Mark L. Winget
About Mark L. Winget
Mark L. Winget (born 1968) serves as Vice President and Secretary of the Nuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (SPXX) and has been an officer in the Nuveen fund complex since 2008 . Officers of the Funds receive no compensation from the Funds; compensation details for officers (other than the CCO arrangement described) are not provided at the fund level . In the 2025 proxy, Winget signs as Vice President and Secretary and is named as one of the appointed proxies for the 2025 annual meeting .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years (ongoing) | Listed among principal occupations (past 5 years) |
| Nuveen Securities, LLC | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years (ongoing) | Listed among principal occupations (past 5 years) |
| Teachers Advisors, LLC | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years (ongoing) | Listed among principal occupations (past 5 years) |
| TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years (ongoing) | Listed among principal occupations (past 5 years) |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | Past 5 years (ongoing) | Listed among principal occupations (past 5 years) |
| Nuveen (parent) | Vice President and Associate General Counsel | Past 5 years (ongoing) | Listed among principal occupations (past 5 years) |
External Roles
- The DEF 14A lists Winget’s principal occupations within Nuveen/TIAA investment entities; no external public company directorships are listed for him in the Officers section .
Fixed Compensation
| Component | Amount | Source/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation from SPXX (Fund-level) | $0 | “The Funds have no employees. The officers of the Funds serve without any compensation from the Funds.” |
| CCO reference (for context on fund reimbursement) | N/A | CCO is paid by the Adviser; Funds reimburse an allocable portion of the Adviser’s cost of the CCO’s incentive comp (illustrates officer pay handled at Adviser level, not Fund) |
Performance Compensation
| Incentive Type | Metric Linkage | Terms/Payouts | Vesting | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund-level bonus/stock/options (officers) | — | — | — | No officer incentive awards are disclosed at the Fund level; officers serve without compensation from the Funds |
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Metric | Value | As Of | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPXX common shares outstanding | 17,960,021 | Feb 18, 2025 | Shares entitled to vote at the 2025 meeting |
| Beneficial ownership by Board Members and executive officers as a group (each Fund) | <1% of outstanding shares | Feb 18, 2025 | Group ownership across each Fund in the complex; individual officer holdings not itemized in proxy |
Employment Terms
| Term Element | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Vice President and Secretary | |
| Year of Birth | 1968 | |
| Length of Time Served | Since 2008 (officer of a fund in the Nuveen complex) | |
| Term of Office | Indefinite; officers are elected by the Board on an annual basis to serve until successors are elected and qualified | |
| Compensation from Fund | Officers serve without compensation from the Funds | |
| Address | 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606 | |
| Proxy Appointment | Named proxy for 2025 annual meeting (with McCarthy and McCann) | |
| Section 16(a)/30(h) Compliance | Funds believe Board Members and officers complied with all applicable filing requirements in the last fiscal year |
Investment Implications
- No fund-level pay-for-performance alignment for officers: because officers serve without compensation from the Funds, there are no disclosed fund-linked salary/bonus/equity metrics for Winget; any compensation would be at the Adviser level and is not detailed in SPXX’s proxy .
- Tenure and role stability: Winget has served as an officer since 2008 with ongoing legal/secretary responsibilities across Nuveen/TIAA entities, and officers are elected annually with indefinite terms, suggesting continuity in fund governance administration rather than investment decision-making influence .
- Insider trading/ownership signals are limited: the proxy aggregates officer ownership with Board Members, indicating less than 1% group ownership per fund and notes full Section 16 compliance; there are no individual officer holdings or transactional details in the proxy to infer selling pressure or pledging risk for Winget .
- Governance scope: Winget is an officer (not a Board Member) and is listed under Officers; the Board’s compensation, committees, and retainers apply to Independent Board Members, not to officers, further limiting compensation-alignment levers relevant to Winget at the Fund level .
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