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Sam Vecht becomes lead manager of BlackRock Latin American

BlackRock Latin American (BRLA) has announced that Ed Kuczma is stepping down from his role as a portfolio manager and, with immediate effect, Sam Vecht will become the lead portfolio manager and Christoph Brinkmann will become the deputy portfolio manager.

Mr Vecht is a Managing Director in BlackRock’s global emerging markets equities team and has extensive experience in the investment trust sector, having managed a number of UK investment trusts since 2004 (and has co-managed the Company’s portfolio since December 2018). He has also been portfolio manager for the BlackRock Emerging Markets Equity Strategies Fund since September 2015, and the BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust Plc since 2010, both of which have invested in the Latin American region since launch.

Mr Brinkmann is Vice President in the global emerging markets equities team who has covered multiple sectors and countries across the Latin American region. He joined BlackRock in 2015 after graduating from the University of Cologne with a Masters in Finance and a CEMS Masters in International Management.

BRLA says that the managers are supported by the extensive resources and significant expertise of BlackRock’s global emerging market team which has a proven track record in emerging market equities.  The team is made up of around 40 investment professionals researching over 1,000 companies across the global emerging markets universe inclusive of Latin America.

Comments from Carolan Dobson, BlackRock Latin American chairman

“Sam taking over as lead portfolio manager provides continuity and we welcome the addition of Christoph Brinkmann to the team as deputy portfolio manager. We wish Ed all the best in his future endeavours and thank him for his commitment and contribution to the Company.”

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