Christian G. Wilson
About Christian G. Wilson
Christian G. Wilson (born 1968) serves as President and Chief/Principal Executive Officer of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (IHD) and the related Voya closed-end funds; he has held this officer role across all funds since September 2024, with his mailing address listed as 5780 Powers Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30327 . He signed the 2025 annual meeting invitation as President of the Funds, underscoring his current leadership role . Wilson concurrently serves as Director, President, and CEO of Voya Funds Services, LLC, Voya Capital, LLC, and Voya Investments, LLC (since September 2024), and previously led Product & Strategy (June 2024–Present), Global Client Portfolio Management (March 2023–June 2024), and Fixed Income Client Portfolio Management (July 2017–March 2023) at Voya Investment Management . Officer compensation is paid by Voya Investments, LLC or its affiliates (not by IHD), and the proxy does not disclose officer-specific pay metrics or tie compensation to TSR, revenue, or EBITDA for fund officers .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voya Investment Management | Head of Product and Strategy | Jun 2024 – Present | Leadership of product and strategy function |
| Voya Investment Management | Head of Global Client Portfolio Management | Mar 2023 – Jun 2024 | Led global client portfolio management |
| Voya Investment Management | Head of Fixed Income Client Portfolio Management | Jul 2017 – Mar 2023 | Led fixed income client portfolio management |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voya Funds Services, LLC | Director, President, and CEO | Sep 2024 – Present | Executive leadership of fund services entity |
| Voya Capital, LLC | Director, President, and CEO | Sep 2024 – Present | Executive leadership of capital entity |
| Voya Investments, LLC | Director, President, and CEO | Sep 2024 – Present | Executive leadership of investments entity |
Fixed Compensation
| Component | Paid by IHD Fund | Paid by Voya Investments LLC/Affiliates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Salary | No | Yes | Not disclosed in IHD proxy |
| Target Bonus % | No | Yes | Not disclosed in IHD proxy |
| Actual Bonus Paid | No | Yes | Not disclosed in IHD proxy |
| Perquisites | No | Yes | Not disclosed in IHD proxy |
Officer Compensation: “The officers… are compensated by Voya Investments, LLC or its affiliates. The officers are not paid by any Fund.”
Performance Compensation
| Metric | Weighting | Target | Actual | Payout | Vesting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not disclosed in IHD proxy | — | — | — | — | — |
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Item | Disclosure |
|---|---|
| Total beneficial ownership in IHD | Not disclosed in the IHD DEF 14A; proxy includes trustee ownership tables but does not provide officer ownership tables |
| Ownership as % of shares outstanding | Not disclosed |
| Vested vs unvested shares | Not disclosed |
| Options (exercisable vs unexercisable) | Not disclosed |
| Shares pledged as collateral | Not disclosed |
| Stock ownership guidelines | Trustee Ownership Policy applies to Independent Trustees, not officers |
| Compliance with ownership guidelines | Not applicable to officers per Trustee Ownership Policy framing |
Employment Terms
| Term | Detail |
|---|---|
| Officer position | President and Chief/Principal Executive Officer (All Funds) |
| Term of office and length of time served | 09/2024 – Present |
| Employment start date in current role | September 2024 (officer across all funds) |
| Employment contract term length | Not disclosed in IHD proxy |
| Severance provisions | Not disclosed in IHD proxy |
| Change-of-control provisions | Not disclosed in IHD proxy |
| Clawback provisions | Not disclosed in IHD proxy |
| Non-compete / non-solicit | Not disclosed in IHD proxy |
| Garden leave / post-termination consulting | Not disclosed in IHD proxy |
Investment Implications
- Compensation alignment with IHD performance is indirect: Wilson’s pay is set and paid by Voya Investments LLC, with no fund-level officer pay disclosures or performance-metric linkages in the IHD proxy; hence traditional pay-for-performance signals at the fund are unavailable .
- Insider selling/vesting pressure indicators are not disclosed for officers at the fund level; the proxy includes trustee ownership information but not officer beneficial ownership or pledging/hedging data, limiting trading signal analysis tied to officer equity actions in IHD .
- Tenure is recent (September 2024), suggesting ongoing leadership transition across the fund complex; monitor future 8-Ks and proxies for any compensation framework changes, ownership disclosures, or officer appointment/termination updates .
- Governance oversight and economic incentives at the fund level are primarily via Independent Trustee fee structures and ownership policies; officer incentives reside at the adviser level, making Voya Investments LLC’s internal compensation and retention practices the key levers for Wilson’s incentives and retention risk, not IHD’s board policies .
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