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| 2017-01-30 | William C. Kirby Age: 66 Committee Memberships: Audit, SH&E Director since: 2012 Term of Office Expires: 2017 Director Compensation Table William C. Kirby Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($): 94,500 Stock Awards($): 75,009 Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($): 7,872 All Other Compensation ($): - Total ($): 177,381 |
| 2018-01-26 | William C. Kirby Director Since: 2012 Committee Memberships: Audit, SH&E Term of Office Expires: 2020 Age: 67 Independent ... Director Compensation Table ... William C. Kirby Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($): 98,000 Stock Awards($): 110,008 Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings($): 13,819 Total($): 221,827 |
| 2020-01-24 | William C. Kirby (Nominee for Election) Director Since: 2012 Committee Memberships: Compensation Term of Office Expires: 2020 Age: 69 Independent Business Experience: Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Harvard University, since July 2008 Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and Chairman of the Harvard China Fund, since July 2006 Harvard faculty member since 1992, served as Chair of Harvard’s History Department, Director of the Harvard University Asia Center, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Other Boards and Positions: Director, The China Fund, Inc., a non-diversified closed-ended management investment company (2007 to 2019) Director, The Taiwan Fund, Inc., a diversified closed-ended management investment company (2013 to present) Director, Harvard University Press Director, Harvard Magazine Director, JAMM Active Limited, a global producer of innovative performance fabrics for athletic use (2016 to present) Mr. Kirby has extensive business knowledge and particular expertise regarding the business, economic and political environment in China. Director Compensation Table: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $88,000 Stock Awards: $119,989 Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings: $9,218 Total: $217,207 |
| 2021-01-27 | William C. Kirby Director Since: 2012 Committee Memberships: Compensation Term of Office Expires: 2023 Age: 69 Independent ... Director Compensation Table ... William C. Kirby Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 90,000 Stock Awards ($) 119,998 Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) 16,059 Total ($) 226,057 |
| 2023-01-26 | William C. Kirby (Nominee for Election) Director Since: 2012 Committee Memberships: Compensation Term of Office Expires: 2023 Age: 71 Independent Business Experience: Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Harvard University, since July 2008 Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and Chairman of the Harvard China Fund, since July 2006 Harvard faculty member since 1992, served as Chair of Harvard's History Department, Director of the Harvard University Asia Center, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Other Public Company Boards: Director, The Taiwan Fund, Inc., a diversified closed-ended management investment company (2013 to present) Director, The China Fund, Inc., a non-diversified closed-ended management investment company (2007 to 2019) Other Boards and Positions: Director, Harvard University Press Director, Harvard Magazine Director, The American Council of Learned Societies, a federation of scholarly organizations whose mission is to promote the circulation of humanistic knowledge throughout society (2018 to present) Director, JAMM Active Limited, a global producer of innovative performance fabrics for athletic use (2016 to January 2021) Mr. Kirby has extensive business knowledge, and particular expertise regarding the business, economic and political environment in China and international markets. Director Compensation Table: William C. Kirby Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 93,750 Stock Awards ($): 134,947 Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($): 20,867 Total ($): 249,564 |
| 2024-01-26 | William C. Kirby Director Since: 2012 Committee Memberships: Compensation Term of Office Expires: 2026 Age: 72 Independent ... Director Compensation Table ... William C. Kirby 95,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, 134,990 Stock Awards, 17,974 Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings, Total 247,964 |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2009-02-11 | William C. Kirby (58) ... Director ... The Fund's Audit Committee ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Holland, Kirby, Lightburn, Rogers and Tulloch ... The Fund's Board has a Nominating and Compensation Committee, comprised of the current members of the Audit Committee ... The following table sets forth in US dollars the aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each Director during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008 ... William C. Kirby $51,750. |
| 2010-01-12 | William C. Kirby (59) ... Director ... The Fund's Board has an Audit Committee ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Holland, Kirby, Lightburn, Rogers and Tulloch ... The Fund's Board has a Nominating and Compensation Committee, comprised of the current members of the Audit Committee ... The following table sets forth in US dollars the aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each Director during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 ... William C. Kirby $50,000. |
| 2011-01-25 | William C. Kirby (60) Director Director, John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University (2006 6 present); Chairman, Harvard China Fund (2006 6 present); Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor (2006 6 present); Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Harvard University (2002 6 2006). The Funds Audit Committee is comprised of Directors who are not interested persons of the Fund. The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Holland, Kirby, Lightburn, Rogers and Tulloch. The aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to William C. Kirby during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 was $50,000. |
| 2012-02-17 | William C. Kirby: Mr. Kirby has served as a Director of the Fund since 2007. He is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. The Fund's Board has an Audit Committee, which is comprised of all of the Directors, including Mr. Kirby. The Fund's Board has a Nominating and Compensation Committee, comprised of the current members of the Audit Committee, including Mr. Kirby. |
| 2012-03-21 | Set forth below is information on the ownership of the Funds outstanding shares by the Directors and Executive Officers of the Fund as of February 29, 2012. William C. Kirby owned 1,538 shares. |
| 2013-01-18 | William C. Kirby (62) ... Director ... 2007 (2014) ... Director, John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University ... The Fund's Audit Committee ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Holland, Kirby, Li, Lightburn, Rogers and Tulloch ... The following table sets forth in US dollars the aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each Director during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012 ... William C. Kirby ... $61,000. |
| 2014-01-17 | William C. Kirby (63) ... Director ... 2007 (2014) ... Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School ... The Fund's Board has an Audit Committee ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. French, Holland, Kirby, Li, Lightburn, Rogers and Tulloch ... The Fund's Board has a Nominating and Compensation Committee, comprised of the current members of the Audit Committee ... The following table sets forth in US dollars the aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each Director during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013 ... William C. Kirby ... $71,000. |
| 2015-01-14 | William C. Kirby (63) Director 2007 (2014) T.M Chang Professor of China Studies (2006-Present); Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration (2006-Present); Chairman, Harvard China Fund (2006-Present); Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor (2006-Present); Director, John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University (2006-2014); Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Harvard University (2002-2006). The Fund's Board has an Audit Committee... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. French, Holland, Kirby, Li, Lightburn, Rogers and Shore. ... The following table sets forth in US dollars the aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each Director during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014... William C. Kirby $65,000 |
| 2016-01-14 | William C. Kirby (65) Director 2007 (2017) ... T.M Chang Professor of China Studies (2006-Present); Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration (2006-Present); Chairman, Harvard China Fund (2006-Present); Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor (2006-Present). ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Ms. Coughlin and Messrs. French, Holland, Kirby, Li Jin, Rogers and Shore. ... William C. Kirby Aggregate Compensation From Fund $65,000 |
| 2017-01-18 | William C. Kirby (66) Director. The Fund's Board has an Audit Committee comprised of all Directors including Mr. Kirby. Aggregate compensation from Fund paid to William C. Kirby was $59,000. |
| 2018-02-05 | William C. Kirby (67) Director 2007 (2020) T.M Chang Professor of China Studies (2006-Present); Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration (2006-Present); Chairman, Harvard China Fund (2006-Present). The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each Director during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017. William C. Kirby $65,000. The Fund's Audit Committee is comprised of all of the Directors, including William C. Kirby. |
| 2019-01-30 | William C. Kirby (68) ... Director ... T.M Chang Professor of China Studies ... The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each Director during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018 ... William C. Kirby $85,000 ... The Audit, Valuation and Compliance Committee is comprised of all of the Directors ... The current members of the Audit, Valuation and Compliance Committee are Ms. Coughlin and Messrs. French, Holland, Kirby, Jin, Reid and Silver ... The Fund's Board of Directors has a Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee, comprised of the current members of the Audit, Valuation and Compliance Committee ... The Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee met four times during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2013-03-13 | William C. Kirby (62) - Nominee for Director. No compensation as he did not serve as a Director during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2012. |
| 2014-03-05 | William C. Kirby* (63) ... Director ... Director and Member of the Audit Committee, The China Fund, Inc. ... The current members of the Nominating Committee are Messrs. Canavan, Kirby, Lo and Shen ... The current Directors who are members of the Valuation Committee are Messrs. Holland and Kirby ... The current members of the Share Repurchase Program Committee are Messrs. Rogers and Kirby ... Aggregate Compensation From Fund ... $20,000 ... Total Compensation From Fund and Fund Complex Paid To Directors $20,000 |
| 2015-03-06 | Mr. Kirby has served as a Director of the Fund since 2013. The current members of the Nominating Committee are Messrs. Canavan, Kirby and Lo. The current members of the Valuation Committee are Messrs. Holland and Kirby. The current members of the Share Repurchase Program Committee are Messrs. Rogers and Kirby. The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each director during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, as well as the total compensation earned by each director from the Fund Complex. William C. Kirby received $52,500. |
| 2016-03-09 | Mr. Kirby has served as a Director of the Fund since 2013. The current members of the Nominating Committee are Messrs. Cheung, Kirby and Lo. The current members of the Share Repurchase Program Committee are Messrs. Rogers, Kirby and Cheung. Total compensation from Fund and Fund Complex paid to Mr. Kirby was $55,000. |
| 2017-03-06 | William C. Kirby (66) Chairman of the Board and Director 2013 ... The Fund currently pays each Director that is not affiliated with the Adviser an annual fee of $20,000 plus $2,500 for each Board meeting and committee meeting attended and the Chairman an additional $10,000 a year for his service as Chairman of the Board. ... The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each director during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2016 ... William C. Kirby $60,000. |
| 2018-03-13 | William C. Kirby (67) Chairman of the Board and Director. The Fund currently pays each Director that is not affiliated with the Fund’s Adviser an annual fee of $20,000 plus $2,500 for each Board meeting and committee meeting attended and the Chairman an additional $10,000 a year for his service as Chairman of the Board. Aggregate compensation from Fund paid to William C. Kirby was $60,000 during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017. |
| 2019-03-22 | William C. Kirby (68) ... Chairman of the Board and Director ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger, with Mr. Kamp serving as Chairman. ... The current members of the Nominating Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger, with Ms. Rigger serving as Chair. ... The current Directors who are members of the Valuation Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger ... The current members of the Share Repurchase Program Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger, with Mr. Kirby serving as Chairman. ... The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each director during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018 ... William C. Kirby $75,000. |
| 2020-03-12 | William C. Kirby (69) ... Chairman of the Board and Director ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger ... The current members of the Nominating Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger ... The current Directors who are members of the Valuation Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger ... The current members of the Share Repurchase Program Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger, with Mr. Kirby serving as Chairman ... The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each director during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019 ... William C. Kirby ... $61,500. |
| 2021-03-09 | William C. Kirby (70) ... Chairman of the Board and Director ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger, with Mr. Kamp serving as Chairman. ... The current members of the Nominating Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger, with Ms. Rigger serving as Chair. ... The current Directors who are members of the Valuation Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger, with Mr. Clark serving as Chairman. ... The current members of the Discount Management Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger, with Mr. Kirby serving as Chairman. ... The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each director during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020 ... William C. Kirby ... $58,000. |
| 2022-03-08 | William C. Kirby (71) Chairman of the Board and Director 2013 T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies (2006-present); Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration (2006-present); Chairman, Harvard China Fund (2006-present); Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor (2006-present); and Director, John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University (2006-2014). The Fund's Audit Committee is composed of directors who are independent and not interested persons of the Fund. The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger, with Mr. Kamp serving as Chairman. The Audit Committee convened four times during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021. The Fund's Board of Directors has a Nominating Committee. The current members of the Nominating Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger, with Ms. Rigger serving as Chair. The Fund's Board of Directors has a Valuation Committee. The current Directors who are members of the Valuation Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger, with Mr. Clark serving as Chairman. The Fund's Board of Directors has a Discount Management Committee. The current members of the Discount Management Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger, with Mr. Kirby serving as Chairman. The aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to William C. Kirby during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021 was $62,000. |
| 2022-08-17 | THE TAIWAN FUND, INC. AGREEMENT... By: William Kirby Title: Chairman |
| 2023-03-14 | William C. Kirby(72) Chairman of the Board and Director 2013 ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger ... The current members of the Nominating Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger ... The current Directors who are members of the Valuation Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger ... The current members of the Discount Management Committee are Messrs. Clark, Kamp, Kirby and Olsen and Ms. Rigger, with Mr. Kirby serving as Chairman ... The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each director during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022 ... William C. Kirby $74,000 ... |
| 2024-03-05 | William C. Kirby (73) Chairman of the Board and Director. The Fund paid each Director $40,000 for Chairman of the Board plus $6,000 for attending quarterly meetings. Total compensation $68,000. |
| 2025-02-28 | William C. Kirby(74) Chairman of the Board and Director 2013 ... The Fund paid each Director that is not affiliated with the Funds Adviser an annual fee of $30,000 ($40,000 for the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Audit Committee) plus a fee of $6,000 for attending the quarterly Board and Committee meetings. ... William C. Kirby $66,000 total compensation. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-10-11