Donald Swade - First Trust CFO, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer

FIF Fund  USD 18.35  0.04  0.22%   
Donald Swade is Fund Manager at First Trust Energy
Mr. Donald P. Swade is Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund. He is Vice President, First Trust Advisors L.P. and First Trust Portfolios L.P. Vice President, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC and Claymore Securities, Inc. .
Age 44
Tenure 8 years
Phone630-765-8000
Webhttps://www.ftportfolios.com/Retail/cef/cefsummary.aspx?Ticker=FIF

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First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund was formed on February 22, 2011 and is domiciled in the United States. FT Energy 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 Energy 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, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Richard Erickson, Independent Trustee
Niel Nielson, Independent Trustee
Robert Keith, Lead Independent Trustee
James Dykas, CFO, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer
Scott Jardine, Secretary
Kristi Maher, Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary
Daniel Lindquist, Vice President
Donald Swade, CFO, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer
Mark Bradley, President CEO
Thomas Kadlec, Independent Trustee

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