BLACKROCK UTILITIES, INFRASTRUCTURE & POWER OPPORTUNITIES TRUST BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced changes to the portfolio management team of BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust. Portfolio Management Team consists of Christopher Accettella, Poppy Allonby, Kathleen Anderson, Robin Batchelor, Kyle McClements and Robert Shearer. Christopher M. Accettella, Director, is a member of the Fundamental Equity platform.
He is a trader responsible for executing equity derivatives and options trades. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2005, Mr. Accettella was an institutional sales trader with American Technology Research. From 2001 to 2003, he was with Deutsche Asset Management where he was responsible for derivatives and program trading.
Prior to that, he was a senior associate in the Pacific Basin Equity Group at Scudder Investments Singapore Limited. Mr. Accettella began his investment career in 1997 as a portfolio analyst in the European Equity group of Scudder Kemper Investments Inc. Poppy Allonby, CFA, Managing Director and portfolio manager, is a member of the Natural Resources Team within the Fundamental Equity division of BlackRock's Alpha Strategies Group. Ms. Allonby's service with the firm dates back to 2000, including her years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006.
She is responsible for co-managing the BGF World Energy and BGF New Energy Funds, and BlackRock New Energy Technology plc Prior to working on the Natural Resources team, Ms. Allonby was an analyst on the US Equity team, responsible for the Basic Materials, Utilities and Energy sectors. Kathleen Anderson, Managing Director, is a member of the Fundamental Equity division of BlackRock's Alpha Strategies Group. She is the lead portfolio manager for BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund and a portfolio manager for the BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund.
Ms. Anderson's service with the firm dates back to 1993, including her years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. Robin Batchelor, Managing Director and portfolio manager, is a member of the Natural Resources team within the Fundamental Equity division of BlackRock's Alpha Strategies Group. He is responsible for the management of the BGF World Energy and BGF New Energy Funds, and BlackRock New Energy Investment Trust plc He is also co-manager of BlackRock's Natural Resources Hedge Fund.
Kyle G. McClements, CFA, Managing Director, is a member of the Fundamental Equity platform. He is a senior trader responsible for executing equity derivatives and options trades. Mr. McClements' service with the firm dates back to 2004, including his years with State Street Research & Management (SSRM), which merged with BlackRock in 2005.
Robert Shearer, CFA, Managing Director, is a member of the Fundamental Equity division of BlackRock's Alpha Strategies Group. He is the lead portfolio manager for the Equity Dividend Fund and the BlackRock Natural Resources Fund. Mr. Shearer's service with the firm dates back to 1997, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006.
