Evergreen Investments Appoints Robert Junkin Lead Manager of Evergreen Health Care Fund
March 19 2007 - 5:35PM
PR Newswire (US)
BOSTON, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Evergreen Investments announced
today that Robert Junkin has been named managing director and lead
portfolio manager of Evergreen Health Care Fund (EHABX) and related
sub-advisory accounts. Based in Boston, Junkin joins the firm today
and reports to Joseph DeSantis, chief investment officer of
Evergreen's Fundamental Equity group. Junkin will succeed Walter
McCormick, who has been acting as interim portfolio manager on the
Fund. To ensure a smooth transition, McCormick will co-manage the
health care strategies until Junkin assumes lead portfolio
management responsibilities, effective April 2, 2007. At that time,
McCormick will continue in his role as head of Evergreen's Large
Cap Value and Core Equity group and senior portfolio manager.
"Robert brings an incredible breadth of knowledge about the health
care industry and has a strong track record in managing health care
portfolios," said DeSantis. "His commitment to fundamental research
is supported by a disciplined, bottom-up approach in searching for
new product and service opportunities in the health care industry.
This process has delivered consistent performance when compared
with health care benchmarks and peers over the past several years."
Junkin brings more than 19 years industry experience, including 14
spent as a health care analyst or portfolio manager. Junkin joins
the firm after four years with John Hancock Financial Services,
where he most recently served as lead portfolio manager of John
Hancock Health Sciences Fund and co-manager of John Hancock Large
Cap Equity Fund. From 1997 through 2002, Junkin served in a number
of positions at Pioneer Investments, including as a senior analyst
responsible for healthcare, technology and energy coverage;
co-manager of Pioneer Science & Technology Fund; co-manager of
Pioneer Growth Shares Fund; and sector leader for five global
technology analysts. About Evergreen Investments Evergreen
Investments is the brand name under which Wachovia Corporation
(NYSE:WB) conducts its investment management business. Wachovia
Global Asset Management is the brand name under which Evergreen
Investments conducts sales and distribution business outside of the
United States. Combined, the groups serve more than four million
individual and institutional investors through a broad range of
investment products. Led by 300 investment professionals, Evergreen
Investments strives to meet client investment objectives through
disciplined, team-based asset management. Evergreen Investments
manages more than $273 billion in assets (as of December 31, 2006).
Please visit http://evergreeninvestments.com/ for more information
about Evergreen Investments. DATASOURCE: Evergreen Investments
CONTACT: Laura Fay, +1-617-210-3867, , or Dan Flaherty,
+1-617-210-3887, , both of Evergreen Investments Web site:
http://evergreeninvestments.com/
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