BlackRock expands roles for Rothbarth and Gries as Hibbert takes a step back

Effective 1 January 2021

Alister Hibbert is stepping down from his role as co-manager of the BFM European Dynamic Fund and the BGF Continental European Flexible Fund at the end of the year.

Meanwhile, Giles Rothbarth, who co-manages the BFM European Dynamic fund and the BGF Continental European Flexible fund with Alister Hibbert, will take over sole responsibility of the funds from 1 January 2021. Hibbert will continue to manage the recently launched Global Unconstrained Equity strategy. Gries will take on portfolio management responsibility for the BGF European Special Situations fund from Michael Constantis when he steps down from the role on 1 January. Gries currently co-manages the BSF European Absolute Return strategy and the BFM Continental European fund and has...