GERRALD B. SILVERMAN - Corporate Board Profile

WEIS MARKETS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2011-03-10	Gerrald B. Silverman. Mr. Silverman has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Jewish Federations of North America, an organization representing 157 Jewish Federations and 400 independent Jewish communities, since 2009. Before joining The Jewish Federations, Mr. Silverman served as President of the Foundation for Jewish Camp, the only non-profit national organization dedicated to raising awareness and support of non-profit Jewish resident camps. For a decade before that, Mr. Silverman held a range of executive positions at the Stride Rite Corp. of Boston, including President of its International Division; President, Stride Rite Childrens Group; and President, Keds Corp. Between 1979 and 1994 Mr. Silverman held several senior executive positions at Levi Strauss & Co. in San Francisco, CA. Mr. Silverman is a highly experienced leader in the North American Jewish community and longtime corporate executive, with over 25 years of experience. Mr. Silvermans extensive executive level management background within other retail industries is a valuable resource for the Board. The 2010 Audit Committee was composed of Directors Shulman, Smith and Steele, with Dr. Steele ceasing to serve on the Audit Committee, effective July 9, 2010. Mr. Silverman was appointed to the Audit Committee by the Board, replacing Dr. Steele as the third independent director effective July 9, 2010. The 2010 Compensation Committee was composed of Directors Shulman, Smith, Steele and Jonathan H. Weis. Upon the expiration of the term of Mr. Shulman as a director, the Compensation Committee will be comprised of Directors Smith, Steele, Silverman and Jonathan H. Weis. Director Compensation table shows total compensation of $10,000 for 2010.
2012-03-15	Mr. Silverman is a highly experienced leader in the North American Jewish community and longtime corporate executive, with over 25 years of experience. Mr. Silverman27s extensive executive level management background within other retail industries is a valuable resource for the Board. The Board has determined that Directors Silverman and Steele are independent within the meaning of the listing standards of the NYSE. The 2011 Audit Committee was composed of Directors Richard E. Shulman, Silverman, Smith and Steele. Upon the expiration of Mr. Shulman27s term as a director in April 2011, Dr. Steele joined the Audit Committee to provide for three independent directors. Mr. Shulman served as Chairman of the Audit Committee until his term as a director expired, at which point Mr. Smith became Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee held four regular meetings and three special meetings during fiscal 2011. Upon the expiration of Mr. Smith27s term as a director in April 2012, the Audit Committee will be comprised of Directors Silverman and Steele. The Company expects to appoint another independent non-employee director to the Board to fill the seat vacated by Mr. Smith and such independent non-employee director will be appointed to the Audit Committee by the Company27s Board to provide for three independent directors. The 2011 Compensation Committee was composed of Directors Shulman, Silverman, Smith, Steele and Jonathan H. Weis. Upon the expiration of Mr. Shulman27s term as a director, Mr. Silverman joined the Compensation Committee. Mr. Weis served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Upon the expiration of Mr. Smith27s term as a director, the Compensation Committee will be comprised of Directors Silverman, Steele and Jonathan H. Weis. The Compensation Committee held two regular meetings during fiscal 2011.
2013-03-14	Mr. Silverman is a highly experienced leader in the North American Jewish community and longtime corporate executive, with over 25 years of experience. Mr. Silverman27s extensive executive level management background within other retail industries is a valuable resource for the Board. The 2012 Audit Committee was composed of Directors Steven C. Smith, Silverman, Steele and Lauth. Mr. Smith ceased to serve on the Audit Committee when his term as director expired in April 2012. Mr. Silverman served as Chairman of the Audit Committee until his term as a director expired, at which point Mr. Silverman became Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Compensation Committee was composed of Directors Smith, Silverman, Steele and Jonathan H. Weis. Mr. Smith ceased to serve on the Compensation Committee when his term as director expired in April 2012.
2014-03-13	Gerrald B. Silverman. Mr. Silverman has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Jewish Federations of North America, an organization representing 157 Jewish Federations and 400 independent Jewish communities, since 2009. Before joining The Jewish Federations, Mr. Silverman served as President of the Foundation for Jewish Camp, the only non-profit national organization dedicated to raising awareness and support of non-profit Jewish resident camps. For a decade before that, Mr. Silverman held a range of executive positions at the Stride Rite Corp. of Boston, including President of its International Division; President, Stride Rite Children’s Group; and President, Keds Corp. Between 1979 and 1994 Mr. Silverman held several senior executive positions at Levi Strauss & Co. in San Francisco, CA. Mr. Silverman also serves as a Director on the Board of the University of Maryland Hillel. Mr. Silverman is a highly experienced leader in the North American Jewish community and longtime corporate executive, with over 25 years of experience. Mr. Silverman’s extensive executive level management background within other retail industries is a valuable resource for the Board. The 2013 Audit Committee was comprised of Directors Silverman, Steele and Lauth. Mr. Silverman served as Chairman of the Audit Committee through April 25, 2013, at which point Mr. Lauth became Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee held four regular meetings and four special meetings during fiscal 2013. The Board has determined that all Audit Committee members are financially literate under the listing standards of the NYSE. The Board also determined that all Audit Committee members were “audit committee financial experts” in fiscal 2013 and all Audit Committee members are “audit committee financial experts” in fiscal 2014, as defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K, and all members of the Audit Committee are “independent” for purposes of Section 10A(m)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the listing standards of the NYSE. The 2013 Compensation Committee was comprised of Directors Lauth, Silverman, Steele and Jonathan H. Weis. Mr. Weis served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee through April 25, 2013, at which point he ceased to serve on the Compensation Committee and Mr. Lauth was appointed to the Compensation Committee. Mr. Silverman served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee for the remainder of the year. Directors who are not officers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries receive an annual retainer of $40,000 paid in quarterly installments during the year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional $6,000 annual retainer fee paid in quarterly installments during the year. In addition, each non-management independent director is entitled to reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses to attend meetings. There is no additional remuneration for services rendered by directors serving on committees or for participation in the non-management independent director meetings.
2015-03-13	The 2014 Audit Committee was comprised of Directors Lauth, Silverman and Steele. Mr. Lauth served as Chairman of the Audit Committee. The 2014 Compensation Committee was comprised of Directors Lauth, Silverman and Steele. Mr. Silverman served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION The following table shows the compensation earned by the Company’s non-management independent directors for services during fiscal 2014. Gerrald B. Silverman 77,500 77,500
2016-03-11	Gerrald B. Silverman. Mr. Silverman has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Jewish Federations of North America, an organization representing 151 Jewish Federations and 300 independent Jewish communities, since 2009. Before joining The Jewish Federations, Mr. Silverman served as President of the Foundation for Jewish Camp, the only non-profit national organization dedicated to raising awareness and support of non-profit Jewish resident camps. For a decade before that, Mr. Silverman held a range of executive positions at the Stride Rite Corp. of Boston, including President of its International Division; President, Stride Rite Children’s Group; and President, Keds Corp. Between 1979 and 1994 Mr. Silverman held several senior executive positions at Levi Strauss & Co. in San Francisco, CA. Mr. Silverman also serves as a Director on the Board of the University of Maryland Hillel.
2017-03-16	The 2016 Audit Committee was comprised of Directors Hatchell, Lauth and Silverman. Mr. Lauth served as Chairman of the Audit Committee through April 21, 2016, at which point Mr. Hatchell became Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee held four regular meetings and five special meetings during fiscal 2016. The 2016 Compensation Committee was comprised of Directors Hatchell, Lauth and Silverman. Mr. Silverman served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee held four meetings during fiscal 2016.
2018-03-15	The 2017 Audit Committee was comprised of Directors Hatchell, Lauth and Silverman. The 2017 Compensation Committee was comprised of Directors Hatchell, Lauth and Silverman. Mr. Silverman served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
2019-03-12	Gerrald B. Silverman. Mr. Silverman has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Jewish Federations of North America since 2009. Mr. Silverman’s extensive executive level management background within other retail industries is a valuable resource for the Board. The 2018 Audit Committee was comprised of Directors Hatchell, Lauth and Silverman. The 2018 Compensation Committee was comprised of Directors Hatchell, Lauth and Silverman. Mr. Silverman served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Directors who are not officers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries receive an annual retainer of $90,000 paid in quarterly installments during the year. Mr. Silverman’s total compensation was $90,000 in 2018.
2020-03-12	The 2019 Audit Committee was comprised of Directors Hatchell, Lauth and Silverman. Mr. Silverman served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee held four meetings during fiscal 2019.
2021-03-11	The 2020 Audit Committee was comprised of Directors Hatchell, Lauth and Silverman. Mr. Hatchell served as Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee held four regular meetings and three special meetings during fiscal 2020. The 2020 Compensation Committee was comprised of Directors Hatchell, Lauth and Silverman. Mr. Silverman served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
2022-03-10	The 2021 Audit Committee was comprised of Directors Hatchell, Lauth and Silverman. The 2021 Compensation Committee was comprised of Directors Hatchell, Lauth and Silverman. Mr. Silverman served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
2023-03-09	The 2022 Audit Committee was comprised of Directors Hatchell, Lauth and Silverman. Mr. Silverman served on the Audit Committee. The 2022 Compensation Committee was comprised of Directors Hatchell, Lauth and Silverman. Mr. Silverman served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Directors Hatchell, Lauth and Silverman were not officers or employees of the Company, nor have they had any relationship with the Company requiring disclosure under the SEC regulations. Director compensation table shows Gerrald B. Silverman earned $102,500 in fees for 2022.
2024-03-14	Gerrald B. Silverman. Mr. Silverman founded Jammen82 LLC (a management consulting firm specializing in corporate organizational productivity and brand building) in 2019 and serves as the principal of the firm. Mr. Silverman served as Chief Executive Officer/President of Jewish Federations of North America from September 2009 until September 2019. Before joining The Jewish Federations, Mr. Silverman served as President of the Foundation for Jewish Camp, the only non-profit national organization dedicated to raising awareness and support of non-profit Jewish resident camps. For a decade before that, Mr. Silverman held a range of executive positions at the Stride Rite Corp. of Boston, including President of its International Division; President, Stride Rite Children’s Group; and President, Keds Corp. Between 1979 and 1994 Mr. Silverman held several senior executive positions at Levi Strauss & Co. in San Francisco, CA. Mr. Silverman also serves as a Director on the Board of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. The 2023 director compensation was $110,000. He served on the Audit Committee and was Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
2025-03-13	Mr. Silverman is a highly experienced leader in the North American Jewish community and longtime corporate executive, with over 40 years of experience.