Management Team

We invite you to meet the Officers of ASA:

Paul Kazarian
CEO
Mr. Kazarian is Partner of Saba Capital Management, L.P., since 2013. Mr. Kazarian is also Principal Executive Officer of both Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BRW) and Saba Capital Income and Opportunities Fund II (NYSE: SABA). Prior to Saba, Mr. Kazarian was a Director at RBC Capital Markets in the Global Arbitrage and Trading Group from 2007 to 2013. Mr. Kazarian received his B.A. in Political Science from Bates College.

Troy Statczar ¹
Principal Financial Officer
Mr. Statczar is a Director of Treasurer Services at ACA Group, where he serves as Fund Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer for mutual fund and ETP clients, overseeing financial accounting, SEC reporting, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. He brings over 30 years of financial services experience spanning fund administration, investment operations, and portfolio accounting across a range of product types including mutual funds, UCITS, ETPs, and hedge funds. Prior to ACA, Mr. Statczar served as Director of Fund Administration and Assistant Treasurer at Thornburg Investment Management, where he oversaw approximately $44 billion in AUM, and as Director of US Operations and Treasurer at Henderson Global Investors, managing a similarly broad multi-asset platform. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles at Citi Hedge Fund Services, BISYS Fund Services, and State Street Corporation. Mr. Statczar holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Miami University (Ohio) and is a member of the Investment Company Institute's Accounting & Treasurers and Tax Committees.

¹Effective 8/1/2026 – Thomas Perugini of ACA Group is currently the Principal Financial Officer through 7/31/2026

Patrick Keniston
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Keniston has over twenty years’ experience in the financial services industry. Before joining ACA (fka Foreside Fund Officer Services), he was Vice President with Citi Fund Services, a mutual fund service provider in Boston, Massachusetts, and Counsel with Citigroup Global Transaction Services in Portland, Maine. Prior to working in the financial services industry, Mr. Keniston spent five years as a tax consultant with Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Denver College of Law, and a Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law Center.

James Chekos
Corporate Secretary
James Chekos is a Senior Principal Consultant in the Fund Officer department of ACA's U.S. Regulatory division. In addition to his role as a Fund Secretary for registered fund clients (exchange traded funds) at ACA, Mr. Chekos also serves as an NFA/CFTC compliance consultant for registered commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors. Mr. Chekos has over 20 years of financial services industry experience across compliance and risk functions. Prior to joining ACA in 2018, he was a Senior Compliance Specialist at Amundi since July 2008, where he managed NFA/CFTC compliance and reporting requirements for Amundi's registered commodity pools. Prior to joining Amundi Pioneer, he was a Risk Analyst at Fidelity Investments from August 2002 to July 2008 where he investigated fraudulent trading and money movement incidents for the retail brokerage company. Mr. Chekos hods a B.A. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts.

 

 

Certain Tax Information: ASA is a “passive foreign investment company” for United States federal income tax purposes. As a result, United States shareholders holding shares in taxable accounts are encouraged to consult their tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of their investment in the Company’s common shares.