Paul D. Scanlon, CFA

Mr. Scanlon is a Co-Head of Fixed Income. He is responsible for managing all facets of the corporate credit investment process and overseeing Putnam’s tax-exempt team. In addition, he is a portfolio manager of Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund®; Putnam Absolute Return 300 Fund®; Putnam Diversified Income Trust; Putnam Emerging Markets Income Fund; Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund; George Putnam Balanced Fund; Putnam Global Income Trust; Putnam High Yield Fund; Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust; and Putnam Premier Income Trust. Previously at Putnam, Mr. Scanlon served as a Portfolio Manager of non-cyclical credit sector strategies and as an Analyst covering the health care, consumer, and retail sectors. He joined Putnam in 1999 and has been in the investment industry since 1986.

Funds managed	Fact sheet	Annual	Semi annual	Compare
Absolute Return 100 Fund				PARYX
Absolute Return 300 Fund				PYTRX
Diversified Income Trust				PDVYX
5-year Morningstar rating among 159 funds in the Nontraditional Bond category.
Emerging Markets Income Fund				PEMOX
Floating Rate Income Fund				PFRYX
George Putnam Balanced Fund				PGEYX
5-year Morningstar rating among 653 funds in the Allocation--50% to 70% Equity category.
3-year Morningstar rating among 727 funds in the Allocation--50% to 70% Equity category.
Global Income Trust				PGGYX
overall Morningstar rating among 308 funds in the World Bond category.
10-year Morningstar rating among 126 funds in the World Bond category.
High Yield Fund				PHAYX

Closed End Funds

Master Intermediate Income Trust

Premier Income Trust