JOHN M. FAHEY, JR. - Corporate Board Profile

JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2003-01-21	John M. Fahey, Jr. 50 President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society (Society) since March 1998 (nonprofit scientific and educational organization). From April 1996 to February 1998, President and Chief Executive Officer of NGV, Inc. (National Geographic Ventures, the Society's separate wholly owned, taxable subsidiary). Director of Jason Foundation for Education.
2004-01-26	John M. Fahey, Jr. 51 President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society since March 1998 (nonprofit scientific and educational organization). Director of Jason Foundation for Education.
2005-06-28	John M. Fahey, Jr., 53, President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society since March 1998. Director of Jason Foundation for Education and Exclusive Resorts. Director since 2001. The Audit Committee presently consists of Messrs. London (Chairman), Pyle and Fahey. The Compensation Committee presently consists of Messrs. Pyle (Chairman), Fahey and London. The Nominating Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), London and Pyle.
2006-01-27	John M. Fahey, Jr. 54 President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society, a nonprofit scientific and educational organization, since March 1998. Director of Exclusive Resorts and LIME. 2001 The Audit Committee presently consists of Messrs. London (Chairman), Pyle and Fahey. The Compensation Committee presently consists of Messrs. Pyle (Chairman), Fahey and London. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), London and Pyle. The Board of Directors has determined that Messrs. Fahey, London and Pyle are "independent directors" under NASDAQ standards.
2007-01-26	John M. Fahey, Jr. Age 55 President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society, a nonprofit scientific and educational organization, since March 1998. DirectorSince 2001 The Audit Committee presently consists of Messrs. London (Chairman), Pyle and Fahey. The Compensation Committee presently consists of Messrs. Pyle (Chairman), Fahey and London. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), London and Pyle.
2008-01-28	John M. Fahey, Jr. 56 President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society, a nonprofit scientific and educational organization, since March 1998. Director of Exclusive Resorts. 2001 The Audit Committee presently consists of Messrs. London (Chairman), Pyle and Fahey. The Compensation Committee presently consists of Messrs. Pyle (Chairman), Fahey and London. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), London and Pyle. Director Summary Compensation Table John M. Fahey, Jr. $69,000 $25,002 $94,002
2009-01-21	The Audit Committee presently consists of Messrs. London (Chairman), Pyle and Fahey. The Compensation Committee presently consists of Messrs. Pyle (Chairman), Fahey and London. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), London and Pyle. Director Summary Compensation Table: John M. Fahey, Jr. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $66,000, Stock Awards $24,995, Total $90,995.
2010-01-20	The Audit Committee presently consists of Messrs. London (Chairman), Pyle and Fahey. The Compensation Committee presently consists of Messrs. Pyle (Chairman), Fahey and London. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), London and Pyle. Director Summary Compensation Table: John M. Fahey, Jr. $58,800 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $25,000 Stock Awards, Total $83,800.
2011-01-18	The Compensation Committee presently consists of Messrs. Pyle (Chairman), Fahey and London. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), Lang and Pyle. Director Summary Compensation Table: John M. Fahey, Jr. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $57,000, Stock Awards $24,995, Total $81,995.
2012-01-24	John M. Fahey, Jr. is Chief Executive Officer of the National Geographic Society. He is a member of the Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Director Summary Compensation Table shows his total compensation as $75,869.
2013-01-23	John M. Fahey, Jr., 61, Chief Executive Officer of the National Geographic Society since 1998, and its Chairman since January 2011. Director of Exclusive Resorts. Member of the Board, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. The Compensation Committee presently consists of Messrs. Pyle (Chairman), Fahey and London. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), Lang and Pyle. Director Summary Compensation Table shows John M. Fahey, Jr. received $56,375 in fees and $30,002 in stock awards, totaling $86,377 in fiscal 2012.
2014-01-13	The Compensation Committee presently consists of Messrs. Pyle (Chairman), Fahey and London. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), Lang and Pyle. The following table provides information concerning the compensation paid by Johnson Outdoors in fiscal 2013 to each of the outside directors. John M. Fahey, Jr.: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $56,375, Stock Awards $30,004, Total $86,379.
2015-01-15	The Compensation Committee presently consists of Messrs. Pyle (Chairman), Fahey and London. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), Lang and Pyle. Director Summary Compensation Table: John M. Fahey, Jr. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $59,125, Stock Awards $34,998, Total $94,123.
2017-01-13	The Compensation Committee presently consists of Messrs. Pyle (Chairman), Fahey, London and Ms. Button Bell. ... The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), Lang and Pyle. ... Director Summary Compensation Table ... John M. Fahey, Jr. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $71,000 Stock Awards $44,994 Total $115,994
2018-01-12	The Compensation Committee presently consists of Messrs. Pyle (Chairman), Fahey, London and Ms. Button Bell. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), Lang, Pyle and Sheahan. The following table provides information concerning the compensation paid by Johnson Outdoors in fiscal 2017 to each of the outside directors. John M. Fahey, Jr.: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $70,250, Stock Awards $45,002, Total $115,252.
2019-01-11	The Compensation Committee presently consists of Messrs. Pyle (Chairman), Fahey, London and Ms. Button Bell. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), Lang, Pyle, Sheahan and Stevens.
2020-01-10	John M. Fahey, Jr. Age: 68 Director Since: 2001 ... Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Time Inc., ... The Compensation Committee presently consists of Messrs. Pyle (Chairman), Fahey, London and Ms. Button Bell. ... The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee presently consists of Messrs. Fahey (Chairman), Lang, Pyle, Sheahan and Stevens. ... Director Summary Compensation Table ... John M. Fahey, Jr. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $69,500 Stock Awards $70,022 Total $139,522
2022-01-07	John M. Fahey, Jr. Age: 70 Director Since: 2001 Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Time Inc., from June 28, 2017 to April 2018, previously serving as Lead Independent Director. Retired as Chairman of the National Geographic Society, a nonprofit scientific and educational organization, in 2016; served as its CEO from 1998 through 2013. President of the National Geographic Society from 1998 to December 2010. Regent of the Smithsonian Institution and Director of Lindblad Expeditions Holdings. The skills and experience acquired by Mr. Fahey through these positions, which led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director, include leadership, strategic planning, international business, corporate transactions and enterprise risk management, together with familiarity with several of the Company’s markets and industries. Director Summary Compensation Table: John M. Fahey, Jr. Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $77,500 Stock Awards $74,998 Total $152,498
2023-01-09	Appointed Lead-Independent Director at Johnson Outdoors Inc., in 2022. Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Time Inc., from June 28, 2017 to April 2018, previously serving as Lead Independent Director. Retired as Chairman of the National Geographic Society, a nonprofit scientific and educational organization, in 2016; served as its CEO from 1998 through 2013. President of the National Geographic Society from 1998 to December 2010. Regent of the Smithsonian Institution and Director of Lindblad Expeditions Holdings. The skills and experience acquired by Mr. Fahey through these positions, which led to the conclusion that he should serve as a director, include leadership, strategic planning, international business, corporate transactions and enterprise risk management, together with familiarity with several of the Company’s markets and industries. The Board of Directors determined that Mr. Fahey is independent under the NASDAQ standards. Mr. Fahey serves as the Company’s Lead Independent Director/Vice Chairman of the Board. Mr. Fahey also presides at the executive sessions of the independent directors and has the authority to call additional executive sessions or meetings of the independent directors. Mr. Fahey serves on the Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and Executive Committee. Director Summary Compensation Table shows $106,667 fees earned or paid in cash and $99,987 stock awards for a total of $206,654 in fiscal 2022.
2024-01-08	John M. Fahey, Jr., serves as the Company’s Lead Independent Director/Vice Chairman of the Board. ... The Compensation Committee presently consists of Ms. Button Bell (Chairman), Messrs. Fahey and Sheahan and Ms. Zipfel. ... The Executive Committee assists the Board of Directors ... Present members of the Executive Committee are Ms. Johnson-Leipold and Mr. Fahey. ... Director Summary Compensation Table: John M. Fahey, Jr. received $127,500 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash and $100,020 Stock Awards totaling $227,520.
2025-01-10	John M. Fahey, Jr., serves as the Company’s Lead Independent Director/Vice Chairman of the Board. In his capacity as lead outside or independent director, Mr. Fahey coordinates the activities of the independent directors and serves as a liaison between the Chairman and the independent directors. Mr. Fahey also presides at the executive sessions of the independent directors and has the authority to call additional executive sessions or meetings of the independent directors. The Audit Committee presently consists of Messrs. Lang (Chairman), Stevens, Stutz and Sheahan. The Audit Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are to: (1) appoint the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and determine its compensation; (2) serve as an independent and objective party to monitor the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the Company’s financial reporting, disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls and procedures; (3) review, evaluate and oversee the audit efforts of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and internal auditors; (4) provide an open avenue of communication among the independent registered public accounting firm, management, the internal auditors and the Board of Directors; and (5) prepare the Audit Committee Report required to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement. The Audit Committee has the direct authority and responsibility to select, evaluate and, where appropriate, replace the independent registered public accounting firm, and is an “audit committee” for purposes of Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Audit Committee’s report required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) appears beginning on page 19. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors: Edward F. Lang, Chairman Edward Stevens Jeffrey M. Stutz Richard (“Casey”) Sheahan. Johnson Outdoors uses a combination of cash and stock-based compensation to attract and retain qualified candidates to serve on the Board of Directors. With respect to fiscal 2024 and based upon the recommendations of Pearl Meyer, the outside directors received a $60,000 annual retainer and an equity award of restricted stock having a grant date value of $110,000. For fiscal 2024, the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee chairs received additional annual retainers of $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000, respectively. Each director who is a member of a Committee (other than the chairperson) receives an annual cash retainer as follows: Audit: $10,000; Compensation: $7,500; and Nominating and Corporate Governance: $5,000. There are no meeting fees for attendance at Board and Committee meetings. The Vice Chairman/Lead Independent Director of the Board of Directors receives an additional annual retainer of $50,000.