EX-16.16.a
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), has filed or will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside her name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints STEPHEN R. RIMES, ALLAN J. OSTER and KATHERINE D. GIBSON, and each of them with power to act without the others, her attorney, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to approve and sign such Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-14 under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act as it relates to the reorganization of the Nationwide Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund, a series of the Trust, into the Nationwide GQG US Quality Equity Fund, a series of the Trust, and any and all amendments thereto, with power to affix the corporate seal of said Trust thereto and to attest said seal and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, hereby granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that which said attorneys, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has herewith set her name as of this 14th day of September 2022.
/s/ Paula H.J. Cholmondeley______ Paula H.J. Cholmondeley, Trustee |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), has filed or will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints STEPHEN R. RIMES, ALLAN J. OSTER and KATHERINE D. GIBSON, and each of them with power to act without the others, his attorney, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to approve and sign such Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-14 under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act as it relates to the reorganization of the Nationwide Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund, a series of the Trust, into the Nationwide GQG US Quality Equity Fund, a series of the Trust, and any and all amendments thereto, with power to affix the corporate seal of said Trust thereto and to attest said seal and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, hereby granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that which said attorneys, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has herewith set his name as of this 14th day of September 2022.
/s/ Lorn C. Davis________ Lorn C. Davis, Trustee |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), has filed or will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside her name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints STEPHEN R. RIMES, ALLAN J. OSTER and KATHERINE D. GIBSON, and each of them with power to act without the others, her attorney, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to approve and sign such Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-14 under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act as it relates to the reorganization of the Nationwide Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund, a series of the Trust, into the Nationwide GQG US Quality Equity Fund, a series of the Trust, and any and all amendments thereto, with power to affix the corporate seal of said Trust thereto and to attest said seal and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, hereby granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that which said attorneys, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has herewith set her name as of this 14th day of September 2022.
/s/ Phyllis Kay Dryden________ Phyllis Kay Dryden, Trustee |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), has filed or will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside her name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints STEPHEN R. RIMES, ALLAN J. OSTER and KATHERINE D. GIBSON, and each of them with power to act without the others, her attorney, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to approve and sign such Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-14 under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act as it relates to the reorganization of the Nationwide Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund, a series of the Trust, into the Nationwide GQG US Quality Equity Fund, a series of the Trust, and any and all amendments thereto, with power to affix the corporate seal of said Trust thereto and to attest said seal and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, hereby granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that which said attorneys, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has herewith set her name as of this 14th day of September 2022.
/s/ Barbara I. Jacobs________ Barbara I. Jacobs, Trustee |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), has filed or will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints STEPHEN R. RIMES, ALLAN J. OSTER and KATHERINE D. GIBSON, and each of them with power to act without the others, his attorney, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to approve and sign such Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-14 under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act as it relates to the reorganization of the Nationwide Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund, a series of the Trust, into the Nationwide GQG US Quality Equity Fund, a series of the Trust, and any and all amendments thereto, with power to affix the corporate seal of said Trust thereto and to attest said seal and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, hereby granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that which said attorneys, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has herewith set his name as of this 14th day of September 2022.
/s/ Keith F. Karlawish____________ Keith F. Karlawish, Trustee |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), has filed or will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside her name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints STEPHEN R. RIMES, ALLAN J. OSTER and KATHERINE D. GIBSON, and each of them with power to act without the others, her attorney, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to approve and sign such Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-14 under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act as it relates to the reorganization of the Nationwide Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund, a series of the Trust, into the Nationwide GQG US Quality Equity Fund, a series of the Trust, and any and all amendments thereto, with power to affix the corporate seal of said Trust thereto and to attest said seal and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, hereby granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that which said attorneys, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has herewith set her name as of this 14th day of September 2022.
/s/ Carol A. Kosel__________ Carol A. Kosel, Trustee |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), has filed or will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints STEPHEN R. RIMES, ALLAN J. OSTER and KATHERINE D. GIBSON, and each of them with power to act without the others, his attorney, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to approve and sign such Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-14 under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act as it relates to the reorganization of the Nationwide Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund, a series of the Trust, into the Nationwide GQG US Quality Equity Fund, a series of the Trust, and any and all amendments thereto, with power to affix the corporate seal of said Trust thereto and to attest said seal and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, hereby granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that which said attorneys, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has herewith set his name as of this 14th day of September 2022.
/s/ Douglas F. Kridler__________ Douglas F. Kridler, Trustee |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), has filed or will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints STEPHEN R. RIMES, ALLAN J. OSTER and KATHERINE D. GIBSON, and each of them with power to act without the others, his attorney, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to approve and sign such Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-14 under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act as it relates to the reorganization of the Nationwide Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund, a series of the Trust, into the Nationwide GQG US Quality Equity Fund, a series of the Trust, and any and all amendments thereto, with power to affix the corporate seal of said Trust thereto and to attest said seal and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, hereby granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that which said attorneys, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has herewith set his name as of this 14th day of September 2022.
/s/ David E. Wezdenko___________ David E. Wezdenko, Trustee |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), has filed or will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside her name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints STEPHEN R. RIMES, ALLAN J. OSTER and KATHERINE D. GIBSON, and each of them with power to act without the others, her attorney, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to approve and sign such Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-14 under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act as it relates to the reorganization of the Nationwide Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund, a series of the Trust, into the Nationwide GQG US Quality Equity Fund, a series of the Trust, and any and all amendments thereto, with power to affix the corporate seal of said Trust thereto and to attest said seal and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, hereby granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that which said attorneys, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has herewith set her name as of this 14th day of September 2022.
/s/ M. Diane Koken___________ M. Diane Koken, Trustee |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), has filed or will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is an Officer of the Trust, as indicated beside his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints STEPHEN R. RIMES, ALLAN J. OSTER and KATHERINE D. GIBSON, and each of them with power to act without the others, his attorney, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to approve and sign such Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-14 under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act as it relates to the reorganization of the Nationwide Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund, a series of the Trust, into the Nationwide GQG US Quality Equity Fund, a series of the Trust, and any and all amendments thereto, with power to affix the corporate seal of said Trust thereto and to attest said seal and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, hereby granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that which said attorneys, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has herewith set his name as of this 14th day of September 2022.
/s/ Lee T. Cummings________________ Lee T. Cummings, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), has filed or will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is an Officer of the Trust, as indicated beside his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints STEPHEN R. RIMES, ALLAN J. OSTER and KATHERINE D. GIBSON, and each of them with power to act without the others, his attorney, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to approve and sign such Registration Statements of the Trust on Form N-14 under the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act as it relates to the reorganization of the Nationwide Diamond Hill Large Cap Concentrated Fund, a series of the Trust, into the Nationwide GQG US Quality Equity Fund, a series of the Trust, and any and all amendments thereto, with power to affix the corporate seal of said Trust thereto and to attest said seal and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, hereby granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that which said attorneys, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has herewith set his name as of this 14th day of September 2022.
/s/ Michael S. Spangler_______________ Michael S. Spangler, President, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer |