The Board of BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc has been advised by BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited that Ralph Cox, the lead portfolio manager
for its Contracts for Difference (CFD) portfolio, has decided to take an extended career break and has resigned from BlackRock.
The Board is pleased to announce that, with immediate effect, Dan Whitestone has assumed full responsibility for managing the Company’s CFD portfolio, which represented approximately 32 % of the Company’s net assets as at 28 February 2015.
Dan, a senior member of the UK Small/Mid Cap equity team, who has over eight years’ experience in the UK small cap sector, has worked alongside Ralph in managing the Company’s CFD portfolio since April 2014 and will be supported by Richard Plackett, Roland Arnold and Lucy Marmion.
Mike Prentis remains manager of the Company’s long only portfolio.
THRG : Ralph Cox stepping down at BlackRock Throgmorton