attorney Lon Roberts Appointed Chairman of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB)

October 11, 2013

On September 14, 2012, Lon Roberts was appointed by Governor Walker to serve as Chairman of SWIB. SWIB manages approximately $89 billion in retirement assets for the Wisconsin Retirement System and its 550,000 participants. The appointment will continue until September 14, 2014. As Chairman, Roberts will be the person responsible for the strategic direction and operational and management performance of SWIB. Roberts will preside at all trustee board meetings and be the agency’s representative to the Executive and Legislative branches of state government. Roberts will be responsible for the appointment of other board members to board committees and approving all meeting agendas.
Along with the Executive Director, Lon will be responsible for the agency’s response to all media inquiries and the public communications of SWIB.

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