PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delaware Investments announced today that Roger A. Early, CPA, CFA, CFP has been named as an additional co-manager of Delaware Investments Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc., Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc., and Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund. Mr. Early is a senior vice president, senior portfolio manager and member of the firm's taxable fixed income portfolio management team with primary responsibility for portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation. He re-joined Delaware Investments in March 2007. During his previous tenure at the firm, from 1994 to 2001, he was a senior portfolio manager in the same area, and he left Delaware Investments as head of its U.S. investment grade fixed income group. Early most recently worked at Chartwell Investment Partners, where he served as a senior portfolio manager in fixed income from 2003 to 2007. He also worked at Turner Investments from 2002 to 2003, where he served as chief investment officer for fixed income, and Rittenhouse Financial from 2001 to 2002. He started his career in Pittsburgh, leaving to join Delaware Investments in 1994 after 10 years at Federated Investors. Early earned his bachelor's degree in economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA with concentrations in finance and accounting from the University of Pittsburgh, and he is a member of The CFA Society of Philadelphia.
Mr. Early will serve as a co-manager with D. Tysen Nutt Jr., Anthony A. Lombardi, Robert A. Vogel Jr., Nikhil G. Lalvani, Nashira S. Wynn, Zoe Neale, Edward Gray, Todd A. Bassion, Thomas H. Chow, Philip R. Perkins, Kevin P. Loome, Babak Zenouzi, and Damon J. Andres for Delaware Investments Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. Mr. Early will serve as a co-manager with Mr. Nutt, Mr. Lombardi, Mr. Vogel, Mr. Lalvani, Ms. Wynn, Mr. Chow, Mr. Loome, Mr. Zenouzi, and Mr. Andres for Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. Mr. Early will serve as a co-manager with Mr. Nutt, Ms. Neale, Mr. Chow, Mr. Perkins, Mr. Loome, Mr. Zenouzi, Mr. Andres, and Liu-er Chen for Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund.
DELAWARE INVESTMENTS GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC.
Delaware Investments Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end fund that trades under the symbol "DGF" on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek to provide high current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective of the Fund. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
DELAWARE INVESTMENTS DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC.
Delaware Investments Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. is a diversified, closed-end fund that trades under the symbol "DDF" on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek to provide high current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective of the Fund. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end fund that trades under the symbol "DEX" on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fund's primary objective is to seek current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
About Delaware Investments:
Delaware Investments, an affiliate of Lincoln Financial Group, is a Philadelphia-based diversified asset management firm with more than $167 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2007. Through a broad range of managed accounts and portfolios, mutual funds, retirement accounts, sub-advised funds and other investment products, Delaware Investments provides investment services to individual investors and to institutional investors such as private and public pension funds, foundations, and endowment funds. Delaware Investments is the marketing name for Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information on Delaware Investments, visit the company at http://www.delawareinvestments.com/. Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation and its affiliates. For more information on Lincoln Financial Group, visit http://www.lincolnfinancial.com/.
