James Bowen - First Trust Chairman of the Board of Trustees

James Bowen is Fund Manager at First Trust Strategic
Mr. James A. Bowen is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of First Trust Strategic High Income Fund II. He is Chief Executive Officer of First Trust Advisors and First Trust Portfolios L.P. and, until January 23, 2012, also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the First Trust Funds. Mr. Bowen is involved in the daytoday management of the First Trust Funds and serves on the Executive Committee. He has over 28 years of experience in the investment company business in sales, sales management and executive management. Mr. Bowen has served as a Trustee of each Fund since its inception and of the First Trust Funds since 1999.
Age 61
Tenure 12 years

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First Trust Strategic 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
Mark Bradley, President CEO
Thomas Kadlec, Independent Trustee

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