Tortoise Capital Advisors Remembers Founding Board Member Dr. John R. Graham
24 December 2013 - 8:27AM
Business Wire
Tortoise Capital Advisors mourns the loss of Dr. John R. Graham,
a valued and influential founding member of its closed-end fund
board of directors, who died on Dec. 20, 2013 after a courageous
battle with cancer.
He leaves a lasting legacy of being a diligent board member who
cared passionately about the investors he represented. During his
decade of service, John played an integral role in creating a high
standard of governance as the nominating and governance committee
chair for the Tortoise closed-end funds. As importantly, John was a
respectful, humble person who enriched the lives of those who knew
him. He will be missed. Our condolences go to John’s family and our
thoughts are with them at this time.
Biography
Dr. Graham, in addition to his service with the Tortoise
closed-end funds, served as executive-in-residence and professor of
finance in the College of Business at Kansas State University. His
academic career included over 30 professional papers and
publications.
In addition to his leadership in the classroom teaching academic
theory, Dr. Graham also applied his passion for finance through
leadership in the field, with more than 40 years of financial and
investment management experience, including 21 years as chief
executive officer of Kansas Farm Bureau Financial Services and
seven affiliated companies including the Farm Bureau Insurance
Companies and FB Capital Management, a registered investment
advisor. He was chairman and chief executive officer of Graham
Capital Management, Inc. (GCM), a financial services company which
arranges financing, makes and manages public equity, private equity
and real estate investments.
About Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C.
Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. is an investment manager
specializing in listed energy investments. As of Nov. 30, 2013, the
adviser had approximately $13.7 billion of assets under management
in NYSE-listed closed-end investment companies, open-end funds and
other accounts. Tortoise serves as the investment adviser for seven
closed-end funds: Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp. (TYG),
Tortoise Energy Capital Corp. (TYY), Tortoise North American Energy
Corp. (TYN), Tortoise MLP Fund (NTG), Tortoise Pipeline &
Energy Fund (TTP), Tortoise Energy Independence Fund (NDP) and
Tortoise Power & Energy Infrastructure Fund (TPZ).
Tortoise’s closed-end fund board of directors include
independent members Conrad Ciccotello and Charles Heath, incoming
independent member Rand Berney, as well as board members H. Kevin
Birzer, chairman of Tortoise’s closed-end funds and senior managing
director of Tortoise, and Terry Matlack, chief executive officer of
Tortoise’s closed-end funds and managing director of Tortoise. For
more information, visit www.tortoiseadvisors.com.
Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C.Pam Kearney,
866-362-9331Investor Relationspkearney@tortoiseadvisors.com
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