JOSEPH A. RUTKOWSKI - Corporate Board Profile

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2016-01-04	Joseph A. Rutkowski, 61, was appointed by the Board on September 18, 2015 to fill the unexpired term of the directorship held by Duncan S. Gage, subject to the election of Mr. Rutkowski by shareholders at this meeting. Mr. Rutkowski has been a Principal at Winyah Advisors LLC, a management consulting firm, since 2010. Previously, Mr. Rutkowski spent 21 years at Nucor Corporation (Nucor), the largest steel producer in the United States. Mr. Rutkowski began his career with Nucor in 1989, most recently serving as Executive Vice President of Business Development of International and North America of Nucor from November 1998 until his retirement on February 28, 2010. He served as Vice President of Nucor from 1993 to 1998 and previously as General Manager of a number of Nucor steel mills. Our Board determined that he should be nominated to serve as a director because of his extensive background as a senior executive in the steel industry. Mr. Rutkowski also contributes his experience as a director of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., a publicly traded company.
2017-01-03	Joseph A. Rutkowski, 62, a director since 2015, has been a Principal at Winyah Advisors LLC, a management consulting firm, since 2010. Committee Memberships: Executive Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.
2018-01-02	Mr. Rutkowski has been a Principal at Winyah Advisors LLC. Committee Memberships: Executive Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. Compensation: $102,788.
2019-01-02	Mr. Rutkowski has been a Principal at Winyah Advisors LLC... Committee Memberships: Executive Compensation Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee (Chair)... Director Compensation Table shows total $102,789.
2020-01-03	Mr. Rutkowski has been a Principal at Winyah Advisors LLC, a management consulting firm, since 2010. Previously, Mr. Rutkowski spent 21 years at Nucor Corporation (Nucor), the largest steel producer in the United States. Mr. Rutkowski began his career with Nucor in 1989, most recently serving as Executive Vice President of Business Development, International and North America, for Nucor from November 1998 until his retirement on February 28, 2010. Committee Memberships: Executive Compensation Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee (Chair). Director Compensation: $126,559.
2021-01-04	The following table shows the compensation we provided to our non-employee directors during fiscal 2020. Name: Joseph A. Rutkowski Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: 65,000 Stock Awards: 59,996 All Other Compensation: 328 Total: 125,324
2022-01-04	JOSEPH A. RUTKOWSKI Age 66 Director since: 2015 INDEPENDENT Committee Memberships: • Executive Compensation Committee • Nominating and Governance Committee (Chair) ... Our independent directors receive an annual cash retainer and an annual grant of RSUs. During fiscal 2021, we paid annual cash retainers to non-employee directors in the amount of $55,000 and we provided annual grants of RSUs valued at $60,000. In addition, we pay an annual cash retainer to (i) the Lead Independent Director and the Chair of the Audit Committee in the amount of $15,000 each and (ii) the Chairs of the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Executive Compensation Committee in the amount of $10,000 each. Joseph A. Rutkowski 65,000 60,008 4,339 129,347
2023-01-03	Mr. Rutkowski has been a Principal at Winyah Advisors LLC, a management consulting firm, since 2010. Previously, Mr. Rutkowski spent 21 years at Nucor Corporation (Nucor), the largest steel producer in the United States. Mr. Rutkowski began his career with Nucor in 1989, most recently serving as Executive Vice President of Business Development, International and North America, for Nucor from November 1998 until his retirement on February 28, 2010. He served as Vice President of Nucor from 1993 to 1998 and previously as General Manager of a number of Nucor steel mills. Our Board determined that he should continue to serve as a director because of his extensive background as a senior executive in the steel industry and because he also contributes his experience as a current director of Cenergy Holdings S.A., and Viohalco, S.A., both Belgian public companies, and as a former director of Cleveland Cliffs, Inc., a U.S. public company. Committee Memberships: Executive Compensation Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee (Chair). Director Compensation: $129,286.
2024-01-03	Mr. Rutkowski has been a Principal at Winyah Advisors LLC since 2010. He is a member of the Executive Compensation Committee and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee. During fiscal 2023, we paid annual cash retainers to non-employee directors in the amount of $55,000 and we provided annual grants of RSUs valued at $75,000. In addition, we pay an annual cash retainer to the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee in the amount of $10,000. Mr. Rutkowski's total compensation was $143,393.
2025-01-02	JOSEPH A. RUTKOWSKI Age 69 Director since: September 18, 2015 INDEPENDENT Committee Memberships: • Executive Compensation Committee • Nominating and Governance Committee The following table shows the compensation we provided to our non-employee directors during fiscal 2024. Joseph A. Rutkowski Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: 58,750 Stock Awards: 74,991 All Other Compensation: 6,464 Total: 140,205