Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2007-03-27 | Edward E. Williams - Founder and President of Ballast Tools, Incorporated, a manufacturer of industrial equipment and supplies used for railway track maintenance. Mr. Williams is also Vice President of Good Earth Tools, Inc. |
| 2008-03-28 | Edward E. Williams - Founder and President of Ballast Tools, Incorporated. Member of Audit Committee. 2007 Director Compensation total: $34,012. |
| 2009-04-02 | Edward E. Williams - Founder and President of Ballast Tools, Incorporated. Member of Audit Committee. 2008 Director Compensation total $59,441. |
| 2010-03-26 | Edward E. Williams Age 49, Director since 2004... Mr. Williams also serves on the Company’s audit committee... 2009 Director Compensation... Edward E. Williams total compensation $33,547. |
| 2011-03-25 | Edward E. Williams Age 50, Director since 2004 ...Mr. Williams also serves on the Company’s audit committee. ...2010 Director Compensation ...Total ($) for Edward E. Williams in 2010 was $35,118. |
| 2012-03-23 | Edward E. Williams Nominee, Age 51, Director since 2004...Mr. Williams also serves on the Company’s Audit Committee...2011 Director Compensation...Edward E. Williams Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 36,250, Option Awards($) 26,909, Total ($) 63,159. |
| 2013-03-22 | Edward E. Williams Age 52, Director since 2004 ... Mr. Williams also serves on the Company’s Audit Committee. ... Current committee assignments are detailed in the following table. ... Edward E. Williams Audit Committee Member ... 2012 Director Compensation ... Edward E. Williams ... Total ($) 74,118 |
| 2014-03-18 | Edward E. Williams Age 53, Director since 2004...Mr. Williams also serves on the Company’s Audit Committee...Current committee assignments...Edward E. Williams Member Audit Committee...2013 Director Compensation...Edward E. Williams 40,003 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, 12,577 Option Awards, Total 52,580. |
| 2015-03-17 | Edward E. Williams Nominee, Age 54, Director since 2004. Mr. Williams also serves on the Company’s Audit Committee. During 2014, each non-employee director of Escalade, Incorporated received an annual retainer of $35,000. Each member of the Audit Committee received an additional annual fee of $5,000 except for the Audit Committee Chairman who received $15,000. Mr. Williams received $40,000 fees earned or paid in cash and $11,472 option awards for a total of $51,472. |
| 2016-03-02 | Edward E. Williams Nominee, Age 55, Director since 2004 Business Experience: Founder and President of Ballast Tools, Incorporated ... Mr. Williams also serves on the Company’s Audit Committee and also serves as Chairman of the Company’s Compensation Committee. 2015 Director Compensation Edward E. Williams Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: 48,000 Equity Awards: 31,000 Total: 79,000 |
| 2017-03-28 | Mr. Williams also serves on the Company27s Audit Committee and also serves as Chairman of the Company27s Compensation Committee. 2016 Director Compensation table shows Edward E. Williams total compensation as $89,152. |
| 2018-03-27 | Edward E. Williams also serves on the Company9s Audit Committee and also serves as Chairman of the Company9s Compensation Committee. The following table summarizes the compensation earned by or awarded to each director who served on the Board of Directors during 2017. Edward E. Williams Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 59,000 Equity Awards ($) 38,618 Total ($) 97,618 |
| 2019-03-26 | Edward E. Williams Nominee, Age 58, Director since 2004. Mr. Williams also serves on the Company’s Audit Committee and also serves as Chairman of the Company’s Compensation Committee. 2018 Director Compensation: Edward E. Williams Total ($) 96,478. |
| 2020-03-25 | Mr. Williams also serves on the Company’s Audit Committee and also serves as Chairman of the Company’s Compensation Committee. |
| 2021-03-15 | Edward E. Williams Nominee, Age 60, Director since 2004 ... Mr. Williams also serves on the Company’s Audit Committee and also serves as Chairman of the Company’s Compensation Committee ... 2020 Director Compensation ... Edward E. Williams ... Total ($) 99,700 |
| 2022-03-25 | Mr. Williams serves on the Company’s Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and also serves as Chairman of the Company’s Compensation Committee. 2021 Director Compensation: Edward E. Williams total $137,126. |
| 2023-03-27 | Edward E. Williams Nominee, Age 62, Director since 2004... Mr. Williams serves on the Company’s Audit Committee also serves as Chairman of the Company’s Compensation Committee... 2022 Director Compensation... Edward E. Williams Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $96,000, Equity Awards: $66,850, Total: $162,850. |
| 2024-03-29 | Edward E. Williams Nominee, Age 63, Director since 2004... Mr. Williams serves on the Company’s Audit Committee, serves as Chairman of the Company’s Compensation Committee and serves as Lead Independent Director of the Company’s Board of Directors... 2023 Director Compensation... Edward E. Williams Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 96,000, Equity Awards ($) 63,706, Total ($) 159,706. |
| 2025-03-28 | Founder and President of Ballast Tools, Incorporated, a manufacturer of railway track maintenance equipment. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2015-04-01 | Dr. Williams is Professor Emeritus at Rice University where he has taught since 1978 until his retirement in 2014. ... The Board of Directors believes Dr. Williams should serve as a Director because of his academic, economic, accounting, financial, investment, and business knowledge as described above. |
| 2016-03-31 | Edward E. Williams - Independent Director Since: 1991, Age: 70, Committees: Audit Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, 2015 Director Compensation Table: Total $394,552 |
| 2017-03-30 | Edward E. Williams Professor Emeritus of Entrepreneurship, Rice University Independent Director Since: 1991 Age: 71 Board Committee Composition Audit Committee Member Compensation Committee Chair 2016 Director Compensation Table Total: $387,119 |
| 2018-04-10 | Edward E. Williams Professor Emeritus of Entrepreneurship, Rice University Independent Director Since: 1991 Age: 72 Board Committee Composition Audit Committee Member Compensation Committee Chair 2017Director Compensation Table Edward E. Williams 108,000 321,200 7,788 436,988 |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-01