New Trustees/Advisory Board Members Appointed to Oppenheimer Funds New York Board

NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees/Directors of the Oppenheimer Funds designated the New York Board ("New York Board" or "Board") is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Joanne Pace to the Board, effective November 2012.  The Board also appointed Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., effective February 2013.   The appointments were made in anticipation of the retirements of current board members in upcoming years.  Ms. Pace and Admiral Giambastiani will be appointed as Directors/Trustees of those New York Board Oppenheimer Funds that do not require a shareholder vote, and as Advisory Board Members to the remaining Funds.  Upon shareholder approval, Ms. Pace and Admiral Giambastiani will become Directors/Trustees of the remaining Funds. 

Ms. Pace is a global financial services executive with significant experience in complex financial and investment portfolio businesses.  She currently serves as a strategic advisor to financial services firms, which include hedge funds, asset management and capital markets businesses.  Prior to forming her advisory firm, Ms. Pace was Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management and held senior executive leadership positions at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.  Ms. Pace is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business. 

"We are pleased to welcome Ms. Pace to our Board," said Joel W. Motley, Chair of the Governance Committee.  "Ms. Pace brings with her 30-plus years of experience in the global financial services industry and we look forward to benefitting from her wealth of knowledge and expertise."

Admiral Giambastiani, serves as President of the Giambastiani Group LLC.  A retired U.S. Navy veteran and nuclear trained submarine officer, Admiral Giambastiani served as the seventh Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2005 to 2007.  During his 37-plus years of decorated military service, he also served as NATO's first Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Commander United States Joint Forces Command and as Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense.  Since retirement from the Navy, he has served on the boards of a number public companies including The Boeing Company.

"Admiral Giambastiani, having completed an extraordinarily distinguished military career, has demonstrated an exceptional capability as a corporate director," said Brian F. Wruble, Chair of the Board of Trustees.  "We are very proud and pleased to have him serve as a trustee."

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