JOSEPH W. CHOW - Corporate Board Profile

abrdn National Municipal Income Fund

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2013-07-03	Joseph W. Chow Director Since January 2013 ... Age 70 ... Audit Committee Member, Compensation Committee Chair, Member, and Nomination and Governance Committee Member ... Total Compensation from the Funds: $920.
2014-07-01	Joseph W. Chow 2005 Market StreetPhiladelphia,PA 19103 January 1953 Director Since January2013 Executive VicePresident(EmergingEconomiesStrategies, Riskand CorporateAdministration)State StreetCorporation(July 2004-March 2011) 70 Director andAudit CommitteeMember HerculesTechnology GrowthCapital, Inc. ... Mr. Chow has over 30 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry. In electing him in 2013, the Independent Directors of the Funds found that his extensive experience in business strategy in non-U.S. markets complemented the skills of existing Board members and also reflected the increasing importance of global financial markets in investment management. The Independent Directors also found that Mr. Chows management responsibilities as a former Executive Vice President of a leading global asset servicing and investment management firm as well as his experience as Chief Risk and Corporate Administration Officer would add helpful oversight skills to the Boards expertise. Mr. Chow holds a B.A. degree from Brandeis University and M.C.P and M.S. in Management degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Chow has served on the Board since January 2013. ... The Audit Committee of each Fund consists of the following Independent Directors appointed by the Board: Janet L. Yeomans, Chairperson; Joseph W. Chow; Lucinda S. Landreth; and Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa. ... The Investments Committee consists of the following Independent Directors: J. Richard Zecher, Chairperson; Joseph W. Chow; Lucinda S. Landreth; Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa; and Thomas K. Whitford. ... The following table sets forth the compensation received by each Independent Director from each Fund and the total compensation received from the Fund Complex as a whole during the twelve months ended April 30, 2014. Joseph W. Chow $3,116 $215,667
2015-07-01	Joseph W. Chow is Chairperson of the Audit Committee. Total compensation received from the Fund Complex as a whole during the twelve months ended April 30, 2015 was $242,166.68.
2016-06-29	Joseph W. Chow, Director since January 2013, Executive Vice President State Street Corporation (July 2004–March 2011), Total Compensation $271,417.
2017-06-30	Joseph W. Chow is a Director since January 2013. He is Chairperson of the Audit Committee. Each Independent Director receives an annual retainer fee of $170,000 plus meeting fees. Mr. Chow's total compensation from the Fund Complex was $295,683.40.
2018-06-29	Joseph W. Chow $3,382.31 from the Funds, $297,233.44 from the Fund Complex; Director since January 2013; Age 60; Chair of Audit Committee; Member of Investments Committee.
2019-07-16	Joseph W. Chow Director Since January 2013 Age 59 Investments Committee Audit Committee Total Compensation from Fund Complex: $330,333
2020-07-15	The Nominating Committee is comprised of the following five Independent Directors appointed by the Board: Frances A. Sevilla-Sacasa, Chair; Thomas L. Bennett (ex officio); Ann D. Borowiec; Joseph W. Chow; and Lucinda S. Landreth, all of whom meet the independence requirements set forth in the listing standards of the NYSE and NYSE American. The Nominating Committee recommends nominees for Independent Directors for consideration by the incumbent Independent Directors of each Fund, and the Nominating Committee recommends nominees for Interested Directors for consideration by the full Board of each Fund. The Nominating Committee held four in-person meetings and one telephonic meeting during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019 for DDF and DEX, and four in-person meetings and one telephonic meeting for the Municipal Funds for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
2022-08-10	Joseph W. Chow, January 1953, Trustee since January 2013, Private Investor, compensation $385,833 from Fund Complex.