Mark Bette | Director, IR |
Biff Bowman | CFO |
Betsy Graseck | Morgan Stanley |
Alex Blostein | Goldman Sachs |
Michael Carrier | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Steven Chubak | Wolfe Research |
Brennan Hawken | UBS |
Brian Bedell | Deutsche Bank |
Jim Mitchell | Buckingham Research |
Ken Usdin | Jefferies |
Brian Kleinhanzl | KBW |
Good day, everyone. And welcome to the Northern Trust Corporation First Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. Today’s call is being recorded. At this time, I would now like to turn today's call over to Director of Investor Relations, Mark Bette, for opening remarks and introductions. Please go ahead, sir.