Alyssa Asbury
About Alyssa Asbury
Alyssa Asbury serves as Assistant Secretary of The European Equity Fund, Inc. (EEA), an officer role she has held since 2020; she is age 30 and is employed by DWS, where her principal occupation is “Vice President, DWS; Fund Administration (Senior Specialist), DWS.” The officer mailing address is c/o DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc., 875 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. EEA discloses that officers are not compensated by the Fund, and Asbury reported no beneficial ownership of EEA common stock as of May 16, 2025, indicating minimal fund-level pay-for-performance linkage and direct equity alignment at EEA .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Notes/Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| EEA (The European Equity Fund, Inc.) | Assistant Secretary | 2020–present | Fund officer role supporting corporate administration and governance functions (title disclosed) |
| DWS | Fund Administration (Senior Specialist) | Not disclosed (current) | Principal occupation disclosed at DWS; details of tenure not provided |
| DWS | Vice President | As of 2025 | Title disclosed; start date not provided |
External Roles
No external directorships or committee roles for Asbury are disclosed in EEA’s proxy materials .
Fixed Compensation
EEA states officers receive no compensation from the Fund. Asbury’s compensation (if any) is paid by DWS and is not disclosed in EEA’s proxy.
| Component | EEA Amount/Status |
|---|---|
| Base salary paid by EEA ($) | $0 |
| Target bonus % (EEA) | Not applicable (no officer pay at Fund) |
| Actual bonus paid by EEA ($) | Not applicable |
| Perquisites (EEA) | Not applicable |
| Pension/SERP (EEA) | Not applicable |
| Deferred compensation (EEA) | Not applicable |
Performance Compensation
EEA pays no officer compensation; no performance metrics, weights, or payouts apply at the Fund level.
| Metric | Weighting | Target | Actual | Payout | Vesting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not applicable at EEA (no officer compensation) | — | — | — | — | — |
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Total beneficial ownership (shares) | 0 (reported as “None”) |
| Ownership as % of shares outstanding | 0% (derived from “None”) |
| Vested vs unvested shares | Not applicable (no holdings) |
| Options (exercisable/unexercisable; in-the-money) | Not disclosed; no options referenced |
| Shares pledged as collateral | Not disclosed; no holdings |
| Stock ownership guidelines (EEA) | Not disclosed |
| Compliance with guidelines | Not disclosed |
Group context: All Directors, nominees, and executive officers as a group (13 persons) owned 3,930 EEA shares (<1% of outstanding) as of May 16, 2025; individual officer holdings for Asbury were “None” .
Employment Terms
| Term | Disclosure |
|---|---|
| Role | Assistant Secretary |
| Employment start date in role | Since 2020 |
| Officer election/term | Officers are elected annually by the Board at its meeting following the Annual Meeting |
| Contract term length/expiration | Not disclosed |
| Auto-renewal | Not disclosed |
| Non-compete/non-solicit | Not disclosed |
| Garden leave | Not disclosed |
| Severance provisions | Not disclosed |
| Change-of-control terms | Not disclosed |
| Clawback provisions | Not disclosed |
| Mailing address | 875 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022 |
Investment Implications
- Pay-for-performance linkage: EEA pays no compensation to officers, so Fund-level incentives or performance metrics (e.g., revenue, EBITDA, TSR) do not apply to Asbury’s role; any compensation drivers would be at DWS and are not disclosed in EEA’s proxy, limiting investor visibility into incentive alignment .
- Insider selling pressure and vesting: With zero reported EEA share ownership and no disclosed options/RSUs at the Fund, near-term selling pressure or vesting overhang tied to Asbury is negligible at EEA .
- Alignment via ownership: Reported “None” for EEA shares reduces direct fund-level alignment for Asbury; governance alignment relies on DWS employment and annual officer elections by the Board rather than equity exposure .
- Retention and transition risk: Employment terms (contract, severance, CoC) are not disclosed; however, officer elections are annual, and Asbury’s role is administrative/legal-adjacent, suggesting low impact on portfolio outcomes and minimal trading signal relevance absent broader leadership changes .