WILLIAM F. HEITMANN - Corporate Board Profile

GABELLI EQUITY TRUST INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2013-04-03	William F. Heitmann DirectorAge: 62 Since 2012* Senior Vice President of Finance, Verizon Communications, and President, Verizon Investment Management (1971-2011) Director and Audit Committee Chair of DRS Technologies (defense electronic systems)
2014-04-01	William F. Heitmann most recently served as Senior Vice President of Finance at Verizon Communications. He is Director and Audit Committee Chair of DRS Technologies.
2015-03-31	William F. Heitmann. Mr. Heitmann is a Managing Director and Senior Advisor of Perlmutter Investment Company. He is Director and Audit Committee Chair of DRS Technologies.
2016-03-29	William F. Heitmann. Mr. Heitmann is a Managing Director and Senior Advisor of Perlmutter Investment Company... Mr. Heitmann serves on the boards of other funds in the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. He also serves as a director of Syncreon, a contract logistics provider, and chairs its Audit Committee. ... William F. Heitmann compensation: $23,000.
2017-04-03	William F. Heitmann is a Director and Chairman of the Fund’s Audit Committee. Age: 68. William F. Heitmann received $23,000 compensation from the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
2018-03-28	Mr. Heitmann is Chairman of the Fund’s Audit Committee and has been designated the Fund’s Audit Committee Financial Expert.
2019-03-29	William F. Heitmann Director Age: 70 Managing Director and Senior Advisor of Perlmutter Investment Company (real estate); Senior Vice President of Finance, Verizon Communications, and President, Verizon Investment Management (1971-2011) He is Chairman of the Fund’s Audit Committee and has been designated as the Fund’s Audit Committee Financial Expert. 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. William F. Heitmann compensation from the Fund was $28,000.
2020-03-26	William F. Heitmann Director Age: 71 Since 2012** Managing Director and Senior Advisor of Perlmutter Investment Company (real estate); Senior Vice President of Finance, Verizon Communications, and President, Verizon Investment Management (1971-2011) Mr. Heitmann is Chairman of the Fund’s Audit Committee.
2021-03-29	William F. Heitmann. Mr. Heitmann is Chairman of the Fund’s Audit Committee and has been designated as the Fund’s Audit Committee Financial Expert. ... 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*: $53,000 (4).
2022-03-24	William F. Heitmann Director Age: 73 Since 2012* Managing Director and Senior Advisor of Perlmutter Investment Company (real estate) Chairman of the Fund’s Audit Committee and has been designated as the Fund’s Audit Committee Financial Expert Aggregate Compensation from the Fund: $28,250
2023-04-05	William F. Heitmann Director 1949 Since 2012** Managing Director and Senior Advisor of Perlmutter Investment Company (real estate); Senior Vice President of Finance, Verizon Communications, and President, Verizon Investment Management (1971-2011) Mr. Heitmann is Chairman of the Fund’s Audit Committee and has been designated as the Fund’s Audit Committee Financial Expert. Mr. Heitmann serves in comparable roles for another fund in the Fund Complex. 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.
2024-03-22	William F. Heitmann Director 1949 Since 2012*** Managing Director and Senior Advisor of Perlmutter Investment Company (real estate); Senior Vice President of Finance, Verizon Communications, and President, Verizon Investment Management (1971-2011) Chairman of the Fund’s Audit Committee COMPENSATION TABLE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 William F. Heitmann $28,000 $53,132 (4)
2025-03-20	William F. Heitmann is Chairman of the Fund’s Audit Committee. The Fund paid William F. Heitmann $28,000 in aggregate compensation from the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.