JAMES H. SHAW - Corporate Board Profile

CATO CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2004-05-03	JAMES H. SHAW, 75, has been a director of the Company since 1989. Mr. Shaw was Chairman of Consolidated Ivey's, a regional department store chain, from 1988 until his retirement in 1989, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J. B. Ivey & Company from 1986 to 1988 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ivey's Carolinas from 1983 to 1986. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE: Messrs. A. F. (Pete) Sloan, Chairman, George S. Currin and James H. Shaw are members of the Compensation Committee. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Messrs. George S. Currin, Chairman, Robert W. Bradshaw, Jr. and James H. Shaw are members of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION: Directors, who are not employees of the Company, receive a fee for their services of $24,000 per year payable at the rate of $2,000 per month.
2005-05-17	JAMES H. SHAW, 76, has been a director of the Company since 1989. Mr. Shaw was Chairman of Consolidated Ivey's, a regional department store chain, from 1988 until his retirement in 1989, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J. B. Ivey & Company from 1986 to 1988 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ivey's Carolinas from 1983 to 1986.
2006-04-17	JAMES H. SHAW, 77, has been a director of the Company since 1989. Mr. Shaw was Chairman of Consolidated Ivey's, a regional department store chain, from 1988 until his retirement in 1989, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J. B. Ivey & Company from 1986 to 1988 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ivey's Carolinas from 1983 to 1986. The Compensation Committee assesses the Company's overall compensation programs and philosophies. The Committee reviews and approves, on an annual basis, the Company's goals and objectives for compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and evaluates the Chief Executive Officer's performance in light of those goals and objectives at least annually. Based on this evaluation, the Compensation Committee determines and reports to the Board the Chief Executive Officer's compensation, including salary, bonus, incentive, and equity compensation. The Compensation Committee also reviews and approves, on an annual basis, the evaluation process and compensation structure of the Company's other executive officers and evaluates those other officers' performance at least annually. Based on this evaluation, the Compensation Committee determines and reports to the Board the other executive officers' compensation, including salary, bonus, incentive, and equity compensation. In addition, the Compensation Committee grants stock options and other awards to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries pursuant to the Company's benefit and incentive compensation plans and reports such actions to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Compensation Committee is an independent director, in accordance with the independence requirements of the NYSE. The Compensation Committee held five meetings during the fiscal year ended January 28, 2006. Messrs. A. F. (Pete) Sloan, Chair, George S. Currin, James H. Shaw and D. Harding Stowe are members of the Compensation Committee. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee reviews, evaluates and recommends nominees for the Board of Directors. In addition, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee monitors and evaluates the performance of the directors on a periodic basis, individually and collectively. The Committee also periodically reviews the Company's corporate governance principles and recommends changes to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has determined that each member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee is an independent director, in accordance with the independence requirements of the NYSE. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee held three meetings during the fiscal year ended January 28, 2006. Messrs. George S. Currin, Chair, Robert W. Bradshaw, Jr., William H. Grigg, James H. Shaw and D. Harding Stowe are members of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
2007-04-17	James H. Shaw, 78, has been a director of the Company since 1989. Mr. Shaw was Chairman of Consolidated Ivey’s. ... Messrs. A. F. (Pete) Sloan, Chair, George S. Currin, James H. Shaw and D. Harding Stowe are members of the Compensation Committee. ... Messrs. George S. Currin, Chair, Robert W. Bradshaw, Jr., William H. Grigg, James H. Shaw and D. Harding Stowe are members of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. ... Director Compensation in Fiscal Year 2006 table shows James H. Shaw received $44,000 in total compensation.
2008-04-11	James H. Shaw, 79, has been a director of the Company since 1989. Mr. Shaw was Chairman of Consolidated Ivey’s, a regional department store chain, from 1988 until his retirement in 1989, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J. B. Ivey & Company from 1986 to 1988 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ivey’s Carolinas from 1983 to 1986. ... Messrs. A. F. (Pete) Sloan, Chair, George S. Currin, James H. Shaw and D. Harding Stowe are members of the Compensation Committee. ... Messrs. George S. Currin, Chair, Robert W. Bradshaw, Jr., William H. Grigg, James H. Shaw, and D. Harding Stowe are members of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. ... James H. Shaw received total compensation of $40,500.
2009-04-08	James H. Shaw has been a director of the Company since 1994.