Jennifer Juste
About Jennifer Juste
Jennifer Juste (born 1980) serves as Chief Compliance Officer of Carlyle Credit Income Fund (CCIF) and has held the role since May 2024 . Her background includes serving as Vice President at The Carlyle Group since 2022 and senior compliance/legal roles at Natixis Investment Managers affiliates (Deputy Chief Compliance Officer/Deputy General Counsel at Mirova US LLC in 2020–2022; Chief Compliance Officer/General Counsel at Ostrum US LLC in 2019–2020) . As part of the Fund’s risk oversight, the Board receives a quarterly report from the Fund’s chief compliance officer . Education credentials and TSR/operational performance metrics for her tenure are not disclosed in CCIF proxy materials .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Carlyle Group | Vice President | 2022–present | Not disclosed in CCIF proxies |
| Mirova US LLC (Natixis IM) | Deputy Chief Compliance Officer; Deputy General Counsel | 2020–2022 | Not disclosed in CCIF proxies |
| Ostrum US LLC (Natixis IM) | Chief Compliance Officer; General Counsel | 2019–2020 | Not disclosed in CCIF proxies |
External Roles
No external board/committee roles or outside directorships for Jennifer Juste are disclosed in CCIF proxy materials .
Fixed Compensation
- CCIF’s proxies state that Fund officers do not receive compensation from the Fund; compensation details for officers (including base salary, bonus, equity) are not disclosed at the Fund level .
| Component | FY 2023 | FY 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation paid by CCIF to Fund officers | Officers do not receive compensation from the Fund | Officers do not receive compensation from the Fund |
Performance Compensation
- No disclosure of incentive metrics, targets, or payouts for Fund officers; officers’ compensation is not provided by the Fund and is not detailed in CCIF proxies .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Metric | As of Jun 30, 2024 | As of Jun 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Nominees/Trustees/Officers group ownership as % of outstanding shares | <1% | <1% |
| Individual holdings for Jennifer Juste | Not disclosed in CCIF proxies | Not disclosed in CCIF proxies |
| Shares pledged/hedged | Not disclosed in CCIF proxies | Not disclosed in CCIF proxies |
| Stock ownership guidelines (officers) | Not disclosed in CCIF proxies | Not disclosed in CCIF proxies |
Additional context on major holders (for alignment backdrop): The Carlyle Group held 22.91% of Common Shares as of July 11, 2025 , and Eagle Point Credit Management held 20.09% of Preferred Shares as of July 2, 2025 .
Employment Terms
- Employment agreement terms (severance, change-of-control triggers, accelerated vesting, non-compete/non-solicit, deferred comp/pension, perquisites, clawbacks, tax gross-ups) for Fund officers are not disclosed in CCIF proxies .
- Governance touchpoints: Jennifer Juste is named as a proxy for shareholder meetings in CCIF proxy cards, reflecting administrative and governance responsibilities in meeting processes . Notices of annual meeting are signed “/s/ Jennifer Juste, Chief Compliance Officer” .
- Risk oversight: Independent Trustees meet separately with the Fund’s chief compliance officer at least annually as part of the Board’s leadership structure and oversight framework . The Board receives quarterly compliance reports from the chief compliance officer .
Investment Implications
- Pay-for-performance visibility: Compensation for Fund officers is not paid by CCIF and is not disclosed at the Fund level, limiting direct analysis of salary/bonus/equity alignment and incentive metric rigor for Jennifer Juste .
- Ownership alignment: Officers/trustees as a group own less than 1% of outstanding shares, suggesting minimal direct equity alignment or insider selling pressure from officer holdings; no pledging/hedging disclosures found .
- Retention and change-of-control economics: No officer employment agreements or severance/change-of-control terms are disclosed, constraining retention risk and transition planning analysis for the CCO role .
- Governance and compliance: The Board’s structured engagement with the chief compliance officer (quarterly reports; separate sessions) is a positive control environment indicator amid credit fund regulatory complexity .
- Trading signals: Lack of Form 4-level insider transaction data in proxies and minimal disclosed officer ownership imply low near-term insider-selling pressure signals; Section 16(a) filings were in compliance per CCIF’s reports for the last disclosed fiscal years .