Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation announced Anup Agarwal's resignation from his position as Chief Investment Officer of the company, which is managed by Western Asset Management Company, LLC, effective January 4, 2019. Mr. Agarwal will be leaving to pursue another opportunity. The board of directors of the company has appointed Sean Johnson and Dennis McNamara to serve as interim Co-CIOs upon Mr. Agarwal's departure. Western Asset will conduct a comprehensive search of both internal and external candidates for a successor CIO for the company.