The Fund Manager Shuffle

Pimco

At Pimco, William H. Gross, CFA, became manager of (IPRAX Quote)ING Partners Pimco Total Return (IPRAX).

Cyrille Conseil was named portfolio manager for the closed-end (PFL Quote)Floating Rate Income (PFL) and (PFN Quote)Floating Rate Strategy (PFN). Conseil succeeded Ray Kennedy, who announced his retirement. Conseil started at Pimco in 1998 as senior member of Pimco's credit research division.

Icon Funds

Derek Rollingson and Robert Strauss assumed managerial positions of Icon (ICENX Quote)Energy (ICENX). Rollingson joined the firm in 2000, prior to which he worked as a research analyst at Navigant Consulting. Strauss came aboard the following year. Todd Burchett took on sole management of (ICHCX Quote)Healthcare (ICHCX) and (ISTAX Quote)Long/Short (ISTAX). Prior to joining Icon in 2005, Burchett was a research and training assistant at Ohio State University.

American Century

John T. Small Jr. became manager of American Century (ACFDX Quote)Legacy Focus Large-Cap (ACFDX), (ACMFX Quote)Legacy Multi-Cap (ACMFX) and (ACGDX Quote)Legacy Large-Cap (ACGDX).

Integrity

Robert Loest was named manager of Integrity (IHLAX Quote)Health Sciences (IHLAX), (ICPAX Quote)Small-Cap Growth (ICPAX) and (ITKAX Quote)Technology (ITKAX). Loest, who has a Ph.D. in biology, has been a money manager since 1987.

Delaware Investments

Paul Grillo and Roger A. Early became managers of Delaware (DIPAX Quote)Inflation Protected Bond (DIPAX). Grillo came to Delaware Investments in 1992 from Dreyfus and works in the firm's taxable fixed-income portfolio management unit. Early rejoined the company in March 2007, having previously been a senior portfolio manager there from 1994 to 2001.

Marc L. Baylin, CFA, assumed management of (OENAX Quote)Oppenheimer Enterprise (OENAX). Baylin has served on the manager's growth equity investment team since September 2005.