JAMES E. POOLE - Corporate Board Profile

CAL-MAINE FOODS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2004-09-07	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and a principal with Grantham & Poole of Jackson, Mississippi. He has been nominated to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Cox's decision. No compensation details provided.
2005-09-09	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and has been a principal with Grantham & Poole of Jackson, MS, for over five years. ... The Board also has a Compensation Committee consisting of Messrs. Adams, Poole and Triplett, and an Audit Committee consisting of Mr. Poole, Dr. Triplett and Ms. Hughes.
2006-09-05	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and a principal with Grantham & Poole of Jackson, Mississippi. He has been a director of the Company since October 18, 2004. The Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Adams, Poole and Triplett. The Audit Committee consists of Mr. Poole, Dr. Triplett and Ms. Hughes. The Company’s non-employee directors are each entitled to receive $15,000 annually as compensation for their services as a director. The Summary Compensation Table does not list compensation for Mr. Poole.
2007-09-06	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and a principal with Grantham & Poole of Jackson, Mississippi. He has been a director of the Company since October 18, 2004.
2008-08-28	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and a principal with Grantham & Poole of Jackson, Mississippi. He has been a director of the Company since October 18, 2004.
2009-08-26	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and a principal with Grantham & Poole of Jackson, Mississippi. He has served as a director of the Company since 2004.
2010-09-07	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and a principal with Grantham & Poole of Jackson, Mississippi. He has been a director of the Company since October 18, 2004. The Board also has a Compensation Committee consisting of Mr. Adams, Mr. Poole, Ms. Hughes and an Audit Committee consisting of Ms. Hughes, Mr. Poole and Mr. Sanders. Mr. Poole’s total director compensation for fiscal 2010 was $113,885.
2012-09-06	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and a principal with the accounting firm of Grantham, Poole, Randall, Reitano, Arrington & Cunningham, PLLC of Jackson, Mississippi, and has been for more than five years. He has been a director of the Company since 2004 and is an independent director. The Board also has a Compensation Committee consisting of Mr. Baker, Ms. Hughes, Mr. Poole and Mr. Sanders, a Long-Term Incentive Plan Committee consisting of Ms. Hughes, Mr. Poole and Mr. Sanders, and an Audit Committee consisting of Ms. Hughes, Mr. Poole and Mr. Sanders. The Board of Directors has a Nominating Committee. Mr. Baker, Ms. Hughes, Mr. Poole and Mr. Sanders are the members of the Nominating Committee.
2013-08-29	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and a principal with the accounting firm of Grantham, Poole, Randall, Reitano, Arrington & Cunningham, PLLC of Ridgeland, Mississippi, and has been for more than five years. He has been a director of the Company since 2004 and is an independent director. The Board also has a Compensation Committee consisting of Mr. Baker (who is its chair), Ms. Hughes, Mr. Poole and Mr. Sanders; a Long-Term Incentive Plan Committee consisting of Ms. Hughes, Mr. Poole (who is its chair) and Mr. Sanders; and an Audit Committee consisting of Ms. Hughes (who is its chair), Mr. Poole and Mr. Sanders. The Board formed a Nominating Committee in July 2012 consisting of Mr. Baker, Ms. Hughes, Mr. Poole and Mr. Sanders. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION table shows total compensation of $82,438 for fiscal 2013.
2014-08-29	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and, until his retirement in December 2013, was a principal with the accounting firm of Grantham, Poole, Randall, Reitano, Arrington & Cunningham, PLLC of Ridgeland, Mississippi, and was such for more than five years. He has been a director of the Company since 2004 and is an independent director. He is a member of the Compensation, Long-Term Incentive Plan (Chair) and Nominating Committees. His total director compensation for 2014 was $35,000 fees plus $58,883 stock awards.
2015-08-28	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and, until his retirement in 2013, was a principal with the accounting firm of Grantham, Poole, Randall, Reitano, Arrington & Cunningham, PLLC of Ridgeland, Mississippi, and was such for more than five years. In 2014, he founded James E. Poole Financial, LLC, a registered investment advisor firm for which he’s served as Manager since inception. He has been a director of the Company since 2004 and is an independent director.
2016-08-26	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and was a principal with the accounting firm of Grantham, Poole, Randall, Reitano, Arrington & Cunningham, PLLC of Ridgeland, Mississippi for more than five years until his retirement in 2013. In 2014, he founded James E. Poole Financial, LLC, a registered investment advisor firm for which he has served as Manager since inception. Mr. Poole is an independent director. ... The Company27s non-employee directors each receive $35,000 annually as compensation for their services as a director. The fee is paid in quarterly installments, in advance. For fiscal 2016, each non-employee director received an additional $13,125 as special bonus consideration due to the record earnings of the Company. Employee directors receive no additional compensation for their services as directors of the Company. On January 15, 2016, Ms. Hughes, Mr. Poole and Mr. Sanders, as independent directors, received grants of 1,200 restricted shares of common stock from the Company27s 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan. Such restricted grants vest 100% on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
2017-09-01	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and was a principal with the accounting firm of Grantham, Poole, Randall, Reitano, Arrington & Cunningham, PLLC of Ridgeland, Mississippi for more than five years until his retirement in 2013. Mr. Poole is an independent director.
2018-06-25	The Audit Committee is comprised of the following directors: Letitia C. Hughes, James E. Poole and Steve W. Sanders. Each of such persons qualifies as independent under the listing standards of NASDAQ. Each of such independent directors is also a member of the Special Committee.
2018-08-31	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and was a principal with the accounting firm of Grantham, Poole, Randall, Reitano, Arrington & Cunningham, PLLC of Ridgeland, Mississippi for more than five years until his retirement in 2013. Mr. Poole is an independent director. Until his retirement in 2013, Mr. Poole served a broad scope of clients as a principal in one of the larger public accounting firms in the State of Mississippi. He brings not only accounting expertise to the Board but also a broad knowledge of the general business climate within which the Company operates. For fiscal year 2018, the Company’s non-employee directors each received an annual fee of $45,000 as compensation for their services as a director. The fee is paid in quarterly installments, in advance. During fiscal 2018, Ms. Hughes and Messrs. Poole and Sanders each received an additional fee for special committee work and committee meetings. Employee directors receive no additional compensation for their services as directors of the Company, and the compensation of Messrs. Baker, Dawson and Miller is reflected in the Summary Compensation Table above. On January 16, 2018, Ms. Hughes and Messrs. Poole and Sanders, as independent directors, each received grants of 2,165 restricted shares of common stock under the Company’s 2012 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan. Such restricted stock grants vest 100% on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
2019-08-30	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and was a principal with the accounting firm of Grantham, Poole, Randall, Reitano, Arrington & Cunningham, PLLC of Ridgeland, Mississippi for more than five years until his retirement in 2013. Mr. Poole is an independent director. He brings accounting expertise and broad knowledge of the general business climate. He is Chair of the Compensation and Executive Committees and serves on the Long-Term Incentive Plan and Nominating Committees. The Director Compensation Table shows his total compensation as $147,823.
2020-08-31	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and was a principal with the accounting firm of Grantham, Poole, Randall, Reitano, Arrington & Cunningham, PLLC of Ridgeland, Mississippi for more than five years until his retirement in 2013. Mr. Poole is an independent director. Until his retirement in 2013, Mr. Poole served a broad scope of clients as a principal in one of the larger public accounting firms in the State of Mississippi. He brings not only accounting expertise to the Board but also a broad knowledge of the general business climate within which the Company operates. For fiscal year 2020, the Company’s non-employee directors each received an annual fee of $45,000 as compensation for their services as a director. The fee is paid in quarterly installments, in advance. Employee directors receive no additional compensation for their services as directors of the Company, and the compensation of Messrs. Baker, Bowman and Miller is reflected in the Summary Compensation Table above. On January 14, 2020, Ms. Hughes and Messrs. Poole and Sanders, as independent directors, each received grants of 2,580 RSAs under the Company’s 2012 Plan. Such RSAs vest 100% on the third anniversary of the date of grant. Mercer also periodically reviews and benchmarks the Company’s director compensation program, and the last such review was completed in 2019. No changes to the director compensation program were adopted as a result of that review.
2021-08-17	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant and was a principal with the accounting firm of Grantham, Poole, Randall, Reitano, Arrington & Cunningham, PLLC of Ridgeland, Mississippi for more than five years until his retirement in 2013. Mr. Poole is an independent director.
2022-08-18	James E. Poole was elected to the Board as an independent director in 2004. Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant who retired in 2013 as a Principal of GranthamPoole, a public accounting firm he co-founded in 1999.
2023-08-22	James E. Poole was elected to the Board as an independent director in 2004. Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant who retired in 2013 as a Principal of GranthamPoole, a public accounting firm he co-founded in 1999. GranthamPoole grew into one of the southeastern United States’ largest regional accounting firms, driven largely by the firm’s recognized expertise designing audit, ethics and governance programs for clients. Mr. Poole’s service to the firm included Management Committee membership and senior partner and principal roles. Mr. Poole’s practice focused on identifying clients’ key business risks and helping them integrate liability management and insurance strategies into growth-focused operating cultures. He also supervised the expansion of the firm’s merger and acquisitions and tax-consulting practices. Prior to co-founding GranthamPoole, Mr. Poole founded James E. Poole, CPA, a public accounting firm, in 1985. Under his leadership, the firm quickly scaled its valuation and merger and advisory practices on behalf of corporate clients pursuing growth, among other specialty areas. Previously, Mr. Poole co-founded Mississippi Mortgage Company, a company focused on low-income housing mortgage origination and syndication. He also built other businesses, including a real estate company focused on residential development in the Florida panhandle in addition to a business dedicated to oil and gas exploration. A native of Oxford, Mississippi, Mr. Poole earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Accounting from University of Mississippi in 1972. He is very well-known for his contributions to the Ole Miss football team as a standout player. Mr. Poole is also active in the community. He previously volunteered for Kairos Prison Ministries, an organization devoted to serve incarcerated men, women and youth and assist those who have been impacted by incarceration. He previously served on the ministry’s Central Mississippi Board of Directors. The Board believes that Mr. Poole’s extensive audit and financial experience, risk management expertise, successful track record of business development and broad knowledge of the general business climate where the Company operates qualify him for service on the Board. For fiscal year 2023, the Company’s non-employee directors each received an annual fee of $45,000 as compensation for their services as a director. The fee is paid in quarterly installments following the end of each quarter and in advance of the next quarterly board meeting. During fiscal year 2023, Mses. Hughes and Young and Messrs. Poole and Sanders each received an additional fee for special committee work and committee meetings. In addition, each non-employee director receives an annual equity award with a target grant date value of approximately $100,000. On January 13, 2023, Mses. Hughes and Young and Messrs. Poole and Sanders, as independent directors, each received grants of 1,898 RSAs under the 2012 Plan. Such RSAs vest 100% on the third anniversary of the date of grant. Mercer also periodically reviews and benchmarks the Company’s director compensation program, and the most recent such review was completed in July 2022. See “Compensation Discussion & Analysis – Compensation Advisors” for more information regarding Mercer. Employee directors receive no additional compensation for their services as directors of the Company, and the compensation of Messrs. Baker, Bowman and Miller is reflected in the Summary Compensation Table above.
2024-08-22	Mr. Poole is a Certified Public Accountant who retired in 2013 as a Principal of GranthamPoole, a public accounting firm he co-founded in 1999.