PASADENA, Calif., May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (NYSE:WMC) (the "Company" or "WMC") today announced that The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has appointed Harris Trifon as the new Chief Investment Officer ("CIO") and Sean Johnson as Deputy Chief Investment Officer of WMC, effective May 3, 2019. Mr. Trifon currently serves as Co-Head of Mortgage and Consumer Credit at Western Asset Management Company, LLC, the Company's manager ("Western Asset"), and has more than 19 years of investment experience.