James F. Kirchner
About James F. Kirchner
James F. Kirchner (born 1967) serves as Treasurer of Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (EVF) and has held this officer role across the Eaton Vance fund complex since 2007 . He is a Vice President of Eaton Vance Management (EVM) and Boston Management and Research (BMR), and also a Vice President of Calvert Research and Management (CRM), with officer roles spanning 122–127 registered investment companies during the past five years . EVF’s proxy does not present officer-specific performance metrics (e.g., TSR, revenue, EBITDA) or compensation linkages; Board materials emphasize fund oversight by noninterested trustees and adviser reporting rather than individual officer targets or pay .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust (EVF) | Treasurer | 2007–present | Officer responsible for fund treasury functions; also serves as an officer across the Eaton Vance funds complex . |
| Eaton Vance Management (EVM) | Vice President | Past five years (ongoing; start date not disclosed) | Senior officer role at the investment adviser; benefits indirectly from advisory/administration fees paid by EVF to EVM . |
| Boston Management and Research (BMR) | Vice President | Past five years (ongoing; start date not disclosed) | Senior officer role at an affiliate adviser within the fund complex . |
| Calvert Research and Management (CRM) | Vice President | 2016–present | Senior officer role at CRM; officer of 45–46 CRM-advised or administered registered investment companies . |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Vance funds complex | Officer of 122–127 registered investment companies | Past five years | Officer count reflects the broader complex; numbers vary by year/reporting date . |
| CRM-advised/ administered funds | Officer of 45–46 registered investment companies | 2016–present | Officer footprint across CRM vehicles . |
Fixed Compensation
- Not disclosed by the Fund. EVF’s proxy provides detailed Trustee fee schedules but does not disclose officer salary, bonus, or cash compensation for fund officers, who are employees of Eaton Vance (an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley) and benefit indirectly from advisory/administration fees paid by EVF to EVM .
Performance Compensation
- Not disclosed by the Fund. The proxy contains no officer-level targets (e.g., revenue growth, EBITDA, TSR) or payout formulas for EVF officers; Board materials focus on oversight of the adviser rather than officer incentive plans .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Metric | Disclosure | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Beneficial ownership of EVF by Trustees and executive officers (as a group) | Less than 1% of outstanding Common Shares and/or APS | July 29, 2025 |
| Individual officer ownership detail (Kirchner) | Not separately disclosed in proxy | N/A |
| Pledging/hedging by officers | Not disclosed in proxy | N/A |
- EVF reports group-level insider ownership but does not break out officer-specific holdings; no pledging/hedging disclosures for officers are provided .
Employment Terms
| Item | Terms |
|---|---|
| Position | Treasurer (EVF) |
| Officer since | 2007 |
| Term | Officers hold indefinite terms of office |
| Employer of record | Eaton Vance (indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley) |
| Compensation source | Officers benefit indirectly from advisory/administration fees paid by EVF to EVM; no officer comp detail disclosed by EVF |
| Non-compete / Non-solicit / Garden leave | Not disclosed in proxy |
| Severance / Change-in-control | Not disclosed in proxy |
| Clawbacks / Tax gross-ups | Not disclosed in proxy |
Performance & Track Record
- EVF’s proxy and governance sections emphasize Board oversight (investment, compliance, operational, valuation) and committee structure; they do not attribute fund performance to individual officers nor provide officer-linked performance scorecards .
- Section 16(a) compliance review shows no delinquent insider ownership filings for officers; one Trustee (Alan C. Bowser) filed a Form 3 late (no transactions reported) in the prior year proxy .
Governance Context (Officer vs. Trustee)
- Kirchner is an officer, not a Trustee; EVF’s Board is composed entirely of noninterested Trustees with multiple standing committees (Audit, Contract Review, Governance, Portfolio Management, Compliance Reports and Regulatory Matters, Closed-End Fund Committee) overseeing the adviser and fund operations .
- Trustee compensation levels and meeting cadence are disclosed; officer compensation is not .
Investment Implications
- Alignment: Group insider ownership under 1% suggests limited direct economic alignment at the fund level for combined Trustees/executives; individual officer ownership (including Kirchner) is not disclosed, and EVF officers are compensated by the adviser, not the fund, reducing direct pay-for-performance transparency at the fund entity .
- Retention risk: Kirchner’s long tenure (Treasurer since 2007) and ongoing senior roles at EVM/BMR/CRM indicate continuity; no employment term, severance, or change-of-control provisions are disclosed at the fund level for officers, which is typical for registered investment companies where officers are adviser employees .
- Trading signals: Lack of officer-level ownership detail and absence of disclosed officer equity grants or vesting schedules at EVF limit predictive insider-selling pressure analysis; Section 16(a) compliance shows no officer delinquencies, and the proxy provides no officer trading activity detail .
- Compensation governance: Trustee compensation is transparent; officer compensation and incentive plan metrics are not presented, implying that pay-for-performance levers reside within Morgan Stanley Investment Management/Eaton Vance rather than at EVF itself, limiting fund-level insight into officer incentives .