BlackRock Emerging Europe Fund (Offshore) Inclusive - Class A2 - Accumulation (EUR)

Chris Colunga, CFA, Director, is a portfolio manager and research analyst on the Global Emerging Markets Equities Team within the Fundamental Active Equity division of BlackRock's Active Equity Group. He is responsible for co-managing the Blackrock Emerging European strategy, and is a member of the EMEA and Frontier Markets research pod, specializing in Central Eastern Europe and Russian equities. He is based in London. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2016, Mr. Colunga spent five years managing long/short equity strategies focused on the EMEA and MENA regions at Charlemagne Capital and Och-Ziff Capital Management. From 2007, Mr. Colunga was an EMEA equity analyst at Schroders specialising in Russia, Turkey and the Czech Republic. He began his career as an auditor at Ernst & Young in 2004. Mr. Colunga earned a BA (Hons) in Political Science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is also a CFA Charterholder.

Sam Vecht, CFA, Managing director and portfolio manager, is Head of the Emerging Europe & Frontiers team within the Fundamental Active Equity division of BlackRock's Active Equities Group. He is responsible for managing long-only and long/short portfolios in both Emerging and Frontier markets. Mr. Vecht's service with the firm dates back to 2000, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. Mr. Vecht earned a BSc degree, with honours, in international relations and history from the London School of Economics.