John Taylor is Director of Global Multi-Sector at AB. He is a member of the Global Fixed Income, UK and European Fixed Income, and Absolute Return portfolio-management teams. As a member of the Absolute Return portfolio-management team, Taylor is also the lead portfolio manager across the Diversified Yield Plus Strategies. Prior to this, he was responsible for the management of single-currency portfolios. Taylor joined the firm in 1999 as a fixed-income trader and was named in Financial News's 40 Under 40 Rising Stars in Asset Management in 2012.