Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., an affiliated manager of Virtus Investment Partners, has announced that Steven Wittwer, CFA, has been added as portfolio manager on the Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Infrastructure Fund. Connie Luecke, CFA, senior managing director and senior portfolio manager for Duff & Phelps’ global listed infrastructure strategies, remains the lead portfolio manager on the fund.
Wittwer, who joined Duff & Phelps’ global listed infrastructure team as a senior analyst in 2017, specializes in research and analysis of the global communications, transportation and utility sectors. The global listed infrastructure team invests in owners/operators of essential services companies involved in the communications, utility, transportation, and energy industries.
“Steve’s background and extensive industry knowledge strengthen our global listed infrastructure team, and we are pleased to add him as a portfolio manager and senior analyst on the Virtus Duff & Phelps Global Infrastructure Fund,” said Nathan Partain, president and CIO, Duff & Phelps. “He has done a superb job as analyst for us for the past 21 months, and we look forward to the continued positive impact his presence will have in support of our clients and the growth of our firm.”
Wittwer began his investment industry career in 1997 and joined Duff & Phelps in 2017 after almost four years at Great Lakes Advisors in Chicago, where he served as a portfolio manager and research manager. Prior to joining Great Lakes Advisors, he worked at UBS Global Asset Management for 14 years in various capacities, operating as head of the global telecom team and a key participant on the firm’s global technology team, and conducting research in the United States, Asia and Europe.
