Laurissa Martire
About Laurissa Martire
Laurissa M. Martire serves as Vice President and Ombudsman of GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (GGN); she has held officer roles with the Fund since 2010 and was born in 1976. Her principal occupation is Senior Vice President at GAMCO Investors, Inc. (since 2019), with prior roles at GAMCO from 2003–2019; her business address is One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422 . Proxy statements focus on governance and do not provide Fund-level TSR, revenue growth, or EBITDA metrics; shareholders are directed to the Fund’s annual report for performance disclosure .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAMCO Investors, Inc. | Senior Vice President | 2019–present | Adviser-side leadership across the Gabelli Fund Complex supporting closed-end fund operations |
| GAMCO Investors, Inc. | Other positions | 2003–2019 | Progression through roles at GAMCO Investors (details not itemized in proxy) |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabelli Fund Complex (registered investment companies) | Vice President and/or Ombudsman | 2010–present | Cross-fund officer and ombudsman function for closed-end funds within the complex |
Fixed Compensation
The Fund’s proxy discloses Trustee compensation and “officers, if any, who were compensated by the Fund rather than the Adviser.” Laurissa Martire is not listed among officers compensated by the Fund; only Molly A.F. Marion (Vice President and Ombudsman) appears with amounts for FY2022–FY2024 .
| Item | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base salary (Fund-paid) | Not disclosed for Martire | Not disclosed for Martire | Not disclosed for Martire | Officer compensation table shows Fund-paid amounts for Molly A.F. Marion only; Martire not listed |
| Target bonus % | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | No salary/bonus detail provided for Martire in proxies |
| Actual bonus paid | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed in proxies |
Performance Compensation
No disclosure of RSUs/PSUs, options, performance metrics, or vesting schedules tied to Laurissa Martire appears in the Fund’s DEF 14A proxies for 2023–2025 .
| Incentive Type | Metric | Weighting | Target | Actual | Payout | Vesting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity awards (RSUs/PSUs) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Options | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Annual bonus | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Equity Ownership & Alignment
The proxies provide beneficial ownership tables for Trustees and selected executive officers; Laurissa Martire is not included in the executive officer ownership tables, and no share counts or percentages are disclosed for her .
| Item | Disclosure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total beneficial ownership (shares) | Not disclosed for Martire | Executive officer ownership tables do not include Martire |
| Ownership as % of shares outstanding | Not disclosed | |
| Vested vs. unvested shares | Not disclosed | |
| Options (exercisable/unexercisable) | Not disclosed | |
| Shares pledged as collateral | Not disclosed | |
| Insider filing compliance | Fund reports Section 16(a) compliance by insiders in each year |
Employment Terms
| Term | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employment start date (Fund officer) | Since 2010 | |
| Role and year of birth | Vice President and Ombudsman; 1976 | |
| Officer term | Indefinite; officers hold office until resignation/retirement or successor election/qualification | |
| Contract term length, expiration, auto-renewal | Not disclosed | |
| Severance / change-of-control provisions | Not disclosed | |
| Non-compete / non-solicit / garden leave | Not disclosed | |
| Clawbacks / tax gross-ups / deferred comp / pension | Not disclosed | |
| Perquisites | Not disclosed |
Investment Implications
- Compensation transparency is limited: proxies do not disclose Martire’s salary/bonus or any equity-based compensation, and Fund-paid officer compensation tables list only Molly A.F. Marion. This constrains pay-for-performance analysis and visibility into vesting or selling pressure tied to equity awards .
- Tenure and continuity: Martire has served as a Fund officer since 2010 under an indefinite term framework, suggesting organizational stability in the officer cohort; changes would be signaled by future proxies or regulatory filings .
- Alignment unknown: Martire is absent from executive officer beneficial ownership tables, leaving share ownership, pledging, and hedging unverified; monitor future disclosures and Section 16 filings as the Fund indicates insiders have complied historically .
- Actionable monitoring: prioritize upcoming DEF 14A filings and the Fund’s annual/semiannual reports for any updates to officer disclosures; governance and committee structures remain robust at the Board level, but officer-specific compensation/ownership details are not itemized in current proxies .