Nov. 18, 2002 — Eaton Vance Management named Kiersten H. Christensen as portfolio manager of the $74.5-million Eaton Vance Tax Managed International Growth Fund (ETIGX), succeeding Armin Lang, who has resigned from the firm.
According to a company spokeswoman, Lang is returning to his native Germany for `personal reasons.' Lang had managed the fund since its inception in April 1998.
Year to date through October 31, the fund had plunged 31.1%, versus a decline of 17.2% for the average international equity fund. For the three-year period ended October 31, the fund had dropped an average annualized 23.9%, while the peer group declined 12.7%.
