Mark E. Bradley Email & Phone Number

Maine And Florida

Former Mutual Fund CFO & Treasurer, retired in April 2021, with extensive knowledge in all aspects of fund operations. Interested in applying my expertise as a mutual fund Independent Director. Known for successfully interfacing with Fund Boards on a wide variety routine and extraordinary Board governance issues and concerns. Frequent speaker on industry issues including the ICI and IDC. Capable representative of shareholder interests with a reputation of practicality, fairness and integrity.

Boston, Ma

• Responsible for Fund Administration & Controllership Services and Oversight of Fund Accounting for 40+ funds. Includes management of all mutual fund tax and financial reporting matters.• Head of fund’s Valuation Committee and member of Operating and Liquidity-Risk Committees.• Direct liaison with the Board and Audit Committee on fund-related financing, reporting, tax and regulatory matters. Principal negotiator in Management Company’s annual 15C contract renewal process with the funds. • Manage and administer relationships with multiple financing entities, fund accounting agent and fund’s auditor. Establish quality standards, performance monitoring and fee negotiations for these relationships.• Serve as Interested Trustee for specialized vehicles such as off-shore partnerships and Commodity Funds.

Boston, Ma

• Direct liaison with the Board and Audit Committee on fund-related treasury, financial, tax and regulatory matters. Oversaw and reported on value-added services including Trading Cost analysis reviews, directed brokerage, commission recapture and securities lending programs.• Managed and administered relationships with custody bank and fund’s auditor. Established quality standards, performance monitoring and fee negotiations.• Led Administrative and Legal team through launch of complex’s first leveraged, closed-end mutual fund (AMEX: RIF) raising $90M. Directly interfaced with corporate Transfer Agent, attorneys, SEC, AMEX, rating agencies and Auction Agent.• Created, documented and modified processes to accommodate financial statement certification as required by Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Established procedures to conform with the other aspects of legislation including auditor rotation and audit committee composition.

• Extensive off-shore experience in establishing and maintaining investment products in markets including Luxembourg, UK, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Cayman Islands and Japan. • Led multi-disciplinary operational team that launched firm’s first UK Open-End Investment Company (“OEIC”) family.• Direct liaison with multiple MFS Boards and Audit Committees on fund-related treasury, financial, tax and regulatory matters (US and non-US). Worked closely with new Audit Committee chair on industry and regulatory initiatives. Oversaw significant portions of a complex-wide proxy initiative. Acclimated five new Board members elected as a result of the proxy to MFS. • Managed and coordinated relationships with audit firms, accounting agents and custodians around the world including setting & monitoring performance standards and fees. In 2001, hired audit firms in Edinburgh, Taiwan and India.• Developed, maintained and enhanced operational controls and systems to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, Internal Revenue Code & regulations and other statutory requirements. Also controlled and monitored fund expense payments.• Established internal customer surveys and responses to improve areas noted in surveys. Established and directed a new broad-based training program based on survey comments.• Led development efforts for new applications to handle straddles, forwards & wash sales Assured that these new systems were properly incorporated into departmental operations.

• Led Tax and Financial Reporting departments for the one of the US’s largest mutual fund complexes servicing over 100 mutual funds and 30 institutional accounts representing over $170B in assets.• Planned, directed and controlled $1.5M budget and a staff of 35. Consistently exceeded budgetary expectations and cost reduction goals.• Coordinated production of all annual and semi-annual financial statements, quarterly reports for closed-end funds, NSAR and N-1A filings, income and excise tax returns, year-end reallocations, monthly distribution monitoring and trust partnership returns.• Instituted technological initiatives including automated financial reporting & typesetting system, early use of Internet communication, electronic tax research system and automated tax return system.• Devised and instituted creative tax strategies and business structures to enhance investment alternatives for portfolio managers while reducing financial risks.• Oversaw wide range of administrative management tasks including recruiting, hiring & terminations, disaster recovery, relocation planning, staff development, goal setting and workflow reengineering.

• Provided corporate and individual tax services including tax planning & compliance, corporate restructuring, SEC compliance, and representation before the IRS and state revenue agencies. Dealt extensively with various aspects of taxation of financial instruments & entities including RICs and investment partnerships. Developed and maintained extensive client relationships. • Advanced from entry-level staff to executive ranks.• Supervised managers, seniors, staff, associates and interns. Served as mentor/counselor for new staff members and served as instructor at firm-sponsored educational courses. • Designed and taught various securities taxation courses for E&Y National Tax educational programs.• Oversaw planning, budgeting, installation of the first Boston Office Tax local area network and systems design including hardware & software evaluation and purchase.• Designed, implemented and led training programs for staff introducing MS Windows, word-processing, spreadsheet, remote communications, database, utility and proprietary tax programs.

Master Of Laws - Llm, Taxation

Juris Doctor, Law, With Honors

Bs, Accountancy, With Honors

Activities and Societies: Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE); Jazz Band President