Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2006-09-29 | Richard C. Rantzow (Age 68)...Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years: President and Chairman of the Board of First Funds (from 1992 to July 2006). |
| 2007-03-01 | Chairman of the Board of First Funds (from 1992 to July 2006) |
| 2008-02-29 | Chairman of the Board of First Funds (from 1992 to July 2006) |
| 2009-02-27 | Chairman of the Board of First Funds (from 1992 to July 2006) |
| 2010-02-23 | Richard C. Rantzow (Age 71) - Retired; Chairman of the Board of First Funds |
| 2011-02-25 | Mr. Rantzow has extensive financial accounting experience, having spent nearly 30 years at a major independent public accounting firm, including as an audit partner and managing partner. |
| 2012-02-24 | Mr. Rantzow has extensive financial accounting experience, having spent nearly 30 years at a major independent public accounting firm, including as an audit partner and managing partner. |
| 2012-11-09 | The following table shows the dollar range and the number of shares of equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee/Director and named executive officer as of December 31, 2011 of Growth Fund and of Equity Fund. |
| 2013-06-28 | Mr. Rantzow has extensive financial accounting experience, having spent nearly 30 years at a major independent public accounting firm, including as an audit partner and managing partner. |
| 2014-06-25 | Mr. Rantzow has extensive financial accounting experience, having spent nearly 30 years at a major independent public accounting firm, including as an audit partner and managing partner, and investment management experience as chairman of an open-end investment company. |
| 2015-07-06 | Mr. Rantzow has extensive financial accounting experience, having spent nearly 30 years at a major independent public accounting firm, including as an audit partner and managing partner, and investment management experience as chairman of an open-end investment company, trustee and audit committee chairman of closed-end investment companies and several years of service as a Trustee of the Equity Fund, a Director of the Growth Fund, and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Equity Fund and the Growth Fund. |
| 2015-10-09 | Richard C. Rantzow - Independent Trustee, owns shares, no technical background mentioned. |
| 2016-01-15 | Richard C. Rantzow - Independent Trustee |
| 2016-07-01 | Mr. Rantzow has extensive financial accounting experience, having spent nearly 30 years at a major independent public accounting firm, including as an audit partner and managing partner. |
| 2017-07-03 | Richard C. Rantzow: Mr. Rantzow has extensive financial accounting experience, having spent nearly 30 years at a major independent public accounting firm, including as an audit partner and managing partner, and investment management experience as chairman of an open-end investment company, trustee and audit committee chairman of closed-end investment companies and several years of service as a Trustee of the Equity Fund, a Director of the Growth Fund, and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Equity Fund and the Growth Fund. |
| 2018-06-28 | Mr. Rantzow has extensive financial accounting experience, having spent nearly 30 years at a major independent public accounting firm, including as an audit partner and managing partner. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2006-09-29 | Richard C. Rantzow (Age 68) ... President and Chairman of the Board of First Funds (from 1992 to July 2006). ... Trustee, Clough Global Allocation Fund (since 2004), Clough Global Equity Fund (since 2005) and Clough Global Opportunities Trust (since 2006). |
| 2007-03-01 | Richard C. Rantzow (Age 68) Trustee Since 2006, Term expires 2007; Director Since 2006, Term expires 2008; Chairman of the Board of First Funds (from 1992 to July 2006); 2 portfolios overseen; Trustee, Clough Global Allocation Fund (since 2004), Clough Global Equity Fund (since 2005) and Clough Global Opportunities Fund (since 2006); All the Trustees/Directors are members of each Fund’s Audit Committee except for Mr. Burke; Aggregate Compensation from the Equity Fund None, from the Growth Fund None, Total None. |
| 2008-02-29 | Richard C. Rantzow (Age 69) Trustee Since 2006, Term expires 2010 Director Since 2006, Term expires 2008 Chairman of the Board of First Funds (from 1992 to July 2006) 2 portfolios overseen; Trustee, Clough Global Allocation Fund (since 2004), Clough Global Equity Fund (since 2005) and Clough Global Opportunities Fund (since 2006). All the Trustees/Directors are members of each Funds Audit Committee except for Mr. Burke. Compensation: $21,295.14 from Equity Fund, $2,454.86 from Growth Fund, total $23,750. |
| 2009-02-27 | Richard C. Rantzow (Age 70) Trustee Since 2006, Term expires 2010 Director Since 2006, Term expires 2011 Chairman of the Board of First Funds (from 1992 to July 2006); 2 portfolios overseen; Trustee, Clough Global Allocation Fund (since 2004), Clough Global Equity Fund (since 2005) and Clough Global Opportunities Fund (since 2006). All the Trustees/Directors are members of each Fund's Audit Committee except for Mr. Burke. Compensation: $61,500 total. |
| 2010-02-23 | Richard C. Rantzow (Age 71) TrusteeSince 2006,Term expires 2010; DirectorSince 2006,Term expires 2011; Retired; Chairman of the Board of First Funds (from 1992 to July 2006); All the Trustees/Directors are members of each Fund’s Audit Committee except for Mr. Burke; Aggregate Compensation from the Fund Complex: $42,000. |
| 2011-04-15 | Richard C. Rantzow (Age 72) Director Since 2006, Term expires 2011 Retired; Chairman of the Board of First Funds Audit Committee Chairman Aggregate Compensation from the Growth Fund $10,691.79 |
| 2012-07-16 | Richard C. Rantzow (Age 73) Director Since 2006, Term expires 2014 Retired; Chairman of the Board of First Funds (from 1992 to July 2006) Trustee, Clough Global Allocation Fund (since 2004), Clough Global Equity Fund (since 2005) and Clough Global Opportunities Fund (since 2006); Trustee, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, (since 2006) The Fund has a separately designated Audit Committee. Messrs. Benning, Brock, Gaspari, Lowry, Neuhauser and Rantzow (Committee Chairman) are members of the Audit Committee of the Fund. The Fund's Audit Committee is composed only of members who are Independent Directors. Director Compensation The following table shows, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, the compensation received from the Fund by the Directors, and the aggregate compensation paid to the Directors for service on the Boards of funds within the Fund Complex. Richard C. Rantzow $11,586 Aggregate Compensation from the Growth Fund $44,000 Total Compensation from the Fund Complex. |
| 2013-06-28 | Richard C. Rantzow (Age 74) Trustee Since 2006, Term expires 2013 Director Since 2006, Term expires 2014 Retired; Chairman of the Board of First Funds (from 1992 to July 2006) 2 portfolios overseen Director, Clough Global Allocation Fund (since 2004), Clough Global Equity Fund (since 2005) and Clough Global Opportunities Fund (since 2006) Aggregate Compensation from Equity Fund $34,379, Growth Fund $10,621, Total $45,000 |
| 2014-06-25 | Richard C. Rantzow (Age 75) ... Director Since 2006; Term expires 2014 ... Chairman of the Audit Committee for the Growth Fund and Equity Fund ... Aggregate Compensation from the Growth Fund $10,910 |
| 2015-07-06 | Richard C. Rantzow Year of Birth: 1938 Trustee and Chairman – Audit Committee since 2006; Term expires 2016 Director since 2006; Term expires 2017 Retired, Ernst & Young Partner (independent registered public accounting firm)(1993); Chief Financial Officer, Miller Sports (1993-1998) Members of the Audit Committees are John A. Benning, Thomas W. Brock, George R. Gaspari, Richard W. Lowry, John J. Neuhauser and Richard C. Rantzow (Committee Chairman) Compensation: $28,508 from Equity Fund, $8,742 from Growth Fund, total $37,250. |
| 2016-07-01 | Richard C. Rantzow: Mr. Rantzow has extensive financial accounting experience, having spent nearly 30 years at a major independent public accounting firm, including as an audit partner and managing partner, and investment management experience as chairman of an open-end investment company, trustee and audit committee chairman of closed-end investment companies and several years of service as a Trustee of the Equity Fund, a Director of the Growth Fund, and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Equity Fund and the Growth Fund. The Funds have separately designated Audit Committees. Messrs. Benning, Brock, Gaspari, Neuhauser and Rantzow (Committee Chairman) are members of the Audit Committee of each Fund. The following table shows, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, the compensation received from each Fund by the Trustees/Directors and the aggregate compensation paid to the Trustees/Directors for service on the Boards of Funds within the Fund Complex. Neither Fund has a bonus, profit sharing or retirement plan. Richard C. Rantzow $36,312 $11,187 $47,500. Each Fund’s Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees/Directors (“Nominating and Governance Committee” or the “Committee”) is comprised of five independent Trustees/Directors namely Messrs. Benning (Chairman), Brock, Gaspari, Neuhauser and Rantzow. |
| 2017-04-28 | To the knowledge of the Fund, on the Record Date for the Special Meeting, the following Directors and executive officers were known to own the following shares of the Fund: Name of Directors and Executive Officers Independent Directors Richard C. Rantzow # of Shares Owned: 4,354.14 Type of Ownership: Direct |
| 2017-07-03 | Richard C. Rantzow Year of Birth: 1938; Trustee and Chairman – Audit Committee since 2006; Director since 2006; Audit Committee member and Chairman; Nominating and Governance Committee member; Compensation from Equity Fund $33,013, Growth Fund $9,987, Total $43,000. |
| 2018-06-28 | Richard C. Rantzow Year of Birth: 1938 Trustee and Chairman – Audit Committee since 2006 Director since 2006 Audit Committee Chairman Nominating and Governance Committee member Compensation: $32,946 from Equity Fund, $10,054 from Growth Fund, total $43,000. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-08-30