Corporate Board Profile
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| 2015-09-14 | Kuni Nakamura currently serves as a director of other funds in the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. ... Because of his extensive experience, Mr. Nakamura is able to bring valuable technical and governance competencies to the Boards. |
| 2016-03-29 | Kuni Nakamura. Mr. Nakamura is the Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. ... Aggregate Compensation from the Fund and Fund Complex for Kuni Nakamura is $163,500. |
| 2017-04-03 | Kuni Nakamura Trustee Age: 48 Since 2015*** President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate) ... Mr. Nakamura is Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. ... Kuni Nakamura Trustee $ 15,000 $ 219,299 (20) |
| 2018-03-28 | Kuni Nakamura is Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. |
| 2019-03-29 | Kuni Nakamura is Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. |
| 2020-03-26 | Kuni Nakamura Trustee Age: 51 Since 2015*** President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate); Trustee of Long Island University Board of Trustees Mr. Nakamura is Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. |
| 2021-03-29 | Kuni Nakamura is Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit and Pricing Committees. |
| 2022-03-24 | Kuni Nakamura. Mr. Nakamura is the president of Advanced Polymer, Inc., a chemical manufacturing company, and president of KEN Enterprises, Inc., a real estate company. He is Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit and Pricing Committees. |
| 2023-04-05 | Kuni Nakamura Trustee 1968 Since 2015*** President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. Mr. Nakamura is Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit and Pricing Committees. Compensation Table: Kuni Nakamura $13,000 $351,125 |
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| 2015-09-14 | Kuni Nakamura currently serves as a director of other funds in the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. ... 2015 Fiscal Year Aggregate Compensation From Bancroft $0, From Ellsworth $0, Total $0. |
| 2016-03-29 | Kuni Nakamura. Mr. Nakamura is the Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. ... Compensation Table: Kuni Nakamura $0 from Fund. |
| 2017-04-03 | Kuni Nakamura Trustee Age: 48 Since 2015*** He is Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. |
| 2018-03-28 | Kuni Nakamura Trustee Age: 49 Since 2015* President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate) Mr. Nakamura is Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. The Fund pays each Independent Trustee an annual retainer of $8,500 plus $1,000 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 $500 per meeting attended. In addition, the Audit Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $2,000, the Nominating Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $2,000, and the Lead Independent Trustee receives an annual fee of $1,000. The aggregate remuneration (excluding out of pocket expenses) paid by the Fund to such Trustees during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, amounted to $122,500. Kuni Nakamura Aggregate Compensation from the Fund and Fund Complex Paid to Trustees $13,500 $279,333 (33) |
| 2019-03-29 | Kuni Nakamura Trustee Age: 50 Since 2015** President of Advanced Polymer, Inc.; Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee; member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. Compensation from the Fund: $15,000, from Fund Complex: $328,108. |
| 2020-03-26 | Kuni Nakamura Trustee Age: 51 Since 2015*** President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate); Trustee of Long Island University Board of Trustees Mr. Nakamura is Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee. |
| 2021-03-29 | Kuni Nakamura. Mr. Nakamura is Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit and Pricing Committees. |
| 2022-03-24 | Kuni Nakamura. Mr. Nakamura ... He is Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit and Pricing Committees. ... COMPENSATION TABLE ... Kuni Nakamura ... $13,500 ... Trustee |
| 2023-04-05 | Kuni Nakamura Trustee 1968 Since 2015*** President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate); Trustee of Long Island University Board of Trustees; Trustee on Fordham Preparatory School Board of Trustees Mr. Nakamura is Chairman of the Fund’s ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit and Pricing Committees. |
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| 2017-04-03 | Mr. Nakamura serves on the boards of other funds in the Gabelli/ GAMCO Fund Complex. Mr. Nakamura serves on the Board of Trustees of Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY. He chairs the Endowment Management Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee. |
| 2018-03-28 | Kuni Nakamura Director Age: 49 ...President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate) ...He is a member of the Fund’s ad hoc Pricing Committee. |
| 2019-03-29 | Kuni Nakamura is the president of Advanced Polymer, Inc. He is a member of the Fund’s ad hoc Pricing Committee. Kuni Nakamura compensation from the Fund was $6,500. |
| 2020-03-26 | Kuni Nakamura Director Age: 51 Since 2016*** President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate); Trustee of Long Island University Board of Trustees. Member of the Fund’s ad hoc Pricing Committee. |
| 2021-03-29 | Kuni Nakamura Director Age: 52 Since 2016* President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate); Trustee of Long Island University Board of Trustees Mr. Nakamura is the president of Advanced Polymer, Inc., a chemical manufacturing company, and president of KEN Enterprises, Inc., a real estate company. He is a member of the Fund’s ad hoc Pricing Committee. 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 Kuni Nakamura Director $6,000 |
| 2022-03-24 | Kuni Nakamura. Mr. Nakamura is the president of Advanced Polymer, Inc., a chemical manufacturing company, and president of KEN Enterprises, Inc., a real estate company. He is a member of the Fund’s ad hoc Pricing Committee. Mr. Nakamura serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. Mr. Nakamura was previously a board member of The LGL Group, Inc., a diversified manufacturing company. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Long Island University in Brookville, NYand the Fordham Preparatory School. He is involved in various capacities with The University of Pennsylvania and The Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Mr. Nakamura is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Multinational Management. |
| 2023-04-05 | Kuni Nakamura, Director 1968, Since 2016***; President of Advanced Polymer, Inc.; Member of the Fund’s ad hoc Pricing Committee; Compensation Table: Kuni Nakamura, Director, Aggregate Compensation from the Fund: $6,000. |
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| 2019-03-29 | Kuni Nakamura Director Age: 50 President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate) He is the Chairman of the Fund’s Nominating Committee. The Fund pays each Independent Director an annual retainer of $15,000 plus $2,000 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 $1,000 per meeting attended, the Audit Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $3,000, the Proxy Voting Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $1,500, and the Nominating Committee Chairman and the Lead Independent Director each receive an annual fee of $2,000. Kuni Nakamura compensation from the Fund was $16,710. |
| 2020-03-26 | Kuni Nakamura Director Age: 51 Since 2018* President of Advanced Polymer,Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate); Trustee of Long Island University Board of Trustees Mr. Nakamura is the Chairman of the Fund’s Nominating Committee. |
| 2021-03-29 | Kuni Nakamura. Mr. Nakamura is the Chairman of the Fund’s Nominating Committee and a member of the Fund's ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee. ... The Fund pays each Independent Director an annual retainer of $15,000 plus $2,000 for each Board meeting attended. ... Aggregate Compensation from the Fund and Fund Complex Paid to Directors*: $360,000 (33). |
| 2022-03-24 | Kuni Nakamura Director Age: 53 Since 2018*** President of Advanced Polymer,Inc. Chairman of the Fund’s Nominating Committee and a member of the Fund's Audit Committee and ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee Aggregate Compensation from the Fund: $27,050 |
| 2023-04-05 | Kuni Nakamura Director 1968 Since 2018* President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate); Trustee of Long Island University Board of Trustees; Trustee on Fordham Preparatory School Board of Trustees Mr. Nakamura is the Chairman of the Fund’s Nominating Committee and a member of the Fund’s Audit Committee and ad hoc Proxy Voting Committee. The Fund pays each Independent Director and certain Interested Directors an annual retainer of $15,000 plus $2,000 for each Board meeting attended. Each Director who is not employed by the Adviser 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 Chairman receives an annual fee of $3,000, the Proxy Voting Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $1,500, and the Nominating Committee Chairman and the Lead Independent Director each receive an annual fee of $2,000. A Director may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for participation in certain meetings on behalf of multiple funds. The aggregate remuneration (excluding out-of-pocket expenses) paid by the Fund to such Directors during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, amounted to $225,160. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2013-04-03 | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc.; graduate of the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Multinational Management. |
| 2014-04-01 | Mr. Nakamura is the President and sole shareholder of a chemical wholesale company and has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Multinational Management. |
| 2015-03-31 | Mr. Nakamura is the President and sole shareholder of a chemical manufacturing company, and President of a real estate company. Mr. Nakamura is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Multinational Management. Mr. Nakamura’s education, professional training and experience, and other life experiences make him highly qualified to serve as a Director of the Fund. |
| 2016-03-29 | Mr. Nakamura is the president of Advanced Polymer, Inc., a chemical manufacturing company, and president of KEN Enterprises, Inc., a real estate company. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Multinational Management. |
| 2017-04-03 | Mr. Nakamura is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Multinational Management. |
| 2018-03-28 | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. and KEN Enterprises, Inc.; Bachelor's degree in Economics and Multinational Management. |
| 2019-03-29 | Mr. Nakamura is President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. and KEN Enterprises, Inc.; he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Multinational Management. |
| 2020-03-26 | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate) |
| 2021-03-29 | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc.; graduate of University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Multinational Management. |
| 2022-03-24 | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc.; Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Multinational Management from University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School. |
| 2023-04-05 | Mr. Nakamura is President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. and KEN Enterprises, Inc. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Multinational Management. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2013-04-03 | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc.; graduate of the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Multinational Management. |
| 2014-04-01 | Mr. Nakamura is the President and sole shareholder of a chemical wholesale company. Mr. Nakamura also serves on the boards of other funds in the Fund Complex. |
| 2015-03-31 | Mr. Nakamura is the President and sole shareholder of a chemical manufacturing company, and President of a real estate company. |
| 2016-03-29 | Mr. Nakamura is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Multinational Management. |
| 2017-04-03 | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate). |
| 2018-03-28 | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate); Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Multinational Management from University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School. |
| 2019-03-29 | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); graduate of the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School with a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Multinational Management. |
| 2020-03-26 | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc.(real estate); Mr. Nakamura is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Multinational Management. |
| 2021-03-29 | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc.(real estate); Trustee on Long Island University Board of Trustees. |
| 2022-03-24 | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc. (real estate); degrees in economics and multinational management. |
| 2023-04-05 | President of Advanced Polymer, Inc. (chemical manufacturing company); President of KEN Enterprises, Inc.(real estate) |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2007-07-17 | Kuni Nakamura 38 2007 President, Advanced Polymer, Inc. (1990 to present), a privately held chemical manufacturer and distributor. |
| 2008-05-27 | Kuni Nakamura Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 23,500 Stock Awards ($) 10,003 Total ($) 33,503 Compensation Committee: The members of the Compensation Committee are Messrs. Guarino (Chairman), Cerutti, DaPuzzo, Gray and Nakamura. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-12-06