David J. Lamb
About David J. Lamb
David J. Lamb is Chief Administrative Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of Nuveen Global High Income Fund (JGH). He has served as an officer in the Nuveen fund complex since 2015 and is a Senior Managing Director at Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, Nuveen Securities, LLC, and Nuveen, LLC; his business address is 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606, and year of birth is 1963 . Officers of the Funds receive no compensation from the Funds; fund filings (e.g., Form N‑PX) are signed by Lamb in his capacity as Chief Administrative Officer, evidencing accountability for regulatory reporting .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen (Fund Advisors, Securities, Nuveen, LLC) | Senior Managing Director; previously held various positions with Nuveen | Since 2015 (officer service in fund complex) | Principal Executive Officer for JGH; signs SEC filings (e.g., N‑PX), overseeing administrative and reporting functions |
External Roles
No external board or committee roles for David J. Lamb are disclosed in JGH’s N‑2/N‑2A or DEF 14A filings .
Fixed Compensation
Officers are not paid by the Fund; compensation (where applicable) is paid by the Adviser (Nuveen), with the Fund reimbursing only an allocable portion of the CCO’s incentive compensation. No base salary or bonus details for Lamb are disclosed in Fund documents.
| Component | Amount/Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation from JGH (Fund) | $0 | “The officers of the Funds serve without any compensation from the Funds.” |
| Adviser-paid compensation (Nuveen) | Not disclosed | Fund filings do not provide Lamb’s Adviser-level pay |
Performance Compensation
No performance metric targets, weightings, or payout formulas are disclosed for Fund officers. Fund-level filings specify that officers receive no compensation from the Funds; any Adviser-level incentive arrangements for Lamb are not disclosed .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Beneficial ownership (group) | Board Members and executive officers as a group beneficially owned less than 1% of outstanding shares of each Fund; for JGH, group holdings were 16,475 shares as of 12/31/2024 |
| Shares outstanding (JGH common) | 23,177,392 common shares outstanding as of record date Feb 18, 2025 |
| Officer individual holdings | Not disclosed for Lamb; only group totals provided |
| Pledging/hedging | No pledging or hedging by officers disclosed in Fund filings |
| Section 16(a) compliance | Fund believes Board Members and officers complied with all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements during the last fiscal year |
| Stock ownership guidelines | Governance principle applies to Independent Board Members (invest ≥ one year of compensation), not officers |
Employment Terms
| Term | Detail |
|---|---|
| Title | Chief Administrative Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
| Term of office | Indefinite |
| Length of service | Since 2015 |
| Business address | 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606 |
| Year of birth | 1963 |
| Principal occupation (past 5 years) | Senior Managing Director at Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Nuveen Securities, LLC; and Nuveen, LLC |
| Employment agreement, severance, change-of-control | Not disclosed in Fund filings |
| Non‑compete / non‑solicit / garden leave | Not disclosed in Fund filings |
| Post‑termination consulting | Not disclosed in Fund filings |
Investment Implications
- Pay-for-performance assessment is constrained: Fund officers are unpaid by the Funds, and Adviser-level compensation details for Lamb are not disclosed, leaving no visibility into incentive metrics, vesting schedules, or payout alignment .
- Insider alignment appears limited at the Fund level: group ownership by Board Members and officers is <1% of JGH shares (16,475 shares), and no pledging is disclosed; individual officer holdings for Lamb are not provided, limiting precision on “skin-in-the-game” analysis .
- Governance oversight is strong via a unitary independent board and established committees (Audit, Compliance/Risk, Investment, Dividend, Nominating/Governance, Closed-End Fund), with Lamb responsible for signing filings and serving as Principal Executive Officer—an administrative accountability signal rather than a trading catalyst .
- Trading signals: absent Form 4/insider sale disclosures in Fund filings and no officer-level comp vesting schedules, there is no evidence of near-term insider selling pressure or compensation-driven catalysts based on public Fund documents; monitor Adviser-level disclosures or any future 8‑K Item 5.02 events for changes .