Alister Hibbert, Managing Director and portfolio manager, is a member of both the European Equity team and the Strategic Equity Team within the Fundamental Active Equity division of BlackRock's Active Equity Group. He is a founder and co-manager of the European Hedge Fund Strategy. He is also a long-only manager with responsibility for the Global Unconstrained Equity Strategy and BlackRock’s European Dynamic Strategy.

Prior to joining Blackrock in 2008, Mr. Hibbert was an investment director with Scottish Widows Investment Partnership from 2005, responsible for continental European portfolios. Mr. Hibbert was a European equity portfolio manager with Oechsle International (2004-2005) and Invesco Perpetual (1996-2004). He began his career with accountants Ernst & Young in 1994.

Mr. Hibbert earned a BSc in Economics from the University of Bristol in 1992.

Michael Constantis, CFA, Managing Director and portfolio manager, is a member of both the European Equity team and the Strategic Equity Team within the Fundamental Active Equity business of BlackRock's Active Equity Group. He is a founder and co-portfolio manager of the BlackRock European Hedge Fund Strategy and has responsibility for the management of Pan European portfolios adopting a growth style. He also manages European and Global equity portfolios adopting an unconstrained investment style.

Mr. Constantis' service with the firm dates back to 2005, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. Prior to joining MLIM, he was at Deutsche Asset Management, where he was a member of the Global Telecoms team, responsible for recommendations on major European telecom stocks.

Mr. Constantis earned a BSc degree in Economics from University College London in 2001.