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Invesco Announces Changes to Portfolio Management for Invesco Van Kampen Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund, Invesco Van Kampen

^{Published on 2010-06-25 13:06:32 - Market Wire}
 

HOUSTON--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Investment management decisions for Invesco Van Kampen Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund (NYSE: VTA) (the Fund) are made by the investment management teams at Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (Invesco Senior Secured) and Avenue Europe International Management, L.P. (Avenue Europe), the Funda™s investment subadvisers (the Subadvisers).

The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funda™s portfolio:

• Mr. Scott Baskind has been managing the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco Senior Secured and/or its affiliates since 1999.Scott began his career in 1996, as a Financial Analyst at the Bureau of Fiscal Management, City of New York. Later that year, he joined NatWest Markets as a Commercial Lending Analyst. In 1997, he joined Gleacher NatWest as an associate in the Leveraged Finance and Private Equities Group. He was responsible for credit analysis of non-investment grade bank loans and mezzanine debt financings.
• Mr. Greg Stoeckle has been managing the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco Senior Secured and/or its affiliates since 1999. Mr. Stoecklea™s career stretches back more than 20 years and has been developed through progressively senior roles in banking and investment management.
• Mr. Philip Yarrow has been managing the Fund since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco Senior Secured and/or its affiliates since 2010. From 2005-2010 and prior to joining Invesco Senior Secured, Mr. Yarrow was an Executive Director with Morgan Stanley. Previously, he was a credit analyst and a portfolio manager at Bank One/JP Morgan. He has more than 15 years of investment experience.
• Mr. Richard Furst has been associated with Avenue Europe in an investment management capacity since 2004. Prior to joining Avenue Europe, he was a portfolio manager with Moore Capital Group, managing approximately $1 billion of U.S. and European distressed and high yield securities. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director and Head of U.S. Special Situations Trading group for Bank of America. Previously, Mr. Furst was a Vice President in the High Yield and Distressed Trading and Research department of Salomon Brothers, Inc., after serving as an Analyst in their Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring group.

• Mr. Paul Ramirez has been associated with Avenue Europe in an investment management capacity since 2006. Prior to joining Avenue Europe, Mr. Ramirez was a portfolio manager based in London at Goldentree Asset Management UK, focused on European investments. Previously, Mr. Ramirez was Executive Director of the Special Situations Group at Morgan Stanley, focused on the European energy sector. While at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Ramirez was also the Head of European Distressed Research.

The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of Invesco Van Kampen High Income Trust II (NYSE: VLT) (the Trust):

• Mr. Peter Ehret (lead manager) has been managing the Trust since 2010 and has been associated with the Adviser or its affiliates since 2001. Previously he was the director of high yield research and a portfolio manager for Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp. Prior to joining Van Kampen, he worked in real estate finance with The Bank of Nova Scotia.
• Mr. Darren Hughes has been managing the Trust since 2010 and has been associated with the Adviser or its affiliates since 1992. Prior to joining the Adviser, he worked in the retail brokerage industry.
• Mr. Scott Roberts has been managing the Trust since 2010 and has been associated with the Adviser or its affiliates since 2000. Previously, he was a high yield analyst and trader with Van Kampen Investment Advisory Corp.

Investment management decisions for Invesco Van Kampen Senior Income Trust (NYSE: VVR) (the Trust) are made by the investment management team at Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (Invesco Senior Secured). The following individuals are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trust:

• Mr. Thomas Ewald has been managing the Trust since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco Senior Secured and/or its affiliates since 2000. Prior to joining Invesco Senior Secured, Mr. Ewald was one of the founding portfolio managers of First Union Institutional Debt Mgmt. and assisted in growing assets under management to more than $2 billion. Before joining Institutional Debt Mgmt., he worked for several departments within First Union Securities, including par loan research, syndications, and mergers and acquisitions.
• Mr. Philip Yarrow has been managing the Trust since 2007 and has been associated with Invesco Senior Secured and/or its affiliates since 2010. From 2005-2010 and prior to joining Invesco Senior Secured, Mr. Yarrow was an Executive Director with Morgan Stanley. Previously, he was a credit analyst and a portfolio manager at Bank One/JP Morgan. He has more than 15 years of investment experience.

Investing involves risk and it is possible to lose money on any investment in the funds.

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