The Board of BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc has been informed that Vincent Devlin, co-portfolio manager of the Company, will be stepping down as portfolio manager of the Company to explore other opportunities. Stefan Gries, a senior Director within the BlackRock’s European Active Equity team has been appointed co-portfolio manager alongside Sam Vecht. Stefan joined BlackRock’s European equity team in 2008, after previous roles at Scottish Widows, Aberdeen Asset Management and Deutsche Bank.