Mr. Atkin is Head of Macro and Sovereign Credit in the Fixed Income group. He is a Portfolio Manager of Putnam Diversified Income Trust, Putnam Global Income Trust, Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust, and Putnam Premier Income Trust. Mr. Atkin manages a team of analysts who evaluate government securities in G7 countries as well as both government and corporate emerging-market debt. He also manages the firm’s emerging-market debt exposure. Mr. Atkin joined Putnam in 1997 and has been in the investment industry since 1988.