People: Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc (GGT)

GGT on New York Consolidated

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21 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Mario Gabelli

 70 Chairman of the Board, Chief Investment Officer

Bruce Alpert

 61 2011 President, Acting Chief Compliance Officer

Carter Austin

 46 2010 Vice President, Ombudsman

Laurissa Martire

 36 Vice President

Agnes Mullady

 54 Treasurer, Secretary

James Conn

 75 Lead Independent Director

Anthony Colavita

 77 Independent Director

Gregory Dube

 57 2010 Independent Director

Frank Fahrenkopf

 73 Independent Director

Anthony Pustorino

 87 Independent Director

Werner Roeder

 71 Independent Director

Salvatore Zizza

 67 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Mario Gabelli

 Mr. Mario J. Gabelli is Chairman of the Board and Chief Investment Officer of The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. Mr. Gabelli is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Investment Officer of the Fund. Mr. Gabelli is a member of the Fund’s ad hoc Pricing Committee. He currently serves as Chairman of the boards of other funds in the Fund Complex. Mr. Gabelli is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer-Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GAMCO”), a NYSE listed investment advisory firm. He is also the Chief Investment Officer of Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management, Inc., each of which are asset management subsidiaries of GAMCO. In addition, Mr. Gabelli is Chief Executive Officer and a director and the controlling shareholder of GGCP, Inc., an investment holding company that holds a majority interest in GAMCO. Mr. Gabelli also sits on the boards of other publicly traded companies and private firms and various charitable foundations and educational institutions, including the Board of Trustees of Boston College and Roger Williams University and Board of Overseers of Columbia University School of Business. Mr. Gabelli received his Bachelors degree from Fordham University and his Masters of Business Administration from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

Bruce Alpert

 Mr. Bruce N. Alpert, CPA, is President, Acting Chief Compliance Officer of The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. Mr. Alpert is Acting Chief Compliance Officer since November 2011. He is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 1988; Officer of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex; Director of Teton Advisors, Inc. since 1998; Chairman of Teton Advisors, Inc. 2008-2010; President of Teton Advisors, Inc. 1998-2008; Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2008.

Carter Austin

 Mr. Carter W. Austin is Vice President, Ombudsman of The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc., since March 2010. He is Vice President and/or Ombudsman of closed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex; Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 1996.

Laurissa Martire

 Ms. Laurissa M. Martire is Vice President of The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. She is Vice President and/or Ombudsman of closed-end funds in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex; Assistant Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2003.

Agnes Mullady

 Ms. Agnes Mullady is Treasurer and Secretary of The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. She is President and Chief Operating Officer of the Open-End Fund Division of Gabelli Funds, LLC since September 20, 2010 and re-appointed as Treasurer effective September 15, 2010. She Since January 2007, she has been a Vice President of the investment adviser. Since May 2009, Ms. Mullady has been Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GAMCO”), a holding company that is the parent company of Gabelli Funds, LLC. Ms. Mullady is responsible for the financial reporting of the open- and closed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex, (the “Complex”). Within the Complex Ms. Mullady is the President of one closed-end fund, Treasurer of all open- and closed-end funds, and Secretary of certain open- and closed-end funds, including the Fund. Ms. Mullady joined GAMCO in December 2005 with 20 years of experience in mutual fund treasury operations with various fund complexes. Ms. Mullady was a Senior Vice President at U.S. Trust Company, N.A., where she served as the Treasurer, Chief Financial and Chief Accounting Officer with the Excelsior Funds complex from February 2004 until December 2005.

James Conn

 Mr. James P. Conn is Lead Independent Director of The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. He is former Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. (insurance holding company) (1992-1998). Mr. Conn is the lead independent Director of the Fund, a member of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Committee, a member of the Fund’s ad hoc Pricing Committee. Mr. Conn also serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. He was a senior business executive of an insurance holding company for much of his career, including service as Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Conn has been a director of several public companies in banking and other industries, and was lead Director and/or Chair of various committees. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Santa Clara University.

Anthony Colavita

 Mr. Anthony J. Colavita, Esq., is Independent Director of The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. He is President of the law firm of Anthony J. Colavita, P.C. Mr. Colavita is a practicing attorney with over forty-nine years of experience, including the field of business law. He is the Chair of the Fund’s Nominating Committee and is a member of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Committee. Mr. Colavita also serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. Mr. Colavita also serves as a Trustee of a charitable remainder unitrust. He formerly served as a Commissioner of the New York State Thruway Authority and as a Commissioner of the New York State Bridge Authority. He served for ten years as the elected Supervisor of the Town of Eastchester, New York, responsible for ten annual municipal budgets of approximately eight million dollars per year. Mr. Colavita formerly served as Special Counsel to the New York State Assembly for five years and as a Senior Attorney with the New York State Insurance Department. He is the former Chairman of the Westchester County Republican Party and the New York State Republican Party. Mr. Colavita received his Bachelor of Arts from Fairfield University and his Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law.

Gregory Dube

 Mr. Gregory R. Dube is Independent Director of The Gabelli Global Multmedia Trust Inc. He serves as Managing Member and Chairman of Roseheart Associates. Mr. Dube is the founder of Roseheart Associates, a private company that invests in securities and real estate, and has served as managing member and Chairman since its inception in 1997. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Dube was at Alliance Capital, where he served as the head of the Global High Yield Group from 1999 to 2002. Before joining Alliance Capital, Mr. Dube was a partner at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, responsible for the Tax-Exempt Capital Markets Division. Mr. Dube has a background in the credit securities markets, including experience with trading and selling credit instruments, including corporate, high yield, private placement, mortgage, Euro and distressed debt and derivatives. Mr. Dube currently serves on the Advisory Committee of New England Realty Associates Limited Partnership, a partnership engaged in the business of acquiring, developing, holding for investment, operating and selling real estate, and as a member of the executive committee of Navigare Partners, LLC. Mr. Dube received his A.B. from Harvard College and was a Rhodes Scholar Nominee.

Frank Fahrenkopf

 Mr. Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., is Independent Director of The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Gaming Association, Co- Chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates, Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1983-1989). He served for many years as Chairman of the Pacific Democrat Union and Vice Chairman of the International Democrat Union, a worldwide association of political parties from the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan, Australia, and twenty other nations. Prior to becoming the AGA’s first chief executive in 1995, Mr. Fahrenkopf was a partner in the law firm of Hogan & Hartson, where he chaired the International Trade Practice Group and specialized in regulatory, legislative, and corporate matters for multinational, foreign, and domestic clients. He also served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee for six years during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. Mr. Fahrenkopf is the former Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Culinary Institute of America and remains as a member of the board. Additionally, he has over twenty years of experience as a member of the board of directors of First Republic Bank. Mr. Fahrenkopf received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nevada, Reno and his Juris Doctor from Boalt Hall School of Law, U.C. Berkeley.

Anthony Pustorino

 Mr. Anthony R. Pustorino, CPA, is Independent Director of The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. Mr. Pustorino is a Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”) and Professor Emeritus of Pace University, with over fifty years of experience in public accounting. Mr. Pustorino is the Chair of the Fund’s Audit and Proxy Voting Committees, has been designated the Fund’s Audit Committee Financial Expert, and is a member of both multi-fund ad hoc Compensation Committees. Mr. Pustorino also serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. Mr. Pustorino is Chair of the Audit Committee and was a Director of LGL Group, Inc., a diversified manufacturing company. He was previously the President and Shareholder of a Certified Public Accountants firm and a Professor of accounting, at both Fordham University and Pace University. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of both the New York State Board for Public Accountancy and of the CPA Examination Review Board of the National Association of State Board of Accountancy. He was Vice President and member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Society of CPAs and was a member of the Council of the American Institute of CPAs. Mr. Pustorino is the recipient of numerous professional and teaching awards. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business from Fordham University and a Masters in Business Administration from New York University.

Werner Roeder

 Dr. Werner J. Roeder is Independent Director of The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. Dr. Roeder is Vice President of Medical Affairs/Medical Director of Lawrence Hospital Center in Bronxville, New York. He has been a practicing surgeon for over forty-five years. As Vice President of Medical Affairs at Lawrence Hospital, he is actively involved in quality, personnel, and financial matters. He is a member of the Fund’s Audit and Nominating Committees, is a member of both multi-fund ad hoc Compensation Committees, and also serves on comparable or other board committees with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. Dr. Roeder is board certified as a surgeon by The American Board of Surgery and presently serves in a consulting capacity to Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield. He obtained his Doctorate in Medicine from New York Medical College.

Salvatore Zizza

 Mr. Salvatore J. Zizza is Independent Director of The Gabelli Global Multimedia Trust Inc. Mr. Zizza is Chairman of a financial consulting firm. He also serves as Chairman to other companies involved in manufacturing, recycling, and real estate. He is a member of the Fund’s Audit and Nominating Committees, is a member of the Fund’s ad hoc Pricing Committee, and is a member of both multi-fund ad hoc Compensation Committees. Mr. Zizza also serves on comparable or other board committees, including as lead independent director, with respect to other funds in the Fund Complex on whose boards he sits. Besides serving on the boards of many funds within the Fund Complex, he is currently a director of three other public companies and previously served on the boards of several other public companies. He previously served as the Chief Executive of a NYSE listed construction company. Mr. Zizza received his Bachelor of Arts and his Master of Business Administration in Finance from St. John’s University, which awarded him an Honorary Doctorate in Commercial Sciences.

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