Katie Gebauer
About Katie Gebauer
Katie Gebauer is a Vice President of abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund (ASGI) and serves concurrently as Chief Compliance Officer—ETFs, including as Chief Compliance Officer for abrdn ETFs Advisors LLC. She has served as a fund officer since 2023 and joined abrdn Inc. in 2014. Her year of birth is 1986, and filings describe her expertise in ETF compliance and governance; Fund documents do not disclose education or performance metrics (e.g., TSR, revenue/EBITDA growth).
Past Roles
| Organization | Role/Title | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| abrdn Inc. | Various roles culminating in Chief Compliance Officer—ETFs | Joined 2014; current role noted in 2023–2025 filings | Oversight of ETF compliance and product governance in the Americas platform |
External Roles
| Organization | Role/Title | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| abrdn ETFs Advisors LLC | Chief Compliance Officer | Current (as disclosed in 2024–2025 filings) | Compliance leadership for ETF adviser affiliate to the Fund |
Fixed Compensation
- Officers of the Fund (including Gebauer) are employees of and compensated by the investment adviser or its affiliates; none of the Fund’s executive officers received compensation from the Fund for FY 2024.
Performance Compensation
- The Fund does not disclose incentive plan details (metrics, targets, payouts, or equity awards) for Fund officers because they are paid by abrdn Inc./affiliates, not by the Fund.
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Item | Detail | Date/Period |
|---|---|---|
| Initial Section 16 statement (Form 3) | No securities beneficially owned by Katie Lynn Gebauer at time of filing | Event date 03/20/2023; filed 03/30/2023 |
| Current individual ownership disclosure | Not individually disclosed for Gebauer in the 2025 proxy; note indicates Ms. Ferrari held none and Trustees’ individual ranges; officers and Trustees as a group owned <1% | As of 04/01/2025 (aggregate group <1%) |
| Pledging/hedging policies | No pledging/hedging policy or officer stock ownership guidelines were found in the reviewed Fund proxy materials | 2025 DEF 14A reviewed |
Implications:
- Historical Form 3 shows no initial stake, and no individual updates were identified in the Fund’s proxy; aggregate officer/Trustee ownership is de minimis (<1%), suggesting limited direct alignment via Fund equity at the Fund level.
Employment Terms
- Officers are elected annually by the Board and hold their positions until a successor has been duly elected and qualifies; no specific employment contracts, severance, or change-of-control terms for Fund officers are disclosed in the proxy.
Investment Implications
- Compensation alignment: Because Fund officers (including Gebauer) are paid by abrdn Inc. and not by the Fund, there is no Fund-level disclosure of base salary, bonus targets, or equity incentives tied to Fund performance; this limits pay-for-performance visibility for ASGI shareholders.
- Insider selling pressure: Gebauer’s initial Form 3 reported no beneficial ownership, and we identified no subsequent ownership change disclosures for her in the Fund materials reviewed; consequently, near-term selling pressure tied to her holdings appears immaterial at the Fund level.
- Ownership alignment: Aggregate officer/Trustee holdings are <1% of shares outstanding, and no pledging policy/guidelines were identified in the Fund proxy—taken together, the Fund-level alignment signal from officer share ownership is low.
- Retention and execution: Governance language indicates annual officer elections and ongoing compliance oversight; no Fund-level employment agreements or severance/change-of-control economics are disclosed for officers, implying retention dynamics are driven by abrdn Inc. policies rather than Fund-specific arrangements.
Notes on scope: The Fund’s filings provide officer identities, roles, and governance structure but do not provide adviser-level compensation plans, equity awards, or employment contracts for Fund officers. As a result, detailed compensation structure vs. performance metrics, vesting schedules, severance/change-of-control provisions, and ownership guideline compliance are not disclosed at the Fund level.