Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2017 Winners Edition

Firm Profile Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is a publicly traded investment manager that oversees, services and markets a broad range of mutual funds. The firm offers strategies that can play a role in nearly every investor’s portfolio, including traditional equity, specialty category and sector funds, as well as more conservative multi-asset products. Hennessy Advisors was founded in 1989, and in 1990 became an SEC-registered investment advisor and expanded from serving individual clients to managing open- endmutual funds. The firm launched its first fund in 1996 and became a public company in 2002 and is now traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol HNNA. Following eight successful, strategic acquisitions, today Hennessy Advisors manages approximately $6.5 billion in assets among 14 mutual funds. Hennessy Advisors was founded on the principles of treating clients honestly and ethically, building strong partnerships and managing money for the sole benefit of shareholders, and those same principles guide the firm today. Hennessy remains committed to its consistent and repeatable investment process and to its unwavering dedication and superior service to shareholders. The firm strives to provide products that investors can have confidence in, knowing their money is invested as promised, with their best interest in mind. Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is headquartered in Novato, CA and maintains offices in Boston, MA and Chapel Hill, NC. About Teresa Nilsen Teresa (“Terry”) Nilsen began her career in the financial services industry in 1989 and has helped to build Hennessy Advisors from its inception, alongside founder Neil Hennessy. Today, Terry serves as the general business manager and financial officer, and she is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the firm. Terry serves as the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Hennessy Advisors, Inc., as well as serving as a director for Hennessy Advisors, Inc. Terry was recognized nationally as one of the 2017 “Top Women in Asset Management” by Money Management Executive Magazine and locally as a 2017 “Women in Business Award” winner by the North Bay Business Journal. Terry holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Davis. Areas of Expertise • Asset Management • Mutual Funds • Mergers and Acquisitions • Finance • General Business Management Executive Vice President, CFO and COO at Hennessy Advisors, Inc. Teresa Nilsen Contact Details Kathryn Fahy Director of Finance & Controller Telephone: 800-966-4354 Email: kathryn@hennessyadvisors.com Website: www.hennessyadvisors.com USA Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2017 48 www.finance-monthly.com