JOE GRILLS

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BLACKROCK MUNIASSETS FUND, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2002-07-18 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2003-07-16 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2004-07-27 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1997 to 2000.
2005-07-21 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989.
2006-06-15 Member of the Committee of Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals (CIEBA) since 1986; Member of CIEBA's Executive Committee since 1988 and its Chairman from 1991 to 1992; Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993.

BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND II, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2006-06-15 Joe Grills (71) - Member of the Committee of Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals (CIEBA) since 1986; Member of CIEBA’s Executive Committee since 1988 and its Chairman from 1991 to 1992; Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1997 to 2000; Director, Duke University Management Company from 1992 to 2004, Vice Chairman thereof from 1998 to 2004, and Director Emeritus thereof since 2004; Director, LaSalle Street Fund from 1995 to 2001; Director, Kimco Realty Corporation since 1997; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System since 1998, Vice Chairman thereof from 2002 to 2005, and Chairman thereof since 2005.

BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FUND, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2006-06-15 Joe Grills (71) Board Member Member of the Committee of Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals ("CIEBA") since 1986; Member of CIEBA's Executive Committee since 1988 and its Chairman from 1991 to 1992; Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1997 to 2000; Director, Duke University Management Company from 1992 to 2004, Vice Chairman thereof from 1998 to 2004, and Director Emeritus thereof since 2004; Director, LaSalle Street Fund from 1995 to 2001; Director, Kimco Realty Corporation since 1997; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System since 1998, Vice Chairman thereof from 2002 to 2005, and Chairman thereof since 2005; Director, Montpelier Foundation since 1998 and its Vice Chairman since 2000; Member of the Investment Committee of the Woodberry Forest School since 2000; Member of the Investment Committee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation since 2000. Nominating Committee Members for Funds supervised by Board C include Joe Grills.

BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD FUND, INC.

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2002-03-01 Joe Grills (66)* ... Director/Trustee ... Member of the Committee of Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals ("CIEBA") since 1986; ... Each of the Board Member nominees is a director, trustee or member of an advisory board of certain other investment companies for which FAM or MLIM acts as investment adviser and is a member of the Audit Committee of each Fund for which he or she currently serves as a Board Member ... Aggregate Compensation Paid to Board Members by MLIM/FAM Advised Funds: $259,500.
2003-03-14 Joe Grills (67) Board Member Member of the Committee of Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals ("CIEBA") since 1986; Member of CIEBA's Executive Committee since 1988 and its Chairman from 1991 to 1992; Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1997 to 2000; Director, Duke Management Company since 1992 and Vice Chairman thereof since 1998; Director, LaSalle Street Fund from 1995 to 2001; Director, Kimco Realty Corporation since 1997; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System since 1998 and Vice Chairman thereof since 2002; Director, Montpelier Foundation since 1998 and its Vice Chairman since 2000; Member of the Investment Committee of the Woodberry Forest School since 2000; Member of the Investment Committee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation since 2000. Aggregate Compensation Paid to Board Members by MLIM/FAM-Advised Funds: $266,097.
2004-03-18 Joe Grills (69) Director Director of each Fund since the year listed in Exhibit B. Each of the Director Nominees is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee of each Fund. Aggregate Compensation Paid to Non-Interested Directors by MLIM/FAM-Advised Funds: $182,219.
2005-03-22 Joe Grills** (70) Director Director of each Fund since the year listed in Exhibit B. Member of the Committee of Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals ("CIEBA") since 1986; Member of CIEBA's Executive Committee since 1988 and its Chairman from 1991 to 1992; Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1997 to 2000; Director, Duke University Management Company from 1992 to 2004, Vice Chairman thereof from 1998 to 2004 and Director Emeritus thereof since 2004; Director, LaSalle Street Fund from 1995 to 2001; Director, Kimco Realty Corporation since 1997; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System since 1998 and Vice Chairman thereof since 2002; Director, Montpelier Foundation since 1998 and its Vice Chairman since 2000; Member of the Investment Committee of the Woodberry Forest School since 2000; Member of the Investment Committee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation since 2000. Each non-interested Director is a member of each Fund's Audit Committee.
2006-03-22 Joe Grills** (71) Director Director of each Fund since the year listed in Exhibit B. Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-Chairman of the Audit Committee of each Fund. Each non-interested Director Nominee is a member of each Fund's Audit Committee and Nominating Committee. Aggregate Compensation Paid to Non-Interested Directors by MLIM/FAM-Advised Funds: $275,000.
2006-06-15 Joe Grills** (71) Board Member Member of the Committee of Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals (CIEBA) since 1986; Member of CIEBA’s Executive Committee since 1988 and its Chairman from 1991 to 1992; Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1997 to 2000; Director, Duke University Management Company from 1992 to 2004, Vice Chairman thereof from 1998 to 2004, and Director Emeritus thereof since 2004; Director, LaSalle Street Fund from 1995 to 2001; Director, Kimco Realty Corporation since 1997; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System since 1998, Vice Chairman thereof from 2002 to 2005, and Chairman thereof since 2005; Director, Montpelier Foundation since 1998 and its Vice Chairman since 2000; Member of the Investment Committee of the Woodberry Forest School since 2000; Member of the Investment Committee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation since 2000. 39 registered investment companies consisting of 59 portfolios Cochairman of the Board and Cochairman of the Audit Committee of each Fund.

BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD MICHIGAN QUALITY FUND, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2003-03-14 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2006-06-15 Joe Grills - Member of the Committee of Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals (CIEBA) since 1986; Member of CIEBA’s Executive Committee since 1988 and its Chairman from 1991 to 1992; Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1997 to 2000; Director, Duke University Management Company from 1992 to 2004, Vice Chairman thereof from 1998 to 2004, and Director Emeritus thereof since 2004; Director, LaSalle Street Fund from 1995 to 2001; Director, Kimco Realty Corporation since 1997; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System since 1998, Vice Chairman thereof from 2002 to 2005, and Chairman thereof since 2005; Director, Montpelier Foundation since 1998 and its Vice Chairman since 2000; Member of the Investment Committee of the Woodberry Forest School since 2000.

BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD NEW YORK QUALITY FUND, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2002-03-01 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees and director roles in real estate and financial organizations.
2003-03-14 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2004-03-18 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2005-03-22 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989.
2006-03-22 Assistant Treasurer of IBM and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2006-06-15 Member of the Committee of Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals (CIEBA) since 1986; Member of CIEBA's Executive Committee since 1988 and its Chairman from 1991 to 1992; Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1997 to 2000; Director, Duke University Management Company from 1992 to 2004, Vice Chairman thereof from 1998 to 2004, and Director Emeritus thereof since 2004; Director, LaSalle Street Fund from 1995 to 2001; Director, Kimco Realty Corporation since 1997; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System since 1998, Vice Chairman thereof from 2002 to 2005, and Chairman thereof since 2005; Director, Montpelier Foundation since 1998 and its Vice Chairman since 2000; Member of the Investment Committee of the Woodberry Forest School since 2000; Member of the Investment Committee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation since 2000.

BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD PENNSYLVANIA QUALITY FUND

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2006-06-15 Member of the Committee of Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals (CIEBA) since 1986; Member of CIEBA's Executive Committee since 1988 and its Chairman from 1991 to 1992; Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993.

BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND III, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2001-07-24 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 until 1993.
2002-03-22 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2003-03-14 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2004-03-18 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989.
2005-03-22 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2006-03-22 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993.
2006-06-15 Member of the Committee of Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals (CIEBA) since 1986; Member of CIEBA’s Executive Committee since 1988 and its Chairman from 1991 to 1992; Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1997 to 2000; Director, Duke University Management Company from 1992 to 2004, Vice Chairman thereof from 1998 to 2004, and Director Emeritus thereof since 2004; Director, LaSalle Street Fund from 1995 to 2001; Director, Kimco Realty Corporation since 1997; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System since 1998, Vice Chairman thereof from 2002 to 2005, and Chairman thereof since 2005; Director, Montpelier Foundation since 1998 and its Vice Chairman since 2000; Member of the Investment Committee of the Woodberry Forest School since 2000; Member of the Investment Committee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation since 2000.

BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND II, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2002-03-01 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2003-03-14 Assistant Treasurer of IBM and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2004-03-18 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989.
2005-03-22 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989.
2006-03-22 Assistant Treasurer of IBM and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2006-06-15 Member of the Committee of Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals (CIEBA) since 1986; Member of CIEBA’s Executive Committee since 1988 and its Chairman from 1991 to 1992; Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1997 to 2000; Director, Duke University Management Company from 1992 to 2004, Vice Chairman thereof from 1998 to 2004; Director, LaSalle Street Fund from 1995 to 2001; Director, Kimco Realty Corporation since 1997; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System since 1998, Vice Chairman thereof from 2002 to 2005, and Chairman thereof since 2005; Director, Montpelier Foundation since 1998 and its Vice Chairman since 2000; Member of the Investment Committee of the Woodberry Forest School since 2000.

BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2002-03-01 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2003-03-14 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2004-03-18 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2005-03-22 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the State of New York Common Retirement Fund since 1989; Member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1997 to 2000.
2006-03-22 Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993; Member of various investment advisory committees.
2006-06-15 Member of the Committee of Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals (CIEBA) since 1986; Member of CIEBA's Executive Committee since 1988 and its Chairman from 1991 to 1992; Assistant Treasurer of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Chief Investment Officer of IBM Retirement Funds from 1986 to 1993.

KIMCO REALTY CORP

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2012-03-20 Joe Grills, age 76, has been a Director of the Company since January 1997 and is the Chair of the Executive Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Non-management Director Compensation for 2011 shows total compensation of $225,965.
2013-03-19 Joe Grills, age 77, has been a Director of the Company since January 1997 and is the Chair of the Executive Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Grills was employed by IBM from 1961 to 1993 and held various positions in financial management in both IBM's domestic and international businesses. Mr. Grills served as a member (1994-2007) and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors (2002-2007) of a cluster of BlackRock (Merrill Lynch) Mutual Funds from 1994 to 2007. He was a Director, was Vice Chairman, was Chairman and is currently Chairman Emeritus of the Montpelier Foundation. He is on the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System, Vice Chairman (2002-2005) and Chairman (2005-2009). In addition, Mr. Grills is a Trustee and Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Woodberry Forest School and is a Trustee and on the Finance and Investment Committees of the National Trust for Historic Preservation (Chairman of the Investment Committee 2007-2011). Mr. Grills is on the Individual Investment Advisory Committee of the NYSE. He is a former Chairman and member of the Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals. Mr. Grills also participates in research and study sponsored by 20/20 Investment Association. Mr. Grills holds a B.A. from Duke University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. During 2012, members of the Board of Directors and Committees thereof who were not also employees of the Company (Non-management Directors) were entitled to receive an annual fee of $50,000. In addition, the Non-management Directors and Mr. Lourenso, a non-voting Observer, were entitled to receive a total of $10,000 each as members of the Executive Compensation Committee and $6,000 each as members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The chairman of the Audit and Executive Compensation Committees was entitled to receive an additional annual fee of $25,000. The chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee was entitled to receive an additional annual fee of $10,000.
2014-03-24 Joe Grills, age 79, has been a Director of the Company since January 1997 and is the Chair of the Executive Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
2015-03-23 Joe Grills has been a Director of the Company since January 1997 and is the Chair of the Executive Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. 2014 Non-management Director Compensation: $268,744.
2016-03-16 None
2017-03-15 None
2018-03-15 Joe Grills has been a Director of the Company since January 1997 and is the Chair of the Executive Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Grills was employed by IBM from 1961 to 1993 and held various positions in financial management in both IBM’s domestic and international businesses. Mr. Grills served as a director (1994-2007) and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors (2002-2007) of a cluster of BlackRock (Merrill Lynch) Mutual Funds. He was a Director, was Vice Chairman (2000-2006), was Chairman (2006-2011) and is currently Chairman Emeritus of the Montpelier Foundation. He was on the Investment Advisory Committee of the Virginia Retirement System (1998-2016) and previously served as Vice Chairman (2002-2005) and Chairman (2005-2009). Mr. Grills was a Trustee, was Chairman and is currently a member of the Investment Committee of the Woodberry Forest School. In addition, Mr. Grills is a Trustee and is currently a Member (Chairman 2007-2011; 2014-2015) of the Investment Committee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation (also on Finance and Trustee/Governance Committees) and is a Trustee, a member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Development Committee of National Main Street Center, Inc., a subsidiary of National Trust for Historic Preservation. Mr. Grills was on the Individual Investor Advisory Committee of the NYSE from 2001 to 2014. He is a former Chairman and member of the Committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets of the Association of Financial Professionals. Mr. Grills holds a B.A. from Duke University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. During 2017, members of the Board of Directors and Committees thereof who were not also employees of the Company (“non-management directors”) were entitled to receive an annual retainer of $60,000 ($70,000 for the Lead Independent Director). Also, during 2017, the non-management directors were entitled to receive $20,000 each as members of the Audit Committee ($45,000 for the Chair), $10,000 each as members of the Executive Compensation Committee ($35,000 for the Chair) and $6,000 each as members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee ($16,000 for the Chair). In accordance with the Company’s 2010 Equity Participation Plan, the non-management directors may be granted awards of deferred stock (“Deferred Stock”) in lieu of directors’ fees. Non-management directors also received an annual award of restricted stock with a grant date value of approximately $175,000, which vests in 25% increments over a four-year period from the date of grant. The following table sets forth the compensation of each non-management director earned in the calendar year 2017. Joe Grills Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 121,000 Stock Awards($) 175,030 Total($) 296,030

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-12-06