Mark Winget
About Mark Winget
Mark L. Winget (born 1968) is Vice President and Secretary of Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAZ), serving as an officer in the Nuveen fund complex since 2008. Over the past five years, he has held senior legal and fund administration roles across Nuveen, TIAA, Teachers Advisors, and TIAA‑CREF Investment Management, acting as Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Assistant Secretary, and Vice President/Assistant Secretary supporting fund governance and operations . NAZ’s proxies do not disclose TSR, revenue, or EBITDA metrics for officer performance; fund officers serve without compensation from the Funds, limiting pay‑for‑performance linkage at the fund level . He also regularly signs SEC filings on behalf of NAZ, including the 8‑K announcing board consolidation (October 13, 2023) .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAZ) | Vice President and Secretary | Since 2008 | Fund officer overseeing governance and corporate secretarial duties |
| Nuveen Securities, LLC | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years | Legal and fund administration support across Nuveen platforms |
| Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years | Fund governance and documentation for the Nuveen fund complex |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Vice President and Associate General Counsel; Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years | Investment adviser legal support and fund operations |
| Teachers Advisors, LLC | Vice President and Associate General Counsel; Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years | Legal support for TIAA fund vehicles and governance |
| TIAA‑CREF Investment Management, LLC | Vice President and Associate General Counsel; Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years | Legal/compliance support for mutual funds and separate accounts |
Fixed Compensation
- Officers of the Funds (including the Secretary) receive no compensation from the Funds; the Chief Compliance Officer’s compensation is paid by the Adviser and partially reimbursed by the Funds for incentive elements .
Performance Compensation
- Not disclosed for fund officers; NAZ proxies only detail Independent Board Member retainers and committee fees, not officer incentive structures .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Metric | NAZ (Arizona Quality) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Beneficial ownership (Board Members and officers as a group) | 0 shares | Group held less than 1% of outstanding shares as of Oct 22, 2025 |
| Individual officer holdings | Not itemized; group total is 0 | No pledging or hedging disclosures for officers in proxy |
Additional context:
- Officers/Board Members’ individual beneficial shareholdings of each Fund were each less than 1% of outstanding shares as of the record date .
- Appendix A lists 0 shares held for Board Members and officers as a group for NAZ .
Employment Terms
| Term | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Current position | Vice President and Secretary | |
| Term of office | Indefinite; officers elected by the Board annually to serve until successors are elected and qualified | |
| Length of service | Since 2008 (fund complex officer) | |
| Section 16 compliance | Funds report compliance with filing requirements; no delinquent reports in the last fiscal year |
Investment Implications
- Compensation alignment: Officers receive no fund‑level pay, and no incentive metrics are disclosed for officers; investors should not expect pay‑for‑performance alignment at the fund level for the Secretary role .
- Selling pressure: No insider ownership is itemized for officers; group holdings were 0 shares, implying limited direct ownership‑based selling pressure signals from officers .
- Retention and continuity: Tenure since 2008 suggests strong institutional continuity in fund governance and legal operations; Winget’s repeated designation as signatory on SEC filings underscores his ongoing role in governance execution .
- Red flags: Proxies report timely Section 16 compliance and provide no disclosures of pledging, hedging, clawbacks, severance, or change‑of‑control terms for officers—reducing governance risk signals from the Secretary role at the fund level .