Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2001-10-19 | Dr. Donald Ratajczak is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brainworks Ventures, Inc., an enterprise development company he founded in 2000. He is also a Regent's Professor Emeritus and Robinson Fellow of the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University and a consulting economist with Morgan Keegan and Co., Memphis, Tennessee. Previously from 1997 to 2000 Dr. Ratajczak was a Regent's Professor of Economics at Georgia State University and before that had held a position as a Professor or Associate Professor in that department since 1973. He was also the founder and Director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University from 1973 to 2000. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Ruby Tuesday, Inc., TBC Corporation, and Regan Holdings and a Trustee of the CIM High Yield Fund. |
| 2002-07-23 | Dr. Donald Ratajczak is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brainworks Ventures, Inc., an enterprise development company he founded in 2000. He is also Regent's Professor Emeritus and Robinson Fellow of the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University and a consulting economist with Morgan Keegan and Co. ... The Audit Committee currently consists of Drs. Ratajczak (Chairman) and Verbrugge and Messrs. Deyo and Kirschner. |
| 2004-06-30 | Dr. Donald Ratajczak is a consulting economist and the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brainworks Ventures, Inc., an enterprise development company he founded in 2000. He is also Regent's Professor Emeritus and Robinson Fellow of the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University and a consulting economist with Morgan Keegan and Co. From 1997 to 2000, he was Regent's Professor of Economics at Georgia State University, and from 1973 to 1997, he was a Professor or Associate Professor in that department. He was also the founder and Director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University from 1973 to 2000. |
| 2005-06-27 | The current members of the audit committee are Drs. Ratajczak and Verbrugge and Messrs. Deyo and Kirschner. ... Dr. Donald Ratajczak is an audit committee financial expert ... The audit committee is currently comprised of four members ... Dr. Donald Ratajczak, Chairman |
| 2006-06-30 | Dr. Donald Ratajczak, age 63, is a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee. He is a consulting economist and former CEO of Brainworks Ventures, Inc. |
| 2008-07-07 | The current members of the audit committee are Donald Ratajczak (Chairman), James A. Verbrugge and William T. Deyo, Jr. ... The nominating and corporate governance committee is currently comprised of three directors, Zenon S. Nie (Chairman), William T. Deyo, Jr. and Donald Ratajczak ... The following table sets forth information regarding compensation paid to current and former non-employee directors of the Company for fiscal year 2008. Donald Ratajczak: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $75,500, Option Awards $2,836, Total $78,336. |
| 2009-06-30 | The audit committee current members are Donald Ratajczak (Chairman), William T. Deyo, Jr. and Joseph Kling... The nominating and corporate governance committee is currently comprised of three directors, Zenon S. Nie (Chairman), William T. Deyo, Jr. and Donald Ratajczak... The following table sets forth information regarding compensation paid to current and former non-employee directors of the Company for fiscal year 2009... Donald Ratajczak: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $75,875, Stock Awards $6,450, Option Awards $2,801, Total $85,126. |
| 2011-07-18 | The current members of the audit committee are Donald Ratajczak (Chairman), Jon C. Biro and Joseph Kling. ... The following table sets forth information regarding compensation paid to current and former non-employee directors of the Company for fiscal year 2011. ... Donald Ratajczak $59,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $22,300 Stock Awards, Total $81,300. |
| 2012-06-27 | The audit committee has been established... The current members of the audit committee are Donald Ratajczak (Chairman), Jon C. Biro and Patricia Stensrud... The following table sets forth information regarding compensation paid to current and former non-employee directors of the Company for fiscal year 2012. Donald Ratajczak $56,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $22,200 Stock Awards, Total $78,200. |
| 2013-06-27 | The audit committee has been established... The current members of the audit committee are Donald Ratajczak (Chairman), Jon C. Biro and Patricia Stensrud... The audit committee of the Company’s board of directors is comprised of three directors, all of whom are independent... The board has determined that Donald Ratajczak is an audit committee financial expert... This report has been submitted by the audit committee. Donald Ratajczak (Chairman) |
| 2014-06-27 | The current members of the audit committee are Donald Ratajczak (Chairman), Sidney Kirschner and Patricia Stensrud. ... The following table sets forth information regarding compensation paid to current and former non-employee directors of the Company for fiscal year 2014. ... Donald Ratajczak $63,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $46,690 Stock Awards, Total $109,690. |
| 2015-06-29 | The current members of the audit committee are Donald Ratajczak (Chairman), Sidney Kirschner and Patricia Stensrud. The nominating and corporate governance committee is currently comprised of three directors, Zenon S. Nie (Chairman), Sidney Kirschner and Donald Ratajczak. The capital committee is currently comprised of four directors, Patricia Stensrud (Chairman), E. Randall Chestnut, Zenon S. Nie and Donald Ratajczak. Each non-employee director is paid an annual retainer of $40,000, with no additional board meeting fees paid. The Company’s lead director is paid an additional $20,000 for his service in that position. Additional annual retainers are paid to committee chairmen as follows: (i) audit committee chairman, $10,000; and (ii) compensation, nominating and corporate governance and capital committee chairmen, $4,500 each. Each non-employee director receives a cash fee of $1,000 for each committee meeting attended, and each non-employee director also received a restricted stock grant in August 2014 of 7,000 shares of Crown Crafts Series A common stock. Directors who are employees of Crown Crafts or its subsidiaries do not receive any compensation for their service as directors. Donald Ratajczak Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $60,000, Stock Awards $55,790, Total $115,790. |
| 2016-06-24 | The current members of the audit committee are Donald Ratajczak (Chairman), Sidney Kirschner and Patricia Stensrud. The nominating and corporate governance committee is currently comprised of three directors, Zenon S. Nie (Chairman), Sidney Kirschner and Donald Ratajczak. The capital committee is currently comprised of four directors, Patricia Stensrud (Chairman), E. Randall Chestnut, Zenon S. Nie and Donald Ratajczak. Donald Ratajczak's total compensation for fiscal year 2016 was $117,400. |
| 2017-06-29 | The current members of the audit committee are Donald Ratajczak (Chair), Sidney Kirschner and Patricia Stensrud. The nominating and corporate governance committee is currently comprised of three directors, Zenon S. Nie (Chair), Sidney Kirschner and Donald Ratajczak. The capital committee is currently comprised of four directors, Patricia Stensrud (Chair), E. Randall Chestnut, Zenon S. Nie and Donald Ratajczak. Director Compensation Donald Ratajczak Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $61,000 Stock Awards: $70,560 Total: $131,560 |
| 2018-06-28 | The current members of the audit committee are Donald Ratajczak (Chair), Sidney Kirschner and Patricia Stensrud. Each non-employee director is paid an annual retainer of $40,000, with no additional board meeting fees paid. The Companys lead director is paid an additional $20,000 for his service in that position. Additional annual retainers are paid to committee chairs as follows: (i) audit committee chair, $12,000; (ii) compensation committee chair, $10,000; and (iii) nominating and corporate governance and capital committee chairs, $4,500 each. Each non-employee director receives a cash fee of $1,000 for each committee meeting attended, and each non-employee director also received a restricted stock grant in August 2017 of 7,000 shares of Crown Crafts Series A common stock. Directors who are employees of Crown Crafts or its subsidiaries do not receive any compensation for their service as directors. Donald Ratajczak Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $61,700, Stock Awards $38,500, Total $100,200. |
| 2019-07-01 | The current members of the audit committee are Donald Ratajczak (Chair), Sidney Kirschner and Patricia Stensrud. The nominating and corporate governance committee is currently comprised of three directors, Zenon S. Nie (Chair), Sidney Kirschner and Donald Ratajczak. The capital committee is currently comprised of four directors, Patricia Stensrud (Chair), E. Randall Chestnut, Zenon S. Nie and Donald Ratajczak. Each non-employee director is paid an annual retainer of $40,000, with no additional board meeting fees paid. The following table sets forth information regarding compensation paid to the Company’s non-employee directors for fiscal year 2019. Donald Ratajczak $63,000 fees earned or paid in cash, $38,024 stock awards, total $101,024. |
| 2020-06-29 | The current members of the audit committee are Donald Ratajczak (Chair), Sidney Kirschner and Patricia Stensrud. The compensation committee is currently comprised of three directors, Zenon S. Nie (Chair), Sidney Kirschner and Patricia Stensrud. The nominating and corporate governance committee is currently comprised of three directors, Zenon S. Nie (Chair), Sidney Kirschner and Donald Ratajczak. Donald Ratajczak's total compensation was $122,000. |
| 2021-06-28 | The current members of the Audit Committee are Donald Ratajczak (Chair), Sidney Kirschner and Patricia Stensrud. ... The Compensation Committee is currently comprised of three directors, Zenon S. Nie (Chair), Sidney Kirschner and Patricia Stensrud. ... The Nominating and Governance Committee is currently comprised of three directors, Zenon S. Nie (Chair), Sidney Kirschner and Donald Ratajczak. ... The Capital Committee is currently comprised of four directors: Patricia Stensrud (Chair), E. Randall Chestnut, Zenon S. Nie and Donald Ratajczak. ... Each non-employee director is paid an annual retainer of $40,000, with no additional Board meeting fees paid. ... The following table sets forth information regarding compensation earned by or paid to the Company’s non-employee directors for fiscal year 2021. Donald Ratajczak $70,000 fees earned or paid in cash $60,000 stock awards $130,000 total compensation. |
| 2022-06-29 | The current members of the Audit Committee are Donald Ratajczak (Chair), Sidney Kirschner and Patricia Stensrud. The Compensation Committee is currently comprised of three directors, Zenon S. Nie (Chair), Sidney Kirschner and Patricia Stensrud. The Capital Committee is currently comprised of three directors, Patricia Stensrud (Chair), Zenon S. Nie and Donald Ratajczak. The following table provides a summary of the membership of the Board and its committees since the beginning of fiscal year 2022... Donald Ratajczak: Audit Committee (Chair), Compensation Committee, Capital Committee. Compensation of Directors table shows Donald Ratajczak total compensation as $127,000. |
| 2023-06-28 | The current members of the Audit Committee are Donald Ratajczak (Chair), Michael Benstock and Patricia Stensrud. ... The Compensation Committee is currently comprised of three directors, Zenon S. Nie (Chair), Donald Ratajczak and Patricia Stensrud. ... The Nominating and Governance Committee is currently comprised of three directors, Zenon S. Nie (Chair), Michael Benstock and Donald Ratajczak. ... The Capital Committee is currently comprised of three directors, Patricia Stensrud (Chair), Zenon S. Nie and Donald Ratajczak. ... Donald Ratajczak $75,667 fees earned in cash, $77,965 stock awards, total $153,632. |
| 2024-06-28 | Dr. Donald Ratajczak retired as a consulting economist, having served in such role from 1983 until 2018. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-01