People: Gamco Investors, Inc. (GBL)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Gabelli, Mario 66 1976 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios
Jamieson, Douglas 54 2004 President, Chief Operating Officer
Farber, Jeffrey 44 2008 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President - Finance and Corporate Development
Caterina, Kieran 35 2008 VP, Finance Director, Co-Principal Accounting Officer
Alpert, Bruce 57 2008 Senior Vice President
Van Der Eb, Henry 63 2004 Senior Vice President
LaPointe, Diane 51 2008 VP, Controller, Co-Principal Accounting Officer
Avansino, Raymond 65 2008 Director
Artzt, Edwin 78 2004 Director
Prather, Robert 64 2004 Director
McGrath, Eugene 67 2007 Director
Bready, Richard 64 2006 Director
Wilson, Elisa 36 2009 Director

Biographies

Name Description
Gabelli, Mario Mario J. Gabelli, has served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios and a director of Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al since November 1976. In connection with those responsibilities, he serves as director or trustee of registered investment companies managed by the Company and its affiliates (“Gabelli Funds”). Mr. Gabelli serves as Chairman of LICT Corporation, a public company engaged in multimedia and other services, director of CIBL, Inc., a holding company with operations in broadcasting and wireless telecommunications, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Group Holdings, Inc., a public holding company. In addition, Mr. Gabelli is the Chief Executive Officer, a director and the controlling shareholder of GGCP, Inc., a private company which owns a majority of Class B Stock, and the Chairman of MJG Associates, Inc., which acts as a investment manager of various investment funds and other accounts. Mr. Gabelli is also the Chief Executive Officer of Greenwich PMV Acquisition Corp., a blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring one or more operating businesses or assets for which GGCP, Inc. is the sponsor, and the Chairman of the Gabelli Entertainment & Telecommunications Acquisition Corp., a blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring one or more operating businesses or assets in the media, entertainment, telecommunications or regulated utilities industries for which the Company is the sponsor. Mr. Gabelli serves as Overseer of Columbia University Graduate School of Business and Trustee of Boston College and Roger Williams University. He also serves as Director of The Winston Churchill Foundation, The National Italian American Foundation, The American-Italian Cancer Foundation, The Foundation for Italian Art & Culture, the Mentor/National Mentoring Partnership and Patron’s Committee for the Immaculate Conception School, and the Wiegand Foundation. He is also Chairman of the Gabelli Foundation, Inc.
Jamieson, Douglas Douglas R. Jamieson has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al since August 2004. He has served as President or Chief Operating Officer of GAMCO Asset Management Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) since 1986 and as a director of GAMCO Asset Management Inc. since 1991. Mr. Jamieson also serves as President and a director of Gabelli Securities, Inc. (a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company) and a director of Teton Advisors, Inc., GAMCO Asset Management (UK) Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) and GAMCO Asset Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company). Teton Advisors, Inc. is a former 42%-owned subsidiary of the Company, the shares of which were distributed to the Company’s shareholders in March 2009. Mr. Jamieson also serves as a director of several Investment Partnerships that are managed by Gabelli Securities, Inc. Mr. Jamieson was a securities analyst with Gabelli & Company, Inc. from 1981 to 1986. He has been a director of GGCP, Inc. since December 2005.
Farber, Jeffrey Jeffrey M. Farber has served as Executive Vice President-Finance/Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer for Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al since he joined the Company in July 2008. Mr. Farber also serves as the Chief Financial Officer for GAMCO Asset Management Inc. and Gabelli Securities, Inc. and is a director of GAMCO Asset Management (Singapore) PTE LTD. Mr. Farber also serves as Chief Financial Officer of Teton Advisors, Inc. Mr. Farber was employed by The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. ("Bear Stearns") continuously from May 2000 through July 2008. From March 2007 through July 2008, he served as its Senior Vice President - Finance and Senior Managing Director, and from January 2004 until March 2007, he served as its Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. He joined Bear Stearns as Assistant Controller. Prior to Bear Stearns, Mr. Farber was an audit partner with Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he was employed for fourteen years. Mr. Farber is a Certified Public Accountant.
Caterina, Kieran Kieran Caterina has served as Finance Director and Co-Principal Accounting Officer of Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al since July 2008 and as Vice President since January 2007. He served as Acting Co-Chief Financial Officer of the Company from July 2007 to July 2008, as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company from January 2007 to July 2008, and as Controller from January 2002 to July 2008. Mr. Caterina also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Gabelli Securities, Inc. from October 2006 to December 2008. He joined the Company in March 1998 as a staff accountant. Mr. Caterina also serves as Chief Financial Officer of the Gabelli Entertainment and Acquisition Corp.
Alpert, Bruce Bruce N. Alpert has served as Senior Vice President of Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al since May 2008 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, LLC or its predecessor since June 1988. Mr. Alpert is an officer of all of the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds. Mr. Alpert is also Chairman of Teton Advisors, Inc. since July 2008 and President prior to that date, and is President of Gabelli Fixed Income, Inc. From 1986 until June 1988, he worked at the InterCapital Division of Dean Witter as Vice President and Treasurer of the mutual funds sponsored by Dean Witter. From 1983 through 1986, he worked at Smith Barney Harris Upham & Co. as Vice President in the Financial Services Division and as Vice President and Treasurer of the mutual funds sponsored by Smith Barney. Mr. Alpert also was an Audit Manager and Specialist at Price Waterhouse in the Investment Company Industry Services Group for three years at which he served from 1975 through 1983. Mr. Alpert is a Certified Public Accountant.
Van Der Eb, Henry Henry G. Van Der Eb has served as Senior Vice President of Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al since August 2004 and is a senior advisor to management in all aspects of business. He has served as a Senior Vice President with Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. since October 1999, when he joined the Company after managing his privately held investment advisory firm (Mathers and Company, Inc.), which was acquired by the Company in October 1999. Mr. Van der Eb is a portfolio manager for the Company and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
LaPointe, Diane Diane M. LaPointe has served as Controller and Co-Principal Accounting Officer of the Company since July 2008 and as Vice President since July 2007. She served as Acting Co-Chief Financial Officer of the Company from July 2007 to July 2008. Ms. LaPointe joined the Company in 2004 and has served as Vice President and Controller of Gabelli Securities, Inc. since that time. Ms. LaPointe has also served as the Financial and Operations Principal of Gabelli & Company, Inc. since March 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. LaPointe was the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Security Capital Corporation from 2003 to 2004 and its Controller and Assistant Treasurer from 2001 to 2003. From 1992 to 2001, she was on a career sabbatical raising her children while concurrently serving on several private non-profit boards and as a financial consultant. From 1985 to 1992, Ms. LaPointe held several senior financial positions at Ultramar PLC, including 4 years as their Director of Worldwide Financial Reporting. From 1983 to 1985, she served as the Manager of Financial Reporting for North American Operations for Plessey PLC. From 1979 to 1983, she was on the audit staff of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, & Co., a predecessor firm of KPMG. Ms. LaPointe is a Certified Public Accountant.
Avansino, Raymond Raymond C. Avansino, Jr., has been a director of Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al since January 2008. Mr. Avansino has been the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the E.L. Wiegand Foundation of Reno, Nevada, a Nevada private charitable trust, since 1982. He is counsel to the Nevada law firm of Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel, and Mulligan, a firm he founded in 1973. Mr. Avansino is the President of Miami Oil Producers, Inc., a corporation with investments in oil and gas properties, real properties and securities. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation from 1993 to 1996, and was a member of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 1981 to 1984, Mr. Avansino serves as a Commissioner of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Mr. Avansino was a director of the Company from 2000 to 2006.
Artzt, Edwin Edwin L. Artzt, has been a director of Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al since May 2004. Mr. Artzt has served as a senior advisor to GGCP, Inc. since September 2003 through December 2008 and was a senior advisor to Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co., a private equity firm, from April 2001 to April 2008. He was the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Procter & Gamble Company, a global manufacturer of consumer products, from 1990 until 1995. He also served as the senior director of Barilla S.p.A. Italy from 1995 until 1998. Mr. Artzt is a former director (retired) of American Express, Delta Airlines and GTE.
Prather, Robert Robert S. Prather, Jr., has been a director of Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al since May 2004. Mr. Prather has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of Gray Television, Inc., a television broadcast company, since September 2002. He was an Executive Vice President of Gray Television from 1996 until September 2002. Mr. Prather is also a director of Gray Television, Inc. He has served as Chairman of the Board at Triple Crown Media, Inc., a publishing and communication company, since December 2005. He has also served as Chief Executive Officer and director of Bull Run Corporation, a sports and affinity marketing and management company from 1992 until its merger into Triple Crown Media, Inc. in 2005. Mr. Prather is also on the Board of Directors of Nioxin Research Laboratories, Inc., Georgia World Congress Center, Draper Holdings Business Trust, Enterprise Bank, Swiss Army Brands, Inc. and Greenwich PMV Acquisition Corp., a blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring one or more operating businesses or assets.
McGrath, Eugene Eugene R. McGrath, has been a director of Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al since January 2007. Mr. McGrath served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Edison, Inc. (“Con. Edison”), a public utility company, from October 1997 until September 2005 and Chairman until February 2006. He has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Con. Edison’s subsidiary, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., since September 1990. Mr. McGrath is on the Board of Directors of Con Edison, AEGIS Insurance Services, Schering-Plough, and the Gabelli Entertainment & Telecommunications Acquisition Corp., a blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring one or more operating businesses or assets in the media, entertainment, telecommunications or regulated utilities industries.
Bready, Richard Richard L. Bready has been a director of Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al since May 2006. Mr. Bready has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nortek, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of building products for residential and commercial applications, since December 1990. He joined Nortek, Inc. in 1975 as Treasurer, was elected a director in 1976 and was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 1979. Prior to joining Nortek, Inc., Mr. Bready was an independent financial consultant and an audit manager with a major public accounting firm. He serves on the Board of Directors/Trustees of Professional Facilities Management, Inc.; Newport International Film Festival; Providence Performing Arts Center; Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC); the National Conference of Christians and Jews; the YMCA of Greater Providence; Saint Anselm College; Chairman of Roger Williams University; and is a Trustee Emeritus of Trinity Repertory Company. Mr. Bready also serves as a director of the Bank RI and Bancorp Rhode Island on the Advisory Board of Sterling Investment Partners. He is a Corporation Member and serves on the National Council, Alumni Executive Forum and Audit Committee of Northeastern University. Mr. Bready is a Corporation Member of Rhode Island Hospital, Johnson & Wales University and Greenwich PMV Acquisition Corp., a blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring one or more operating businesses or assets.
Wilson, Elisa Elisa M. Wilson has been a director of Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al since February 2009. Ms. Wilson is President and a trustee of the Gabelli Foundation, Inc., a Nevada private charitable trust. She earned a BA from Boston College and a MA/EDM from Columbia University. Ms. Wilson has been a professional staff member of GAMCO since 1999 but has been on an unpaid leave for several years. Elisa Wilson is the daughter of Mario Gabelli.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Gabelli, Mario 45,927,900
Jamieson, Douglas 3,757,640
Farber, Jeffrey 1,362,850
Caterina, Kieran 426,200
Alpert, Bruce 489,453
Van Der Eb, Henry 560,604
LaPointe, Diane 376,200
Avansino, Raymond --
Artzt, Edwin --
Prather, Robert --
McGrath, Eugene --
Bready, Richard --
Wilson, Elisa --
As Of 30 Dec 2008

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