Noreen Roberson
About Noreen Roberson
Noreen Roberson is 61 and serves as Assistant Treasurer of The European Equity Fund, Inc. (EEA) beginning in 2025; she is a Vice President at DWS and a Senior Specialist in Fund Administration, with officer roles across other DWS US registered investment companies in the Fund Complex . The proxy does not disclose individual officer compensation, fund-level pay metrics, or performance measures (TSR, revenue/EBITDA growth), and states that officers receive no compensation from the Fund . Form 3 filed May 12, 2025 reports no beneficial ownership of EEA securities as of the May 9, 2025 event date, aligning with the proxy’s “None” entry for her fund share holdings as of May 16, 2025 .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| The European Equity Fund, Inc. (EEA) | Assistant Treasurer | Since 2025 | Officer across Fund Complex (also serves in officer roles at the other DWS closed-end funds) |
| DWS Group – Fund Administration | Vice President; Senior Specialist | Past five years (ongoing) | Fund Administration (Senior Specialist) supporting DWS US registered investment companies |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| None disclosed in EEA’s proxy | — | — | The executive officer table lists no external directorships or roles for Roberson |
Fixed Compensation
- No compensation is paid by the Fund to officers; the proxy does not report base salary, target bonus, or equity awards for Fund officers (they are DWS employees) .
Performance Compensation
- The proxy provides no officer-level performance incentive design (metrics, weightings, targets, payouts), and states officers receive no compensation from the Fund .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Item | As of Date | Value/Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Beneficial ownership of EEA common stock (Form 3) | 05/09/2025 event; filed 05/12/2025 | No securities beneficially owned |
| Beneficial ownership of EEA common stock (Proxy) | 05/16/2025 | None listed for Roberson in the executive officers table |
| Group holdings (Directors, Nominees, Executive Officers) | 05/16/2025 | 3,930 shares as a group, less than 1% of outstanding; individual holdings for Roberson: None |
| Officer election cadence | Annual | Officers are elected annually by the Board at its meeting following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders |
| Cross-fund officer roles | Ongoing | Roberson also serves as an officer of the other funds in the Fund Complex |
Employment Terms
- Officers are elected annually by the Board following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders .
- The proxy does not include employment contracts, severance, change-of-control terms, clawbacks, tax gross-ups, or ownership guidelines for officers; the Fund has no compensation committee because it has no employees .
Investment Implications
- Alignment and selling pressure: Roberson reports zero beneficial ownership in EEA (Form 3 and proxy), so near‑term insider selling pressure tied to personal EEA holdings is minimal .
- Pay-for-performance signals are limited: Officers receive no compensation from the Fund and the proxy provides no performance incentive framework for officers, reducing compensation-alignment signal extraction at the Fund level .
- Governance cadence: Annual officer elections and cross‑fund roles indicate standardized DWS governance and administrative continuity; monitor for any future Item 5.02 8‑Ks or Form 4 filings for changes in role, ownership, or award activity .