Kristi Maher - First Trust Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant Secretary

FGB Fund  USD 4.31  0.04  0.94%   
Kristi Maher is Fund Manager at First Trust Specialty
Ms. Kristi A. Maher is Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary of First Trust Specialty Finance Financial Opportunities Fund. She was Deputy General Counsel, Assistant General Counsel, First Trust Advisors L.P. and First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Age 54
Tenure 14 years
Phone630-765-8000
Webhttps://www.ftportfolios.com/Retail/Cef/CefSummary.aspx?Ticker=FGB

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First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund was formed on March 20, 2007 and domiciled in the United States. Specialty Finance operates under Asset Management classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The fund is not classified under any group at the present time.

First Trust Specialty Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the First Trust's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: First Trust inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of First. The board's role is to monitor First Trust's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. First Trust'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, First Trust's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
James Bowen, Executive Chairman and Member of Executive Committee
Richard Erickson, Lead Independent Trustee
Niel Nielson, Lead Independent Trustee
Robert Keith, Lead Independent Trustee
James Dykas, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer
Denise Keefe, Trustee
Kristi Maher, Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant Secretary
Daniel Lindquist, Vice President
Donald Swade, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer
Thomas Kadlec, Independent Trustee
W Jardine, Secretary, Chief Legal Officer

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