JAN H. SUWINSKI - Corporate Board Profile

THOR INDUSTRIES INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2006-10-31	Jan H. Suwinski, age 65, who was appointed as a Director in July 1999, has been a Professor of Business Operations at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University since 1997. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Suwinski was Executive Vice President, Opto Electronics Group at Corning, Incorporated and Chairman of Siecor, a Siemens/Corning joint venture. Mr. Suwinski is a Director of Tellabs, Inc. and Ohio Casualty Group. The Board of Directors has affirmatively determined, by resolution of the Board of Directors as a whole, that the following directors have no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company and satisfy the requirements to be considered "independent" in accordance with the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and the Company’s Director Independence Standards: Messrs. Neil D. Chrisman, Alan Siegel, Jan H. Suwinski, Geoffrey A. Thompson and William C. Tomson. Audit Committee membership: Geoffrey A. Thompson, Neil D. Chrisman, Jan H. Suwinski. Compensation Committee membership: Alan Siegel, William C. Tomson. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee membership: Jan H. Suwinski (Chair), Alan Siegel (Chair), William C. Tomson (Chair). Directors who are not employees of the Company are paid an annual retainer of $65,000, payable quarterly, plus expenses. Audit Committee members are paid an annual retainer of $20,000, plus expenses, except for the chair of the Audit Committee, who is paid an annual retainer of $35,000, plus expenses. Members of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are each paid an annual retainer of $20,000, plus expenses. All such committee retainers are paid quarterly.
2007-10-30	Jan H. Suwinski, age 66, who was appointed as a Director in July 1999, has been a Professor of Business Operations at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University since July 1996.
2008-11-03	Jan H. Suwinski, age 67, who was appointed as a Director in July 1999, has been a Professor of Business Operations at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University since July 1996. ... Jan H. Suwinski serves as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
2009-11-03	Jan H. Suwinski, age 68, who was appointed as a Director in July 1999, has been a Professor of Business Operations at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University since July 1996. The following table summarizes the compensation paid to our non-employee directors in fiscal 2009. Jan H. Suwinski: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $161,500.
2010-11-02	Jan H. Suwinski, age 69 Mr. Suwinski, who became a Director in July 1999, has been a Professor of Business Operations at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University since July 1996. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Suwinski was Executive Vice President, Opto Electronics Group at Corning, Incorporated and Chairman of Siecor, a Siemens/Corning joint venture. Mr. Suwinski is a director of Tellabs, Inc. and ACI Worldwide, Inc. Mr. Suwinski served on the board of directors of Ohio Casualty Group, Inc. from 2002 to 2007. Mr. Suwinski spent 32 years in a variety of managerial roles at Corning, Inc., a global manufacturing company. Our Nominating and Governance Committee and Board believe that his management experience coupled with his 18 years of service on public company boards make him an asset to our Board. The following table summarizes the current membership of our Board and each of its committees. Jan H. Suwinski Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair) The following table summarizes the compensation paid to our non-employee directors in fiscal 2010. Jan H. Suwinski, total compensation $182,875.
2011-10-31	Mr. Suwinski, who became a director in July 1999, has been a Professor of Business Operations... Jan H. Suwinski is Chair of the Audit Committee. ... Jan H. Suwinski received $190,000 in fees for board service in fiscal 2011.
2011-10-31	Jan H. Suwinski, age 70, Professor of Business Operations, nominated for election as Class A director. Jan H. Suwinski is Chair of the Audit Committee. ... Jan H. Suwinski received $190,000 in fees for board service in fiscal 2011.
2012-11-05	Mr. Suwinski, who became a director in July 1999, has been a Professor of Business Operations at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University since July 1996. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Suwinski was Executive Vice President, Opto Electronics Group at Corning, Incorporated and, from 1992 to 1996, Mr. Suwinski was Chairman of Siecor, a Siemens/Corning joint venture. Mr. Suwinski is a director of Tellabs, Inc. and ACI Worldwide, Inc. Mr. Suwinski served on the board of directors of Ohio Casualty Group, Inc. from 2002 to 2007. Mr. Suwinski spent 32 years in a variety of managerial roles at Corning, Incorporated, a global manufacturing company. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Board believe that his management experience and his significant public company board experience make him an asset to our Board. Thor Committees: Compensation & Development (Chair), Audit. Annual cash retainer for board and committee service: $190,000.
2013-11-04	Mr. Suwinski, who became a director in July 1999, joined the faculty in July 1996 and is currently Clinical Professor of Management and Operations at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University. Mr. Suwinski served in a variety of managerial roles at Corning, Incorporated, a global manufacturing company. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Suwinski was Executive Vice President, Opto Electronics Group at Corning, Incorporated and, from 1992 to 1996, Mr. Suwinski was Chairman of Siecor, a Siemens/Corning joint venture. Mr. Suwinski is a director of Tellabs, Inc. and ACI Worldwide, Inc. Mr. Suwinski served on the board of directors of Ohio Casualty Group, Inc. from 2002 to 2007. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Board believe that his management experience and his significant public company board experience make him an asset to our Board.
2014-11-03	Jan H. Suwinski, Lead Independent Director, Age: 73, Director Since: 1999. Thor Committees: Compensation & Development (Chair), Audit. Compensation: $255,510
2015-10-27	Jan H. Suwinski Age: 74 Director Since: 1999 Lead Director Thor Committees: Audit Compensation and Development (Chair)
2017-11-02	Mr. Suwinski, who became a Director in July of 1999, joined the faculty of the Samuel-Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University in July of 1996 and served as its Clinical Professor of Management and Operations, where he co-taught the Strategic Operations Immersion course, as well as courses in Business Strategy and Strategic Alliances. Mr. Suwinski retired from the faculty in June of 2016. Starting in 1965, Mr. Suwinski served in a variety of managerial roles at Corning, Incorporated, a global manufacturing company. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Suwinski was Executive Vice President, Opto Electronics Group at Corning, Incorporated and, from 1992 to 1996, Mr. Suwinski was Chairman of Siecor, a Siemens/ Corning joint venture. Mr. Suwinski is currently a director of ACI Worldwide, Inc. and formerly a director of Tellabs, Inc. Mr. Suwinski served on the board of directors of Ohio Casualty Group, Inc. from 2002 to 2007. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Board believe that his management experience and his significant public company board experience make him an asset to our Board.
2018-10-31	Mr. Suwinski, who became a Director in July of 1999, joined the faculty of the Samuel-Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University. Thor Committees: Audit, Compensation and Development. Director Compensation: Jan H. Suwinski total $328,360.
2019-10-30	Jan H. Suwinski DIRECTOR SINCE: 1999 Age 78 Thor Committees Audit Compensation and Development Nominating and Corporate Governance Outside Directorships ACI Worldwide, Inc (2007 – 2018) Tellabs, Inc. (1997 – 2013) Mr. Suwinski was our Independent Lead Director from 2013 to August of 2019. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Board believe that his management experience and his significant public company board experience make him an asset to our Board. Director Compensation There were no changes to our Director compensation in Fiscal Year 2019. Each of our non-employee Directors receives an annual cash retainer of $170,000, payable quarterly, plus expenses. During Fiscal Year 2019, our Lead Director, the Chair of our Audit Committee and the Chair of our Compensation and Development Committee each received an additional annual cash retainer of $20,000, payable quarterly and the Chair of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee received an additional annual retainer of $10,000, also payable quarterly. The following table summarizes the compensation paid to our non-employee Directors in Fiscal Year 2019: Jan H. Suwinski $197,500 cash fees, $99,929 stock awards, total $297,429.
2020-11-05	Mr. Suwinski, who became a Director in July of 1999, joined the faculty of the Samuel-Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University... Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Board believe that his management experience and his significant public company board experience make him an asset to our Board. ... Thor Committees: Audit, Compensation and Development, Nominating and Corporate Governance. ... Director Compensation ... Jan H. Suwinski $258,655 total compensation.