Original GBL Prospectus - Gabelli
Original GBL Prospectus - Gabelli
Original GBL Prospectus - Gabelli
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MANAGEMENT<br />
Directors and Executive OÇcers<br />
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the persons who will serve as the Company's<br />
directors and executive oÇcers upon consummation of the OÅering. All directors will serve terms of one year<br />
or until the election of their respective successors.<br />
Name Age Position<br />
Mario J. <strong>Gabelli</strong> ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 56 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive OÇcer and Chief Investment<br />
OÇcer, Director<br />
Stephen G. Bondi ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 40 Executive Vice President Ì Finance and Administration<br />
James E. McKeeÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 35 Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<br />
Robert S. ZuccaroÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 42 Vice President and Chief Financial OÇcer<br />
Douglas R. Jamieson ÏÏÏÏ 44 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating OÇcer of GAMCO<br />
Bruce N. Alpert ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 47 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating OÇcer of Funds<br />
Adviser<br />
Charles C. BaumÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 57 Director<br />
Richard B. BlackÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 65 Director<br />
Eamon M. Kelly ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 62 Director<br />
Karl Otto P ohlÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 69 Director<br />
Mario J. <strong>Gabelli</strong> has served as Chairman, Chief Executive OÇcer and Chief Investment OÇcer of the<br />
Company since November 1976. In connection with those responsibilities, he serves as Chairman and/or<br />
President of thirteen registered investment companies managed by Funds Adviser and as the primary Portfolio<br />
Manager for a signiÑcant majority of the Company's assets under management. Mr. <strong>Gabelli</strong> also serves as a<br />
Governor of the American Stock Exchange, Chairman and Chief Executive OÇcer of Lynch Corporation, a<br />
public company engaged in multimedia, specialized transportation and manufacturing and as a director of<br />
East/West Communications, Inc., a publicly-held communications services company. In addition,<br />
Mr. <strong>Gabelli</strong> is the sole employee of MJG Associates, Inc., which acts as a general partner of an equity fund,<br />
<strong>Gabelli</strong> Performance Partnership L.P., and investment manager of various oÅshore investment companies and<br />
other accounts. Prior to founding the Company, Mr. <strong>Gabelli</strong> served as a research analyst at William D. Witter<br />
from 1975 through 1977 and as a Vice President of Loeb, Rhoades & Co. from 1967 through 1975.<br />
Mr. <strong>Gabelli</strong> received a B.S. from Fordham University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University Graduate<br />
School of Business.<br />
Stephen G. Bondi joined the Company in 1982 and has served as Executive Vice President Ì Finance<br />
and Administration of the Company since 1997 and from 1982 to 1997 as a Ñnancial oÇcer in various<br />
capacities. Mr. Bondi also serves as Vice President of GAMCO, GSI and <strong>Gabelli</strong> & Company and is a<br />
director of <strong>Gabelli</strong> & Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bondi was an accountant with the<br />
accounting Ñrm of Spicer & Oppenheim. He holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Hofstra University, received<br />
an M.B.A. from Columbia University Graduate School of Business and is a CertiÑed Public Accountant.<br />
James E. McKee has served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company since<br />
August 1995 and as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of GAMCO since December 1993.<br />
Mr. McKee also serves as Secretary of the Company's subsidiaries and all of the Mutual Funds except the<br />
Treasurer's Funds. Prior to joining the Company, he was a Branch Chief with the Commission in New York<br />
from 1992 to 1993 and a StaÅ Attorney with the Commission from 1989 through 1992, where he worked on<br />
matters involving registered investment advisers and investment companies. Mr. McKee received a B.A. from<br />
the University of Michigan and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.<br />
Robert S. Zuccaro has served as Vice President and Chief Financial OÇcer of the Company since<br />
June 1, 1998. Prior to joining the Company, he was Vice President and Treasurer of Cybex International, Inc.,<br />
an international, publicly held manufacturer of medical, rehabilitative and Ñtness products, from 1992 to 1997,<br />
and served as its Corporate Controller from 1984 to 1997. Mr. Zuccaro was previously with Shearson Lehman<br />
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