GARY L. TAPELLA

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WATSCO INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2006-05-01 GARY L. TAPELLA was nominated as a director by our Board of Directors after being recommended by our Nominating & Strategy Committee in February 2006. Mr. Tapella is an Industrial Partner with Ripplewood Holdings, LLC. ... We pay each director who is not an employee a $1,000 fee for each meeting of the Board of Directors attended and reimburse directors for their expenses in connection with their activities as directors.
2007-04-27 Gary L. Tapella has been a director since 2006. Mr. Tapella is an Industrial Partner with Ripplewood Holdings, LLC. From 1991 to 2005 Mr. Tapella served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Rheem Manufacturing Company ("Rheem"). He was also Rheem’s Chairman of the Board from 2002 to 2005. Mr. Tapella has served in various other capacities, including Chief Operating Officer and Vice President–International, during his 36 years at Rheem. Rheem is one of our key equipment suppliers. The directors do not have any compensation associated with stock awards, non-equity incentive plan or "other" compensation, therefore such columns are excluded from the following table.
2008-04-29 GARY L. TAPELLA has been a director since 2006. Mr. Tapella has been an Industrial Partner with Ripplewood Holdings, LLC since 2005. ... The members of the Nominating & Strategy Committee are Messrs. Alvarez, Nahmad and Tapella. ... The directors do not have any compensation associated with stock awards, non-equity incentive plan or "other" compensation, therefore such columns are excluded from the following table. ... We pay each director who is not an employee a $1,000 fee for each meeting of the Board of Directors attended and reimburse directors for their expenses in connection with their activities as directors.
2009-05-08 During 2008, Messrs. Alvarez, Berner, Nahmad and Tapella were the members of the Nominating & Strategy Committee.
2010-04-30 Gary L. Tapella, 66, has been an Industrial Partner with One Rock Capital Partners since 2009. Mr. Tapella was elected to the Board in 2006 and is a member of the Nominating & Strategy Committee.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-08-30