Nicolas Platt - Bancroft Fund Independent Trustee

BCV Stock  USD 18.06  0.00  0.00%   

Executive

Mr. Nicolas W. Platt is an Independent Trustee of Bancroft Fund Ltd. Mr. Platt is a private investor. He served as Mayor of the Township of Harding, New Jersey from 2013 to 2016, and is up for reelection in 2019. Mr. Platt is now serving on the Township Committee. He is a member of the Funds Nominating and ad hoc Proxy Voting Committees. He serves on comparable or other committees for another fund in the Fund Complex on whose board he sits. From 2009 until 2011, Mr. Platt served as Managing Director of FTI Consulting Inc., an international financial consulting company. Prior to March 2009, he was a senior executive with WPP Group, plc subsidiaries Ogilvy Worldwide and Young Rubicam Burson Marstellers corporate practice. He spent thirteen years in leadership roles at both the New York and American Stock Exchanges. At the AMEX, Mr. Platt oversaw the exchanges domestic and international listing efforts and was the liaison to the investment banking community. Mr. Platt is a member of the NYSE American LLC Committee on Securities, which reviews the continued exchange listing qualifications for companies. He sits on the boards of several nonpublic organizations since 1997.
Age 65
Tenure 28 years
Address One Corporate Center, Rye, NY, United States, 10580-1422
Phone914 921 5000
Webhttps://www.gabelli.com/Template/fundinfo.cfm?tid=
Platt received his Bachelor’s degree from Skidmore College and an M.A. in Economics from Columbia University.

Bancroft Fund Management Efficiency

Return On Tangible Assets is likely to climb to -0.31 in 2025. Return On Capital Employed is likely to climb to -0.0096 in 2025. Other Assets is likely to climb to about 142.5 M in 2025, whereas Total Assets are likely to drop slightly above 113 M in 2025. Bancroft Fund's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Bancroft Fund manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Bancroft Fund Limited has 9.49 M in debt. Bancroft Fund Limited has a current ratio of 0.49, suggesting that it has not enough short term capital to pay financial commitments when the payables are due. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Bancroft to invest in growth at high rates of return.

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Bancroft Fund Ltd. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors, Inc. Bancroft Fund Ltd. was formed on April 20, 1971 and is domiciled in the United States. Bancroft Convertible operates under Asset Management classification in the United States and is traded on NYSEMKT Exchange. Bancroft Fund Limited (BCV) is traded on NYSE MKT Exchange in USA. It is located in One Corporate Center, Rye, NY, United States, 10580-1422 and employs 19 people. Bancroft Fund is listed under Asset Management & Custody Banks category by Fama And French industry classification.

Management Performance

Bancroft Fund Limited Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Bancroft Fund's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Bancroft Fund inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Bancroft. The board's role is to monitor Bancroft Fund's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Bancroft Fund's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Bancroft Fund's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Laurissa Martire, Vice President and Ombudsman
CFA CFA, Portfolio Manager
Kuni Nakamura, Independent Trustee
Elizabeth Bogan, Independent Trustee
Mario Gabelli, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer - GAMCO Investors, Inc, Director
Michael Melarkey, Independent Trustee
Jane OKeeffe, President, Trustee
Bethany Uhlein, Vice President and Ombudsman
Agnes Mullady, Vice President
Richard Walz, Chief Compliance Officer
Frank Fahrenkopf, Independent Trustee
Peter Esq, VP Secretary
James Conn, Lead Independent Trustee
Nicolas Platt, Independent Trustee
Kinchen Bizzell, Independent Trustee
Andrea Mango, Vice President Secretary
Anthonie Ekris, Independent Trustee
Daniel Harding, Independent Trustee
John Ball, Treasurer of funds within the Gabelli, Principal Financial, Accounting Officer

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