Mr. James M. Dykas is a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Skybridge Income Fund, a Chief Financial Officer at BondWave LLC, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust MLP & Energy Income Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Mortgage Income Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund, an Assistant Treasurer at First Trust Global Equity Dividend Fund, an Assistant Treasurer at First Trust Global Resource Solution Fund, an Assistant Treasurer at First Trust Strategic Allocation Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund, a Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director at First Trust Portfolios LP, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Energy Income & Growth Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund, a President & Chief Executive Officer at Macquarie/First Trust Global Infra/Util Dividend & Income Fd, a Chief Financial Officer at First Trust SkyBridge Bitcoin ETF Trust and a President & Chief Executive Officer at First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII.