On February 7, 2018, the Board of Directors of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. appointed Fabian Gomez, to serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Gomez previously served as the Company’s Chief Information Officer since July 2015 and also served as Director of Operations beginning in February 2016. Before joining Westwood, he worked at Invesco Ltd. where he served as the Global Head of Equity and Alternative Investment Applications and was responsible for strategic planning, management of a multi-million dollar budget, and oversight of all major project initiatives, global support, and staff development. Prior to that, Mr. Gomez worked for McDonnell Investment Management where he served as a Managing Director and Chief Information Officer for six years.