JOHN BIRCH - Corporate Board Profile

GABELLI CONVERTIBLE & INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2018-03-28	John Birch Director Age: 67 ...Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015)
2019-03-29	John Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm. He is a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. Mr. Birch also serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. John Birch compensation from the Fund was $4,567.
2020-03-26	John Birch Director Age: 69 Since 2018*** Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015) Member of the Fund’s Audit Committee.
2021-03-29	John Birch Director Age: 70 Since 2018* Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015) Mr. Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm, providing strategic advice and distribution support to international investment managers. He is a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. Mr. Birch also serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. The Fund pays each Independent Director an annual retainer of $3,000 plus $750 for each Board meeting attended. Each Independent Director is reimbursed by the Fund for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $500 per meeting attended, the Audit Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $3,000, the Nominating Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $2,000, and the Lead Independent Director receives an annual fee of $1,000. The aggregate remuneration (excluding out of pocket expenses) paid by the Fund to such Directors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 amounted to $76,500. The following table sets forth certain information regarding the compensation of the Directors by the Fund and officers, if any, who were compensated by the Fund rather than the Adviser for the year ended December 31, 2020. COMPENSATION TABLE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 Name of Person and Position Aggregate Compensation from the Fund John Birch Director $7,000
2022-03-24	John Birch. Mr. Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm, providing strategic advice and distribution support to international investment managers. He is a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. Mr. Birch also serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. He is also a director of the GAMCO International SICAV and the Gabelli Merger Plus+ Plc. From 2005 to 2015, Mr. Birch served as the Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Risk Officer of the Sentinel Group Funds. His other experience includes Vice President of Transfer Agency at State Street Bank in Luxembourg; Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of American Skandia Investment Services, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President (Partner) of International Fund Administration, Ltd.; Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President – Mutual Funds Division and Managing Director of Gabelli Funds, Inc.; and senior roles at Kansallis Banking Group and Privatbanken A/S. Mr. Birch received his Master of Tax from Metropolitan University College (Copenhagen) and attended the Program for Management Development at the Harvard Graduate School of Business.
2023-04-05	John Birch, Director 1950, Since 2018***; Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015); Member of the Fund’s Audit Committee; Compensation Table: John Birch, Director, Aggregate Compensation from the Fund: $7,000.
2024-03-21	John Birch Director 1950 Since 2018* Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015)
2025-03-20	John Birch Director 1950 Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015) Aggregate Compensation from the Fund and Fund Complex Paid to Directors: $70,342

GABELLI MULTIMEDIA TRUST INC.

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2020-03-26	John Birch Director Age: Since August 2019*** Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015) Mr. Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm, providing strategic advice and distribution support to international investment managers. Mr. Birch serves on board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits.
2021-03-29	John Birch. Mr. Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm, providing strategic advice and distribution support to international investment managers. He is a member of the Fund's ad hocPricing Committee.
2022-03-24	John Birch. Mr. Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm, providing strategic advice and distribution support to international investment managers. He is a member of the Fund's ad hocPricing Committee.
2023-04-05	John Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm, providing strategic advice and distribution support to international investment managers. He is a member of the Fund’s ad hoc Pricing Committee.
2024-03-21	John Birch Director 1950 ...Mr. Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global...He is Chairman of the Fund’s Audit Committee, a member of the Fund’s ad hoc Pricing Committee, and has been designated as the Fund’s Audit Committee Financial Expert...John Birch $8,395
2025-03-20	John Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm. He is Chairman of the Fund’s Audit Committee, a member of the Fund’s ad hoc Pricing Committee, and has been designated as the Fund’s Audit Committee Financial Expert.

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2020-03-26

John Birch Director Age: Since August 2019*** Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015) Mr. Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm, providing strategic advice and distribution support to international investment managers. Mr. Birch serves on board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits.

2021-03-29

John Birch. Mr. Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm, providing strategic advice and distribution support to international investment managers. He is a member of the Fund's ad hocPricing Committee.

2022-03-24

2023-04-05

2024-03-21

John Birch Director 1950 ...Mr. Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global...He is Chairman of the Fund’s Audit Committee, a member of the Fund’s ad hoc Pricing Committee, and has been designated as the Fund’s Audit Committee Financial Expert...John Birch $8,395

2025-03-20

John Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm. He is Chairman of the Fund’s Audit Committee, a member of the Fund’s ad hoc Pricing Committee, and has been designated as the Fund’s Audit Committee Financial Expert.

GABELLI UTILITY TRUST

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2019-03-29	John Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm, providing strategic advice and distribution support to international investment managers. He is a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. Mr. Birch serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits.
2020-03-26	John Birch Trustee Age: 69 Since 2018* Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015) Member of the Fund’s Audit Committee.
2021-03-29	John Birch. Mr. Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm... He is a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee.
2022-03-24	John Birch. Mr. Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm, providing strategic advice and distribution support to international investment managers. He is a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee.
2023-04-05	John Birch Trustee 1950 Since 2018* Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015) The Fund pays each Independent Trustee an annual retainer of $6,000 plus $1,500 for each Board meeting attended. Each Independent Trustee is reimbursed by the Fund for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended, the Audit Committee Chairperson receives an annual fee of $3,000, and the Nominating Committee Chairperson and the Lead Independent Trustee each receive an annual fee of $2,000. The aggregate remuneration (excluding out-of-pocket expenses) paid by the Fund to such Trustees during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, amounted to $149,500. John Birch compensation: $14,000.
2024-03-22	John Birch Trustee 1950 Since 2018** Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015) Member of the Fund’s Audit and ad hoc Pricing Committees. The Fund pays each Independent Trustee an annual retainer of $6,000 plus $1,500 for each Board meeting attended. Each Independent Trustee is reimbursed by the Fund for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended, the Audit Committee Chairperson receives an annual fee of $3,000, and the Nominating Committee Chairperson and the Lead Independent Trustee each receive an annual fee of $2,000. The aggregate remuneration (excluding out-of-pocket expenses) paid by the Fund to such Trustees during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, amounted to $143,745. John Birch's compensation from the Fund was $14,000.
2025-03-20	John Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm. He is a member of the Fund’s Audit and ad hoc Pricing Committees. Mr. Birch serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits.

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2019-03-29

John Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm, providing strategic advice and distribution support to international investment managers. He is a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. Mr. Birch serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits.

2020-03-26

John Birch Trustee Age: 69 Since 2018* Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015) Member of the Fund’s Audit Committee.

2021-03-29

John Birch. Mr. Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm... He is a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee.

2022-03-24

2023-04-05

John Birch Trustee 1950 Since 2018* Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015) The Fund pays each Independent Trustee an annual retainer of $6,000 plus $1,500 for each Board meeting attended. Each Independent Trustee is reimbursed by the Fund for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended, the Audit Committee Chairperson receives an annual fee of $3,000, and the Nominating Committee Chairperson and the Lead Independent Trustee each receive an annual fee of $2,000. The aggregate remuneration (excluding out-of-pocket expenses) paid by the Fund to such Trustees during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, amounted to $149,500. John Birch compensation: $14,000.

2024-03-22

John Birch Trustee 1950 Since 2018** Partner, The Cardinal Partners Global; Chief Operating Officer of Sentinel Asset Management and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Sentinel Group Funds (2005-2015) Member of the Fund’s Audit and ad hoc Pricing Committees. The Fund pays each Independent Trustee an annual retainer of $6,000 plus $1,500 for each Board meeting attended. Each Independent Trustee is reimbursed by the Fund for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended, the Audit Committee Chairperson receives an annual fee of $3,000, and the Nominating Committee Chairperson and the Lead Independent Trustee each receive an annual fee of $2,000. The aggregate remuneration (excluding out-of-pocket expenses) paid by the Fund to such Trustees during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, amounted to $143,745. John Birch's compensation from the Fund was $14,000.

2025-03-20

John Birch is a Partner of The Cardinal Partners Global, a strategic advisory firm. He is a member of the Fund’s Audit and ad hoc Pricing Committees. Mr. Birch serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits.