Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. announced that D. Cotton Swindell has been elected President of the Fund effective upon CEO and President Mark Stoeckle's retirement in April. Mr. Swindell has been an Executive Vice President and a portfolio manager of ADX since January 21, 2015. He will continue to serve as a member of the portfolio management team that is currently headed by Mr. Stoeckle, and will be headed by incoming CEO James Haynie.

Prior to joining ADX, Mr. Swindell was an Equity analyst with Wachovia Securities and for 10 years, an Equity analyst with Alex. Brown & Sons where he provided equity research on a broad array of small- and mid-cap industrial stocks. Earlier in his career, he worked at Prudential-Bache Securities in investment banking and fixed income trading.

Mr. Swindell holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce. He received an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. He is a CFA charterholder.