People: Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund (VFL)


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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Patrick Coyne

 50 2006 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Richard Salus

 49 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President

David O'Connor

 47 2012 Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer

Daniel Geatens

 40 2007 Vice President, Treasurer

David Connor

 49 Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Secretary

Anthony Knerr

 74 1990 Lead Independent Director

Thomas Bennett

 65 2005 Independent Director

John Fry

 52 2001 Independent Director

Lucinda Landreth

 66 2005 Independent Director

Ann Leven

 72 1989 Independent Director

Frances Sevilla-Sacasa

 57 2011 Independent Director

Janet Yeomans

 64 1999 Independent Director

J. Richard Zecher

 72 2005 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Patrick Coyne

 Mr. Patrick P. Coyne serves as Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund. Mr. Coyne has over twenty-five years of experience in the investment management industry. Mr. Coyne has managed funds, investment teams and fixed income trading operations. He has held executive management positions at Delaware Investments for several years, serving as the firm’s Chief Investment Officer for fixed income investments, as Chief Investment Officer for equity investments and, since 2006, as President of Delaware Investments. Mr. Coyne has served as a board member of non-profit organizations and for-profit companies, and currently serves on the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute. He holds a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Coyne has served on the Board since August 2006.

Richard Salus

 Mr. Richard Salus, CPA, serves as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund. He is responsible for accounting and reporting, treasury, compensation and benefits, general ledger, financial operations, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and leadership and participation in many special projects for Delaware Investments. He is chief financial officer of the Delaware Investments® Family of Funds and Optimum Funds. Prior to joining the firm in 1996 as vice president, assistant controller, he worked for 10 years with Ernst & Young as a senior manager with a primary focus on the banking and investment company sector. He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Franklin & Marshall College, and he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

David O'Connor

 Mr. David P. O'Connor, Esquire, serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund. He joined Delaware Investments in 1996 and spent several years in the firm’s legal department, where he served as associate general counsel. In June 2005, he was promoted to senior vice president, strategic investment relationships and initiatives, where his responsibilities included overseeing the firm’s sub-advisory relationships, including investment responsibility and coordination of the firm’s Investment Review Committee, and working with the firm’s executive team on strategic opportunities. In late 2005, he took on additional responsibilities when he became the firm’s general counsel, where his responsibilities include overseeing the Legal and Compliance departments. Prior to joining Delaware Investments, Mr. O’Connor was an associate in the business and finance department of the Philadelphia office of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiations, and investment company work. Mr. O’Connor is a member of the board of directors for Philadelphia Futures, a nonprofit organization providing urban high school and college students with the necessary resources to achieve a college education. He received a bachelor’s degree from Gordon College and earned his juris doctor degree from Villanova University School of Law.

Daniel Geatens

 Mr. Daniel V. Geatens serves as Vice President, Treasurer of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund. He is responsible for the financial administration of the Delaware Investments Family of Funds and the Optimum Fund Trust. He joined Delaware Investments in February 1997 as an investment accountant and has held various management positions within the investment accounting group, including vice president of investment accounting from February 2001 to November 2004. He also served for two years in the institutional client services group as a performance analyst. In November 2006, Mr. Geatens joined the fund accounting and fund administration oversight team as director of financial administration for the Delaware Investments Family of Funds and the Optimum Fund Trust. Mr. Geatens graduated from Rutgers University-Camden with a bachelor’s degree in finance and received an MBA degree with a concentration in finance from La Salle University.

David Connor

 Mr. David F. Connor, Esquire, serves as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Secretary of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund. He joined Delaware Investments’ legal department in 2000. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Connor was in the legal department of Prudential Investments. Prior thereto, Mr. Connor was an associate with the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, where he focused on investment management work. Mr. Connor earned his B.A. degree from Washington & Lee University and his J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law.

Anthony Knerr

 Dr. Anthony D. Knerr serves as an Lead Independent Director of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund. Currently the Coordinating Director, Dr. Knerr has over fifteen years of experience in the financial management industry, having had responsibility for overseeing the finances and investments of two universities, and over twenty years of experience as a strategy consultant to universities and other non-profit institutions. He has served as the President and as a board member of numerous non-profit organizations and has taught at several universities. He received his Ph.D. from New York University and his M.A. and B.A. from Yale University. Dr. Knerr has served on the Board since April 1990.

Thomas Bennett

 Mr. Thomas L. Bennett serves as an Independent Director of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund. Mr. Bennett has over thirty years of experience in the investment management industry, particularly with fixed income portfolio management and credit analysis. He has served in senior management for a number of money management firms. Mr. Bennett has also served as a board member of another investment company, an educational institution, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies. He has an M.B.A. from the University of Cincinnati and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Bennett has served on the Board since March 2005.

John Fry

 Mr. John A. Fry serves as an Independent Director of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund. Mr. Fry has over twenty-five years of experience in higher education. He has served in senior management for two institutions of higher learning. Mr. Fry has also served as a board member of many non-profit organizations and several for-profit companies. Mr. Fry has experience in overseeing areas such as finance, investments, risk management, internal audit and information technology. He holds a B.A. in American Civilization from Lafayette College and an M.B.A from New York University. Mr. Fry has served on the Board since January 2001.

Lucinda Landreth

 Ms. Lucinda S. Landreth serves as an Independent Director of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund. Ms. Landreth has over thirty-five years of experience in the investment management industry, particularly with equity management and analysis. She has served as Chief Investment Officer for a variety of money management firms including a bank, a broker, and an insurance company. Ms. Landreth has advised mutual funds, pension funds, and managers and has served on the board and executive committees of her college, two foundations and several nonprofit institutions. In addition to her B.A., she is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Ms. Landreth has served on the Board since March 2005.

Ann Leven

 Ms. Ann R. Leven serves as an Independent Director of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund. Ms. Leven has over thirty-five years of experience in financial management. She has held senior positions at arts institutions overseeing finance and investments. She has also been a faculty member of a well-known business school and a director of two public companies. Ms. Leven served on the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute for eight years. She holds an A.B. in Liberal Arts from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University. Ms. Leven has served on the Board since October 1989, and served as Coordinating Director from 2004 through 2010.

Frances Sevilla-Sacasa

 Ms. Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa serves as an Independent Director of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund. Ms. Sevilla-Sacasa has over thirty years of experience in banking and wealth management. Ms. Sevilla-Sacasa holds B.A. and M.B.A. degrees. Ms. Sevilla-Sacasa has served on the Board since September 1, 2011.

Janet Yeomans

 Ms. Janet L. Yeomans serves as an Independent Director of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund. Ms. Yeomans has over twenty-eight years of business experience with a global diversified manufacturing company, including service as Treasurer for this company. In this role, Ms. Yeomans has broad-based financial experience, including global financial risk management and mergers and acquisitions. She has also served as a board member of a for-profit company. She holds degrees in Mathematics and Physics from Connecticut College and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. Ms. Yeomans has served on the Board since April 1999.

J. Richard Zecher

 Mr. J. Richard Zecher serves as an Independent Director of Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund. Mr. Zecher has over thirty-five years of experience in the investment management industry. He founded a hedge fund investment advisory firm and a risk management consulting company. He also served as Treasurer of a money center New York bank. Prior thereto, Mr. Zecher was the Chief Economist at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Mr. Zecher has served as a board member and board committee member of a for-profit company. He holds degrees in Economics from The Ohio State University. Mr. Zecher has served on the Board since March 2005.

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