GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE:GBL) announced today that Vince Capurso has
rejoined the management team of GAMCO as General Tax Counsel. He will
also re-assume the position of Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of GGCP, GAMCO’s controlling shareholder.
Vince originally joined GAMCO in 2000 as Vice President and Tax Counsel
and GGCP in 2001 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
“We are delighted to have Vince rejoin us and we are confident that his
proven cross-functional skills will continue to provide great value to
all our constituents, clients, teammates and shareholders”, said Mario
J. Gabelli, CEO of GAMCO.
A CPA and tax attorney, Vince has led the tax function and participated
in numerous transactions of Fortune 500 and multinational companies
during his career of over three decades as a senior financial executive
in multiple industries. Most recently Vince was Senior Vice President,
Tax and Senior Tax Counsel of AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:AMCX). During
Vince’s tenure of more than three years, AMC Networks was spun-off from
Cablevision and completed a $1 billion international acquisition of
Chellomedia from Liberty Global.
Before AMC Networks, Vince led the tax function of Barnes & Noble
(NYSE:BKS) for over five years during its digital and international
expansion. Prior to joining GAMCO in 2000, Vince led the tax function of
global investment banking and private equity firm Wasserstein Perella
Group, Inc. for over five years. Vince is a graduate of Drexel
University and Temple University School of Law.
GAMCO Investors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manages private
advisory accounts (GAMCO Asset Management Inc.), mutual funds and
closed-end funds (Gabelli Funds, LLC), and partnerships and offshore
funds (Gabelli Securities, Inc.). As of September 30, 2014, GAMCO had $
46.9 billion in assets under management.
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