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Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund Announces Portfolio Manager Change

^{Published on 2011-07-25 13:51:19 - Market Wire}
 

NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE: DHF) announced that Chris Barris has become the sole primary portfolio manager for the Fund. Mr. Barris has been a primary portfolio manager of the Fund since October 28, 2010, and has been a portfolio manager of the Fund and employed by Dreyfus since July 2007. Dean Graves and Stephen Sylvester remain as additional portfolio managers for the Fund. The Dreyfus Corporation (aDreyfusa) continues to be the investment adviser for the Fund.

Mr. Barris is the Director of the high yield fixed income team at Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC (aStandisha), an affiliate of Dreyfus. Prior to becoming Director, he served as a Senior Portfolio Manager on Standisha™s high yield fixed income team and as a Senior High Yield Credit Analyst at Standish, responsible for coverage of the gaming and autos sectors. He joined Standish in 2005. Mr. Barris has an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, a B.A. from Hamilton College and has over 17 years of investment experience.